I started writing on influence last week and promised some comments on how to build influence and credibility. There are a lot of ways to do both, some maybe more effective than others, and some perhaps more cynical than others. Hopefully these will get you thinking and from there you can decide what works for […]
Read more "Do You Have Influence? Part 2"Most people blog because it’s fun, rewarding, good way to improve writing skills, be cool, and it looks good on a resume. Some people also hope to use their blog to influence others in a positive way. If you’re in the latter group, read on! During our recent excitement about the 2010 elections for PASS […]
Read more "Do You Have Influence? Part 1"Jack led the meeting tonight, spending a good amount of time on SQLSaturday, and Kendal Van Dyke did his marketing mojo about SQLRally. Good conversation about it, and a large number of the 20 or so attendees interested in SQLRally – more than were interested in going to the Summit even without regard to price. […]
Read more "Notes from the Sep 13, 2010 oPASS Meeting"I read Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell on a recommendation by Andy Leonard. Easy recommendation to take, I had previously read Tipping Point by the same author and found in interesting. Blink looks at something called ‘thin-slicing’, the ability to make a judgment based on a very quick and very […]
Read more "Book Review: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking"If you haven’t voted I hope you will. Ballots were sent out via email to those members eligible to vote. If you didn’t get a ballot, you can enter your email address at this link and if it’s listed as a valid voting member, it will send you a ballot. Send any questions to hq@sqlpass.org. […]
Read more "PASS Election Ends Tomorrow (Sep 15, 2010)"I’ll have a longer post next week about my own risk strategy, but I wanted to write this first, both to start getting some ideas working and to see the questions that arise. Failure of any kind isn’t widely regarded as good, and I’m not encouraging anyone to not plan. But especially in business and […]
Read more "Failing Fast"A bit of mid week humor. Recently I met up with Jack Corbett to review our room options for SQLSaturday #49 at Seminole State College. I was there early on a quiet Saturday morning, so I dropped my bag in the gazebo below and walked around some. When I returned, there was a squirrel on […]
Read more "The SQLSaturday Squirrel"As you may know we like to try new stuff here in Orlando, and this is another new thing. I’ve been wanting to do more to help build individual brands, and the struggle is to do something meaningful, interesting, affordable. Hard to do. If you write a SQL blog that is your blog, not a […]
Read more "SQL Bloggers – Build Your Brand And Sponsor SQLSaturday #49"It’s back with a slightly different format this time, 28 hours of seminars delivered over two days, and it’s all free! Watch one, or watch them all, it’s a great collection of talent and I think you’ll find it worth your time. In particular I’ll be attending to watch a presentation on statistics by Kevin […]
Read more "24 (28) Hours of PASS on Sep 15, 2010"Today we’re announcing the call for speakers for pre-conference seminars at the first SQLRally being held in Orlando in May 2011. Please follow this link (login required) to the final guidance. For those of you that read the earlier draft there are only a few changes that matter, all resulting from the great comments […]
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