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How to change the minds of experienced professionals
Have you ever suggested what you considered to be a minor change to an experienced professional, only to watch them go ballistic? Somehow not everyone likes changes to the way they work – not even if...
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Blogging impressions: using images on your blog
It’s been a while since I wrote a ‘Blogging Impressions’ post. Here goes. You may have noticed I’m a writing blogger… Even so, I like to have an image with every post on my blog. Pros of images on your...
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Why you don’t want this job – and how to get the right job, part 1
My previous ‘career’ post was about leaving your job. On the flip side is getting a new job (hopefully). If you’re looking for a job, hearing me say “you don’t want this job” probably sounds balony. So...
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How a content strategy will help your blogging career
Suppose you want to turn blogging – or let’s call it content creation – into a career. The first thing it means is that you need a business attitude at least where it comes to how much content you’ll...
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Time to update your resume (and find the right job, part 2)
A while ago I wrote about your LinkedIn profile and LinkedIn summary and so on. But what about the old-fashioned resume? Is it gone forever? My News On LinkedIn Today[click link to read the...
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The importance of feedback for your learning
Whenever you are learning something new, there’s nothing more important than the feedback loop – you need to know how you’re doing at your task. This helps you improve your learning process to bring...
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Blogging impressions: your blog as an online portfolio
Apart from if you’re actually a professional blogger, what’s the use of having a blog? Why would you want to blog at all? Portfolio cover of color plates by Charles S. Graham. Field Museum Library...
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Online conversations: is automation worth your while?
A while ago there were plenty of blogs, including my own, reporting on the ways (fake) Likes, fans and followers on social media were at the heart of a commercial industry. Bloggers and heavy users of...
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How your job experience will help you get your ideal career
Do you ever feel you’ve wasted years in all the wrong jobs? The bad news is you can’t get those years back. The good part is it was not all in vain. Job experience is seldom wasted If you feel you’ve...
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Storytelling in the age of content marketing
Has content marketing changed consumers? My colorful version of the customer decision journey. Click to view McKinsey’s version. The question popped into my mind while reading this blog post on...
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Blogging impressions: how to get to the point
How much did you write when you started blogging? When I started blogging I wrote with no aim in mind except that of writing. Because I simply had to write. Needless to say my posts were long, not to...
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Using content management to improve your content creation
How do you manage your content production? You may feel you’re cranking out plenty of content, but do you manage to cover all the topics you need to cover? The wider your range of topics, the more...
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How a blog and a LinkedIn profile add up to a new job
Are you out job hunting, or just wondering if you should be? Here are a few steps that can help you if you want either social media, writing, blogging, or content in any form to be part of your job:...
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Professional knowledge and the use of different perspectives
Have you ever noticed how some people can completely erase your desire to have a discussion with them? David Gurteen recently drew my attention to Nancy Dixon’s blog post about the negative impact of...
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Blogging impressions: easy summer tasks for your blog
Summer has finally hit the shores of the Netherlands and elsewhere too I dare say. Like I announced earlier I’ve changed my posting routine to once a week at least for now. Great summer image by...
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Blogging stew: mixing content creation, curation, and marketing
If content is part of your profession, you need to keep an eye on all aspects. Not just the bit you happen to be responsible for at any given moment. Why? Because these different aspects are glued...
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Creating a strong password you’ll remember
Passwords. Everybody needs them, but only few of us like them. A password will guard your online belongings when you’re out so nobody will come in to burn your frying pans, empty the fridge, swim in...
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Happy blogging anniversary – and a new summer task
While I was writing this blog post I noticed a notification reminding me of my blogs first anniversary: It’s been an interesting year that started with wanting to write. Blogging leads to all kinds of...
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The art of content curation: mind your p’s
How do you handle existing content so that you add value to what’s obviously already out there? In this post I’d like to distinguish several aspects – levels if you will, or approaches – of content...
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Writing steps: creativity and writer’s block
Writers and bloggers alike have said that anything can turn into an idea for a new piece of content. I believe that’s true. Why then is there something like writer’s block? Some time ago I was bitten...
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