Jamie Notter Blog
We Can Do Better
Despite the title of this post, let me start by saying I am skeptical of our culture of continuous growth and continuous improvement. There's nothing wrong with improvement, I suppose, but it has been translated into a culture where we always need to win, we...
Policies are good. Relationships are better.
The second installment of Buzz 2010 was great on Tuesday. The topic was risk management and social media, and it's one I really need help on, because I've realized lately that I am probably a little TOO comfortable with risk. Maybe it will come back to...
Their Problem is Usually Your Problem
We spend a lot of time wringing our hands over the problems that "others" have in our lives. The Board isn't strategic enough. The boss doesn't understand me. That department over there is not cooperative or competent. My spouse doesn't...
What’s Next for Social Media?
Monday this week was a holiday, so I was able to do something I rarely let myself do: I rested.I didn't go to the office. I didn't write some blog posts. I didn't catch up on email. I didn't put mulch down, organize the basement, pay bills, or clean...
What's Next for Social Media?
Monday this week was a holiday, so I was able to do something I rarely let myself do: I rested.I didn't go to the office. I didn't write some blog posts. I didn't catch up on email. I didn't put mulch down, organize the basement, pay bills, or clean...
Strategy as a Pattern of Investments
Yesterday during the #hackaction Twitter stream, a few of us geeked out and admitted how much we like the writing of Umair Haque. He blogs on the Harvard Business Review site and writes about very interesting things like being "disruptively good." In a recent post, he...
You’ll See It When You Believe It
The title of this post, of course, is the reverse of the popular phrase, "I'll believe it when I see it." In other words, until you show me proof, I'm not sure I'm going to believe you. That is fine, and it reflects our cultural bias...
You'll See It When You Believe It
The title of this post, of course, is the reverse of the popular phrase, "I'll believe it when I see it." In other words, until you show me proof, I'm not sure I'm going to believe you. That is fine, and it reflects our cultural bias...
Getting Jamie Notter on a Monthly Basis
So I figure it's 2010, and I really ought to give this whole email marketing thing a try. How's that for cutting edge? Seriously, starting in July I'll be putting out a monthly e-newsletter that I am calling "The Intercom" (as in, pressing a...