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This is Dave Brock’s Blog.
It offers my views on a variety of business, sales, marketing, and leadership topic. My goal is to make a difference for you, the reader, in both your professional and personal lives.
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"Listening Labs" – Unpacking Core Drivers and Barriers
I’m a terrific fan of Fred Reicheld’s book, The Ultimate Question, and the Net Promoter approach. Paul Marsden of Satmetrix just put a terrific post in his blog on these topics on using Listening Labs to understand the customer experience and understand core drivers underlying why customers buy (or don’t buy). It’s a great post and I consider it must reading for anyone seeking to enhance the value of their offerings to their current and potential customers. Follow the link: “Listening Labs”- Unpacking Core Drivers and Barriers.
One Way Networking–Is This What Networking Is About?
I just read in interesting article in the Wall Street Journal: How To Network Without Sabotaging Your Own Job Hunt. It discusses a number of issues very appropriate to effective networking. There are many people in my close networks who see value in staying connected. We talk or email each other, we exchange ideas, we continue to look for things of interest to each other. These are effective relationships that I value and invest in. There are those other people “in my network.” These are people who I may have tried to build a relationship with, who for various reasons […]
It’s the Message, Not Messaging
We’re all inundated with emails, messages, and other forms of communication. To be fair, we probably do that with our own communications to others. In working with many organizations, I have found email and messaging taking over from face to face and voice communications. The quality of communication has declined and many organizations are facing “death by Blackberry.” I’ve been curious to read about the emerging backlash—“email free Friday’s” (we know what happened with casual Fridays.). I just ran across a great post by Leo Babauta in WebWorker Daily. “We are in great haste to construct a magnetic telegraph from […]
Grameen Bank and Dr. Mohammed Yunus
I have to give credit to Guy Kawasaki and his blog for giving this reference. He pointed out an interview with Dr. Mohammed Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Yunus is one of the early initiators of the Microcredit and Microloan concepts. The interview is interesting and should be read: Interview on CNN Asia. Even more interesting is a visit to the Grameen Bank’s website. I was particularly struck by the 16 decisions, which appear to be guiding principles to people accepting microloans. I have copied and presented them below. We […]
The Kindness Of Friends—And Strangers
Two weeks ago today, I was getting ready to go to the East Coast for business. Just as I was about to leave to catch a red-eye, my wife called me, “There’s really a weird cloud outside.” It was smoke, from a large fire. I went to the back yard and looked North—about 4 miles away, all I could see was the entire ridge-line on fire. Flames looked to be leaping 20-30 feet in the air. We were in no danger, I made the trip, though I checked on conditions every couple of hours for the whole week. It that […]
The Karmic Capitalist: Should I Wait Until I’m Rich To Give Back—From Tim Ferriss’ Blog
I like the way Tim Ferriss thinks! Sometimes you have to take what he says with a few grains of salt, but in general I like what he thinks—-and what he seems to do.He is really on target with this blog post, I encourage everyone to read it. Beyond that, I encourage everyone to support what he seeks to do with his LitLiberation Project. If that project doesn’t meet you objectives find one–invest your time and money to make a difference.Kudo’s to Tim for his efforts (though my praise and a couple of $’s will get you a cup of […]