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The Awkward Moment
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. Every now and then, one of us does something that merits a little self call-out. Bob owned up with Drunk Guy, and so now it’s my turn with The Awkward Moment. Now you…
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Don’t Be That Guy: The Unprepared Graduate
I’ll spare you my horrific karaoke rendition of “the children are our future”. You’re welcome. One of the things that I did recently was a return engagement with a class over at Lawrence Tech. It’s something that I’ve done a few times now over the years, and I really genuinely enjoy it. Basically, it comes…
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Networking Basics – Some Q&A With An Old Friend
A long time ago…in a galaxy far, far away…I lived in a little tiny town in a little tiny state (seriously, I think the entire state still only has one area code) in New England. It is, without a doubt, the most old-guard, stodgy, conservative, uptight, whiter than Barry Manilow eating a spoonful of mayonnaise…
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LinkedIn Is Not A Video Game
This blog post is a result of a conversation that I wind up having around once a month. A conversation that completely makes me crazy, mostly because it should never happen…but it does. And like an idiot, I’m surprised again every time it happens. It usually goes something like this:
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Don’t Be That Guy – The Booty Call Networker
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. There’s a very good reason why the contacts in my phone have made the journey with me through the years. They’ve stayed in place from clamshell to flip, from sidekick to smart phone,…
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Don’t Be That Guy – The Jehovah’s Witness
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank. “Have you heard the good word?” – random strangers in white shirts on bikes I have often joked that I firmly believed that Voyager and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) program basically…
