Interrelativity

Category: Books

  • Keith Olbermann on George Bush and George Orwell

    Recent developments in global geopolitics have been reminding me of George Orwell‘s book, 1984.  I read the book in high school, and decided to buy a new copy and re-read it to refresh my memory of the dystopian future laid out in the book … signs of which are increasingly apparent today. The book depicts…

  • Blogging for Better Business: In Community with Customers

    The central message of Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers, by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel is best summarized in the following quote: The revolution is about the way businesses communicate, not just with customers but with their entire constituencies — partners, vendors, employees, prospects, investors and the media.…

  • The 8 Blogging Habits of Highly Effective People

    I see a number of connections between the benefits of blogging catalogued by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel in Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers, and the 8 habits of effectiveness and greatness outlined by Stephen Covey in his two most famous books, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective…

  • Your Heart’s Blog: The Practice of Unfolding

    I was recently listening to Your Heart’s Prayer: Following the Thread of Desire into a Deeper Life, a recording of an inspiring talk given by Oriah Mountain Dreamer shortly after she wrote The Dance, the sequel to The Invitation.  In another instance of the priming effects of having recently finished Naked Conversations: How Blogs are…

  • Love is the Killer App, Blogs are the Killer Platform

    Tim Sanders, author of the book Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends, has a new blog, Sanders Says.  I was reminded of Tim’s lovecat way (or what I call bizlove) several times while reading the book I just finished (and blogged about), Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the…

  • Blog Early, Blog Often: Naked Conversations in the Morning

    Starting a regular practice of blogging sooner rather than later can bring benefits to businesses large and small, according to Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers, by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel.  Being the first kid on the block to start a blog makes your blog remarkable, whether your…

  • An Unfolding Series of Pit and Peak Experiences

    Dan Oestreich‘s invocation of labyrinths and U’s in a recent post on his Unfolding Leadership blog really got my juices flowing.  I started posting a comment, but it got so long I decided to take it back here, include some of the most inspiring pieces (er, which is most of his post, actually), and riff…

  • The Karma of Kindness: Unattributable and Inexplicable Generosity vs. Reciprocity

    A recent Seattle Times article reported how Warm Acts of Kindness Catch On, highlighting a number of instances where unknown people treated others to coffee, dinner or cold bottles of water on the beach.  Everyone involved in these acts feels good: the givers, the receivers and the people in between (e.g., baristas, restaurateurs and even…

  • Passion and Purpose in Living, Loving, Learning and Leaving a Legacy

    A news item appearing in my Google Desktop Sidebar this morning about the death of Enron founder Ken Lay immediately reminded me of Stephen Covey‘s book, First Things First: To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy.  I don’t know much about how well Lay lived, loved or learned, but I have a…

  • Social Entrepreneurship at NWEN: Doing Well by Doing Right (via Flexcar)

    Lance Ayrault, CEO of Flexcar, gave a great talk at the Northwest Entrepreneur Network (NWEN) Venture Breakfast at the Bellevue Harbor Club yesterday on the topic of social entrepreneurship (a topic near and dear to my heart … and blog).  Flexcar is an interesting exemplar of a non-traditional social venture, in that they are a…