Archive for June, 2009
More Thoughts on Twitter
Posted by Thom in Business, Social Media, Technology on 2009/06/30
social_prefix = ”; social_title = ‘More Thoughts on Twitter’; social_url = ‘http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/06/30/more-thoughts-on-twitter/’; First of all, let me say that Twitter has dramatically improved their service – I haven’t seen the fail whale logo since April which is pretty amazing given the growth that Twitter is continuing to experience these last two months and the massive surge in tweets in [...]
Taking Advantage of a Month of Rain
The school-yard chants can be heard all over New England, “Rain, Rain go away…”. Like many things in life you can’t control the weather and even though this isn’t the weather you’d choose to have – you can either gripe about or take advantage of it. I’ve chosen to do a bit of both. While a [...]
Thoughts on Sales Engineering
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Work Experiences on 2009/06/26
Sometimes I’ve heard Sales Engineers nicknamed “sales preventers” because they understand why a product isn’t a good fit for a particular client’s needs preventing a potential deal. Knowing when and how to highlight a potential deal’s issues requires a delicate balance. and good communication skills. Your job is to help support the sales effort but you also have to be aware [...]
Waiting tables is a great training ground
Posted by Thom in Business, Work Experiences on 2009/06/17
Few jobs besides waiting tables allow for unbridled experimentation coupled with unparalleled immediate feedback in the form of cold hard cash, or lack thereof, . First of all let me say that I waited tables in a variety of establishments – from my very first job as a waiter as 17-year-old in a Shoney’s Big Boy to years [...]
7 reasons Gardening is like Managing
Managing a team and gardening share many similarities. Recently while planting seeds in rich soil full of compost and manure I thought about just how similar managing and gardening really are. So here are the 7 ways Gardening and Managing are similar. There are more, of course, but I thought 7 was a good start. 1. If you only have shade to [...]
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