The Tower of Babble

There is a story about the Tower of Babel in which a great tower was built in the city of Babylon thousands of years ago. Babylon was a cosmopolitan city, many of the citizens were very impressed with themselves.  They were very important.  They did important things. ...

Is Social Media a ‘trick play’?

Yesterday I had the good fortune to be with a couple of former NBA greats.  My nine year old son and a handful of his friends had the good luck to spend a couple of hours at Conseco Field House’s practice gym with these guys.  There was a lot of shouting and running...

Community by the Numbers: Part 3

Below is a real excerpt example taken from a CPI (Consumer Performance Index) dashboard. Why am I showing this?  Simple. If you can not articulate and defend the value your community is delivering to your organization (note I don’t say brand),  you do not know the...