“What I read (and how).”
I remain astonished at the level of high-quality business-related insights — regularly dispensed at no cost –by talented thinkers and doers via their Web sites and blogs.
Sure, if you’re running a business (or looking for your next career opportunity), it makes sense to demonstrate your thinking and approach as a sample of what clients or employers can expect.
But some folks really go above and beyond, giving away more great ideas per week than many organizations come up with in a year.
Here are five examples that I have in my RSS aggregator:
- Springwise scans the globe for the most promising business ventures, ideas and concepts that are ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation. Great idea stimulator. And who else is going to tell you about that new glow-in-the-dark bicycle? You can subscribe for free to the daily and weekly newsletter.
- Logic + Emotion is the blog of David Armano, EVP, Global Innovation & Integration, at Edelman Digital. He uses it to regularly share insights, ideas and opinions on doing business in a connected age. For example, his latest post — The Future Isn’t About Mobile, It’s About Mobility — outlines how past lessons in Web, digital and social can help minimize “mobile” mistakes.
- Content Here hits a sweet spot when I’m thinking about marketing content and content marketing. Seth Gottlieb has worked in content management for 15 years with customers, implementers, a CMS vendor, and as an industry analyst. He regularly shares his his unique perspectives on his blog. For instance — An Unconventional Approach To Recruiting — in which he used a simple job application form to identify qualified Web technical project manager candidates.
- Seth Godin is a marketing icon and his blog usually features two or more daily posts. Regardless of length (a couple of sentences; many paragraphs), they’re typically trenchant, thoughtful and inspiring, e.g., Let’s Not Race To The Bottom.
- Signal vs. Noise is the company blog of 37signals, the outfit that makes the Highrise application we use to manage DMTalentNow activities and related data. Their products are powerful and easy to use — a potent combination — and the blog casts light on the team and how they think and work. Check out What are questions? The answer will stick with you.