Book Summary: "The Question Behind the Question" by John G. Miller - Personal Improvement - News - Raleigh, Durham, NC : JFD Performance Solutions. Earlier this year some fellow business coaches and I agreed to each identify five or six non-fiction books that are our "go to's" when we work with groups and individuals. Although I rely on QBQ! What to Really Ask Yourself - Practicing Personal Accountability in Business and in Life myself, I was a bit surprised that it showed up on more than a few of my colleagues' lists. Not that it isn't a fine book...I just wasn't aware that it had the following that it did, at least amongst some of my peers. John G. "It's not my fault. " "Why is this happening to me? " "No one told me. " "It couldn't be helped. " "Who dropped the ball?
" "It's not my problem. " In one form or another, we often hear these questions and statements. It is understandable that we think and feel the way we do, especially when we get frustrated. Let's review the tool that Miller believes brings personal accountability to life: the QBQ. QBQs: 1. 2. 3. "What can I do to help you do your job better? " "How can I support the team? " Student Snitching: No Laptops During Class. A few weeks ago, the Toronto Star published an article about Professor Henry Kim at York University's Schulich School of Business. The focus of the article was on Kim's approach to students using laptops while in his classes. To ensure 'proper' use of their laptops, Kim has created two pledges the students must agree to: 1 - No laptop use for anything other than class work. 2 - Spy on their classmates' screens and report truthfully on what they see.
Now, I'm not sure what your first reaction is to reading those two pledges, but mine wasn't positive. (Before I go further, I'd like to point out that the comments posted by readers are quite an interesting read, too.) By recruiting this new breed of screen snitches, Kim hopes to make digital distraction so socially awkward that students will close forbidden windows — Facebook, email, Sikh field hockey matches — and plug into class.
So again I react, "Why is Facebook 'forbidden'"? Could there be one class online, one class offline?
Following twitter #chats. Blog framework. 5 Steps to Hosting Successful Twitter Chats: Your Ultimate Guide. Hosting a Twitter chat is an amazing way to interact with your fans and followers, to better understand and grow your community quickly, as well as promote your brand and business. I’ve seen the networking and promotional power of the Twitter chat, so I made up my mind to dig deeper. It’s challenging to describe everything I learned in this one article, but I’ll do my best.
Here’s the all-in-one guide to prepare for and host your Twitter chat. Why Twitter Chat? A Twitter chat is a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag. Bloggers connect using #Blogchat hashtag. Hosting a Twitter chat is an effective way to: Promote your social media presence: While Twitter chats evolve around one hashtag, it’s still public—which means millions of followers of the chat participants will see the hashtag and check what’s behind it.
. #1: Understand How it Works Before creating your own Twitter chat, it’s smart to follow or even participate in a few Twitter chats in your industry. . #2: Form Your Plan. 10 Steps to Creating a Successful Twitter Chat. #Blogchat is now about 16 months old and based on number of tweets and contributors, it looks to be the most popular chat on Twitter. It’s definitely been a labor of love for me, and I am a HUGE proponent of Twitter chats. So I wanted to write down the ten steps I’ve taken to build #blogchat up into the success it has become. I would hope you can use this advice to start your OWN successful Twitter chat. The focus and structure of the chat 1 – Pick the theme of the chat. This sounds like a no-brainer, but you need to be careful here. I think a broader theme leads to a larger audience, while a more niche theme will lead to a smaller following. 2 – Pick the time. 3 – Pick the schedule. 4 – Decide on the flow.
Now if that’s your cup of tea, fine. Building a following for your Twitter chat 5 – Ask your chat’s participants for their feedback, then act on it. Another example is OPEN MIC. 6 – Bring in co-hosts. 7 – Invite and welcome newbies. 8 – Shift ownership. 9 – ‘No experts allowed’. How To Get Organized In A Tweet Chat.