#bealeader Articles

By Caroline (Casudi) Di Diego

by Greg Richardson

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. John C. Maxwell I belong to several different communities online and many of them are focused on leadership. And, if you have followed this blog at all, you know that we talk most days about personal and professional development, about becoming better leaders.

One of the tweetchats that captures my attention and respect is #bealeader. It is moderated by Jen Olney of GingerConsult. Last week, I missed a chat because I had the less than distinct honor of sitting in the dentist's chair having a broken tooth examined.

Uploaded by Jen Olney on 2013-05-02.

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Jennifer Olney, Founder of #bealeader and Casudi (Caroline) Di Diego, Resident Writer joined Gerry Michael and co-host Paul Cooley on SteamFeed Radio.

Have you ever taken the first steps in starting a business? Did it include asking yourself big questions, and not just any questions but the right questions you need to ask to insure your success? Asking the right questions before you get started can save a lot of heart ache later.

Hashtags are used on all social networks now, becoming a critical way to communicate and link information everywhere from Pinterest, to Facebook and Twitter, Hashtags are the key to discovering, communicating and sharing. Let's have a conversation about hashtags and demystify what it's all about and how to use them once and for all.

In the middle of a flurry, someone once asked me: "Yo, dude, what's with the A1, A2, A3, tweets...?" In the Netherlands, we don't get our kicks on Route 66 or revisit Hwy 61. We name our highways A and a number. So they thought I was planning tomorrow's route.

When I wrote the post 37 Women with Interesting Things to Say About Leadership, I knew there would be many women within my network that I overlooked. Thankfully, my community helped out and offered these examples of women who offer leadership resources and commentary - via their blogs, their social media presence and their daily leadership actions in the workplace.

At TrainUp, you can tell how much we value providing people with the opportunities to develop career skills. It's why we connect people to so many important categories like human resources training and management training. A good business focused blog can also be a good resource for gaining new insights in your area of expertise.

First, you need to identify where your posts or subject fits in. Chances are there is already a hashtag being used for your area of communication. Find someone who is already active in your field, and then see what hashtags they are using. If you see one you like, click on it.

This week we've got some great blogs with practical tips, like how to use Pinterest for local marketing and how to do keyword research now that Google has taken away its free tool. We've also got some inspirational ones, including one about how to be a better leader (and fight off some dragons while you...

Summary of the conversation between Gail and Jen Olney of BeALeader and SteamFeed

Last fall Jennifer Olney and I finally spoke after connecting on the social web for a few years. Jennifer runs her own consulting firm and has also launched a cool initiative called Change Your Game - Be a Leader. It features writers, executives, consultants, and speakers from all over the world.

If you want to grow your brand, your readership, and influence, then you need to get your content in front of as many new eyeballs as possible. One of the best ways to do this is by joining a multi-author site. Joining a multi-author site has many benefits to it.

Weekly Round-Up: On Organizational Culture, Leadership & Trust Welcome to my weekly round-up of top leadership and communication blog posts. Each week I read and tweet several great articles and on Fridays I pull some of the best together here on my blog. So in case you've missed them, here is this week's round-up of top posts.

Below are my top 101 favorite leadership speakers and trainers. If you are looking for a leadership speaker for your next corporate or association event, I would encourage you to review their work. Most of these speakers I've either hired myself for my own events, or I've seen them present in various settings.

I do a number of speaking events every year and people often ask me to recommend great speakers. (Hopefully that's not because they were less than thrilled by my performance....) Unfortunately I haven't seen as many people speak as I would like, so my list of suggested speakers is fairly short.