What "The Four Agreements" can teach us about avoiding drama in the WordPress community. 1) Be impeccable with your word; 2) Don't take anything personally; 3) Don't make assumptions; 4) Always do your best
Distributed, not Disconnected: Employee Engagement for Remote CompaniesJohn Eckman
Just because your employees don't all come to the same physical location doesn't mean they can be engaged. Distributed teams have needs much like co-located teams, and there are some additional steps you can take to drive employee engagement.
What’s wrong with the traditional approach to requirements definition and how a more proactive, collaborative, prototype and visualization driven approach generates better results.
Distributed, not Disconnected: Employee Engagement for Remote CompaniesJohn Eckman
Just because your employees don't all come to the same physical location doesn't mean they can be engaged. Distributed teams have needs much like co-located teams, and there are some additional steps you can take to drive employee engagement.
What’s wrong with the traditional approach to requirements definition and how a more proactive, collaborative, prototype and visualization driven approach generates better results.
5 Sales Prospecting Techniques You Probably Never Tried (but Should).Ago Cluytens
When I recently reached out to my network and asked "What is the #1 challenge you are facing when it comes to growing sales for your business ?" 75% of those I asked mentioned sales prospecting or lead generation.
The problem isn't that people don't know what do to; it's that what they've always done no longer works.
The simple truth is: if you're doing what everybody else is doing, you'll get the same results they do. Which - in a world where prospects are increasingly turning off their phone and turning *on* their spam filters - isn't much.
So if you want to stand out (and get more meetings), here are five sales prospecting techniques you probably never tried (but should).
Pistilli Realty Group shares with you the top five incredible art deco skyscrapers in New York City. For more information see: www.youtube.com/user/PistilliRealty
This is a project that I completed for my Internet Marketing course. The assignment was to analyze two existing entertainment Twitters, and from that create our own and post.
Introduction to The Four Agreements by Ruiz:
"Everything we do is based on agreements we have made - agreements with ourselves, with other people, with God, with life. But the most important agreements are the ones we make with ourselves. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what is possible, what is impossible. One single agreement is not such a problem, but we have many agreements that come from fear, deplete our energy and diminish our self-worth."
-Miguel Ruiz
Whether your site is five pages or 500, it needs a strong foundation that plans for growth. We’ll cover site maps, content strategy, user interaction and user experience so you have a plan for your site now, and down the road. We’ll also touch on best practices for doing it all over again for mobile.
5 Sales Prospecting Techniques You Probably Never Tried (but Should).Ago Cluytens
When I recently reached out to my network and asked "What is the #1 challenge you are facing when it comes to growing sales for your business ?" 75% of those I asked mentioned sales prospecting or lead generation.
The problem isn't that people don't know what do to; it's that what they've always done no longer works.
The simple truth is: if you're doing what everybody else is doing, you'll get the same results they do. Which - in a world where prospects are increasingly turning off their phone and turning *on* their spam filters - isn't much.
So if you want to stand out (and get more meetings), here are five sales prospecting techniques you probably never tried (but should).
Pistilli Realty Group shares with you the top five incredible art deco skyscrapers in New York City. For more information see: www.youtube.com/user/PistilliRealty
This is a project that I completed for my Internet Marketing course. The assignment was to analyze two existing entertainment Twitters, and from that create our own and post.
Introduction to The Four Agreements by Ruiz:
"Everything we do is based on agreements we have made - agreements with ourselves, with other people, with God, with life. But the most important agreements are the ones we make with ourselves. In these agreements we tell ourselves who we are, how to behave, what is possible, what is impossible. One single agreement is not such a problem, but we have many agreements that come from fear, deplete our energy and diminish our self-worth."
-Miguel Ruiz
Whether your site is five pages or 500, it needs a strong foundation that plans for growth. We’ll cover site maps, content strategy, user interaction and user experience so you have a plan for your site now, and down the road. We’ll also touch on best practices for doing it all over again for mobile.
Wordcamp Denver 2015 - Get Clear w Diane WhiddonDiane Whiddon
The best websites have more of YOU in them. This is my talk from Wordcamp Denver 2015 where I talk about the power of Getting Clear on what you most love about what you do and letting that drive your website content creation.
Tools to Automate & Elevate Your Marketing Efferts Sarah Kloth
Automation is a must in today’s fast-paced digital marketing world. The necessity to streamline key online business and marketing processes is continuously on the rise. During this session, we will uncover the top tools and plugins today’s marketers rely on to both automate and elevate results. From content marketing to SEO and analytics, these WordPress plugins will help you boost marketing efficiency, enhance effectiveness and help you generate marketing leads. Discover how to simplify and improve the way you carry out your marketing strategy in 2017.
The Power of Page Builder Plugins in Building a WordPress Site - Presented b...WordCamp Harare
Page builder plugins have continued to gain popularity with developers and WordPress users. They are powerful and give the creative freedom that anyone needs when building a site, especially for those that know no code. I would like to talk about some of the ways this power can be harnessed.
Find Site Performance from the server to WordPress. A look at how some good performance gains can be made in tuning MySQL and APC and getting the most of out W3 Total Cache.
Using Git with WordPress - Presented by Nigel Rodgers.WordCamp Harare
I will give a brief introduction to the Git Version Control System (VCS). Short demonstration of using git with WordPress. The demo will be for coding a theme or child theme. Then advantages and disadvantages of using a VCS.
Wordpress security best practices - WordCamp Waukesha 2017vdrover
As a popular CMS, WordPress is a common target for hackers and bots alike. In this session, Victor discusses a host of best-practice techniques and corporate security policies that will harden your website against intruders.
In this talk, I will deliver a detailed case study on how WordPress can be used to deliver online courses and build highly engaged communities of students.
Most online courses achieve student completion rates of around 2% - 10% according to this MOOCS research study (http://www.katyjordan.com/MOOCproject.html)
We have achieved 65% completion rates of our online courses by building incredibly engaging courses and a world class learning environment built on WordPress. The best part of this talk is that the online courses and community we have built are all for WordPress developers and freelancers so this is truly a WordPress showcase piece.
The online education market is worth over US$100BN and WordPress provides a great platform for all online educators to improve the quality of their courses and deliver better student outcomes.
The core technology covered will include WordPress, BuddyPress, bbPress, BadgeOS and the LearnDash Learning Management System.
I will also talk about the psychology and strategy of delivering an online course to maximise student engagement and completion rates.
Search Engine Optimization using WordPress - Presented by Trust P Nhokovedzo.WordCamp Harare
One of the main strengths of WordPress CMS is SEO. Its has Search Engine friendly code and naturally it will do well.
SEO is a big player in Online Marketing and is very relevant in Zimbabwe (three cases studies of real websites).
I intend to inspire people to think about SEO and show the community how easy it can be achieved using free and paid tools in WordPress.
At some point, every freelancer has struggled with a crisis of confidence. For some, this ongoing battle has crippled their businesses.
The symptoms of a crisis of confidence are not charging what you’re worth, having constant conflicts with worry and doubt, and a lack of satisfaction from your work.
Takeaways:
- Learn whether you are experiencing “Imposter Syndrome”
- Understand the root of the crisis of confidence
- Find some helpful tools to escape it
Presented at WordCamp Birmingham, October 2016.
Don't fear the block: Gutenberg is gettin' goodJohn Eckman
As presented at WordCamp NYC on Sept 14th, 2019.
Now that we’re more than six months past the Gutenlaunch, how is the new WordPress editor faring in the real world?
In short, the answer is brilliantly.
In this talk I go through some of the most exciting and interesting developments on and around Gutenberg, including real production examples from our clients as well as others.
We’ll cover core blocks, block libraries, block-aware-themes, and custom blocks.
If you’ve held back from embracing the block, come see why it’s time to start planning your own gutenswitch.
#NoStalking: Advertising & User PrivacyJohn Eckman
As publishers, have we made a Faustian bargain, exchanging revenue for our readers' security & privacy?
How can we shift online advertising (in particular programmatic) to be more compatible with user privacy in the era of the GDPR and the additional privacy laws undoubtedly coming?
There's a Reason We Call Them Institutions: Working in Higher Education Witho...John Eckman
I’ve consulted with lots of institutions of higher education. Each was convinced that they were a unique snowflake, and that their challenges could not possibly be understood by any outsider. In fact, I’ve found there’s remarkable similarity across many (though of course not all) campus teams as they strategize, design, develop, and maintain their web presence.
Diffuse Authority
Audience Ambiguity
Site Proliferation & Content Accumulation
Team Turnover: The Revolving Door & The Lifers
Training Insufficiency
For each we’ll talk about what the dysfunction is and what strategies you might use to mitigate its impact.
Working the Open: Open Source in an AgencyJohn Eckman
Why should agencies contribute to and participate in open source projects? How can they benefit from their participation?
Examples from 10up's own Open Source Practice
GDPR FTW, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Privacy By DesignJohn Eckman
At the start, the web was purely stateless – every request was the beginning (and every response the end) of a new conversation. Then we got cookies, so that servers could remember clients, and SSL so we could share information with servers that wasn't seen by all the servers it passed through en route. These two technologies enabled e-commerce and are so foundational now it is hard to imagine the web without them. The problem is the way we'e evolved the web has been down a path of increasingly aggressive data collection and reduced transparency for users.
We should have always been doing privacy by design, data portability, data transparency, and the right to be forgotten. We should not have become dependent on invasive ad tech and aggregated third-party data; we should not have handed over ownership of our own social graphs and connections so cheaply to private commercial interests.
While many (particularly in the US) may be uncomfortable with the legalistic and regulatory approach, preferring a more laissez-faire, self-governing model for virtually everything, the GDPR can be seen as an opportunity to start doing things right – applying the core principles of privacy by design not just where mandated by regulation but as a standard business practice.
The Blob, the Chunk, & the Block: Structured Content in the Age of GutenbergJohn Eckman
Content strategists distinguish between storing content in unstructured “blobs” and storing content in structured “chunks.” Where do Gutenberg “blocks” fit in? How is Gutenberg-edited content stored, and how do we get the benefits of blocks without going all blobby?
Taking Back What and From Whom?: Imagined Communities and Role of WordPress i...John Eckman
“Taking Back The Open Web” is a bold theme, but every word in that sentence requires some significant unpacking if we’re to agree on a path forward. From whom is the open web being taken back? Who took it from us in the first place? What do we mean by open, and do we really mean “web” here?
Dries’s version of the open web (to which the CFP linked) is a vaguely defined point in the recent past where “the web felt like a free space that belong to everyone.” Anil Dash’s version, which he calls “The Web We Lost” posits a time when the web was about “letting lots of people build innovative new opportunities for themselves” which has been replaced by a system which “continues to make a small number of wealthy people even more wealthy” via “narrow-minded, web-hostile products.” The call for papers for this conference, with a focus on publishers, points to “stress” caused by “proprietary formats which enforce limits and restraints.” There’s even an Open Web Foundation (founded in 2004) dedicated to “open, non-proprietary specifications for web technologies,” to which primary subscribers are Facebook, Google, and Microsoft.
Is the conflict between the open web and the (presumably) closed web which opposes it, really about formats? Is it about access and distribution? Is it about a small number of powerful corporate overlords versus inspired, creative small business entrepreneurs?
In this talk I’ll lay out a couple of different ways of thinking about the “open web” we’re after, what each of those visions postulates as the problem, and what solutions emerge from that set of problems. I’ll conclude with some of my own take on how WordPress as itself an “imagined community” (cf. Benedict Anderson’s 1983 book) can and should contribute to shaping the future of the web. (Hint: It’s about democratizing publishing through open source AND community).
WordPress is the dominant CMS of the web, but still struggles to find acceptance in many Enterprises.
One reason is the lack of clear paths for personalization and content targeting – features which are heavily promoted in platforms like Adobe Experience Manager and (especially) Sitecore’s Experience Platform.
This talk covers what personalization and content targeting are and multiple ways of achieving both using WordPress as the underlying CMS, as well as of the dangers of personalization projects and ways they can go wrong.
The JSON REST API is something developers in the WordPress community have been very excited about for years. But what can your teams and clients actually use it to accomplish? What's it actually for?
Alternate Title: Who is JSON, and Why Do I Care How Much REST He Gets?
Facebook Instant Articles, Apple News, and Accelerated Mobile Pages all offer new distribution opportunities to address the limitations of today's mobile web experience.
What are these new distribution channels and how can marketers and publishers leverage them?
Client Diplomacy: From Adversaries to AlliesJohn Eckman
Lightning Talk (10 minus) presented at WordCamp NYC at the UN
Too often in web design and development we treat clients as the enemy - irritating, ill-informed, pointy-haired-boss style business people who don't "get" what we do.
If instead we treated clients as our allies, and aligned our interests to theirs - recognizing that their success is out ultimate goal - we'd achieve better outcomes.
WordPress as a CMS Platform: Gilbane 2015John Eckman
While WordPress powers now 25% of the web, enterprise customers often overlook the platform as a content management system.
WordPress can be used for more than "simple" blogs or news sites: it supports custom content types, meta data, and taxonomies; has a robust API for managing user permissions, content states, and workflow; handles multilingual and multinational use cases easily; supports multisite networks (and networks of networks); offers a JSON REST API in addition to XML-RPC and CLI options; and can be integrated with enterprise class search engines like Elastic Search and SOLR.
Don't allow the deliberate simplicity of the WordPress "out of the box" experience or the focus on usability for content editors to overshadow the incredible power of the core platform and well established APIs.
WordPress and the Enterprise DisconnectJohn Eckman
While the WordPress community rightly celebrates powering > 24% of the web, Enterprise customers have a drastically different perspective.
How can we more effectively sell Enterprise clients on the benefits of WordPress, without losing the ease of use and simplicity that has made WordPress great?
We’ve all heard that content is king, yet when it comes to designing web experiences we’re still stuck with lorem ipsum and placeholder images, as though the real content didn’t matter.
We’re still designing web experiences from the top down, starting with the desktop view of the homepage, even though they’re more likely to be experienced from the bottom up – starting with a content detail page on a mobile device.
Designing from the content out means starting with atomic elements of content, and building a system of components and layouts based on the real structure of content.
(see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrPVZ60s-ls for audio and sync'd slides)
"Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it's decoration." - Jeffrey Zeldman
We've all heard that content is king, yet when it comes to designing web experiences we're still stuck with lorem ipsum and placeholder images, as though the real content didn't matter.
We're still designing web experiences from the top down, starting with the desktop view of the homepage, even though they're more likely to be experienced from the bottom up - starting with a content detail page on a mobile device.
Designing from the content out means starting with atomic elements of content, and building a system of components and layouts based on the real structure of content.
While the community (rightly) celebrates the tremendous growth of WordPress as a platform, there’s a significant disconnect between what community members know about WordPress and what folks outside the community know.
Getting outside the WordPress bubble – by participating meaningfully in other conferences, conversations, and communities – helps bring new ideas into our community and also helps us bring WordPress into new contexts.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers new opportunities to radically reinvent the way we do business. This study explores how CEOs and top decision makers around the world are responding to the transformative potential of AI.
Oprah Winfrey: A Leader in Media, Philanthropy, and Empowerment | CIO Women M...CIOWomenMagazine
This person is none other than Oprah Winfrey, a highly influential figure whose impact extends beyond television. This article will delve into the remarkable life and lasting legacy of Oprah. Her story serves as a reminder of the importance of perseverance, compassion, and firm determination.
Senior Project and Engineering Leader Jim Smith.pdfJim Smith
I am a Project and Engineering Leader with extensive experience as a Business Operations Leader, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Experience for Domestic and International companies such as Electrolux, Carrier, and Deutz. I have developed new products using Stage Gate development/MS Project/JIRA, for the pro-duction of Medical Equipment, Large Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Appliances, HVAC, and Diesel engines.
My experience includes:
Managed customized engineered refrigeration system projects with high voltage power panels from quote to ship, coordinating actions between electrical engineering, mechanical design and application engineering, purchasing, production, test, quality assurance and field installation. Managed projects $25k to $1M per project; 4-8 per month. (Hussmann refrigeration)
Successfully developed the $15-20M yearly corporate capital strategy for manufacturing, with the Executive Team and key stakeholders. Created project scope and specifications, business case, ROI, managed project plans with key personnel for nine consumer product manufacturing and distribution sites; to support the company’s strategic sales plan.
Over 15 years of experience managing and developing cost improvement projects with key Stakeholders, site Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance, and facility support personnel to optimize pro-duction operations, safety, EHS, and new product development. (BioLab, Deutz, Caire)
Experience working as a Technical Manager developing new products with chemical engineers and packaging engineers to enhance and reduce the cost of retail products. I have led the activities of multiple engineering groups with diverse backgrounds.
Great experience managing the product development of products which utilize complex electrical controls, high voltage power panels, product testing, and commissioning.
Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
Created detailed projects plans using MS Project, Gant charts in excel, and updated new product development in Jira for stakeholders and project team members including critical path.
Great knowledge of ISO9001, NFPA, OSHA regulations.
User level knowledge of MRP/SAP, MS Project, Powerpoint, Visio, Mastercontrol, JIRA, Power BI and Tableau.
I appreciate your consideration, and look forward to discussing this role with you, and how I can lead your company’s growth and profitability. I can be contacted via LinkedIn via phone or E Mail.
Jim Smith
678-993-7195
jimsmith30024@gmail.com
The case study discusses the potential of drone delivery and the challenges that need to be addressed before it becomes widespread.
Key takeaways:
Drone delivery is in its early stages: Amazon's trial in the UK demonstrates the potential for faster deliveries, but it's still limited by regulations and technology.
Regulations are a major hurdle: Safety concerns around drone collisions with airplanes and people have led to restrictions on flight height and location.
Other challenges exist: Who will use drone delivery the most? Is it cost-effective compared to traditional delivery trucks?
Discussion questions:
Managerial challenges: Integrating drones requires planning for new infrastructure, training staff, and navigating regulations. There are also marketing and recruitment considerations specific to this technology.
External forces vary by country: Regulations, consumer acceptance, and infrastructure all differ between countries.
Demographics matter: Younger generations might be more receptive to drone delivery, while older populations might have concerns.
Stakeholders for Amazon: Customers, regulators, aviation authorities, and competitors are all stakeholders. Regulators likely hold the greatest influence as they determine the feasibility of drone delivery.
Case Analysis - The Sky is the Limit | Principles of Management
WPDrama & The Four Agreements
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W P D R A M A & T H E
F O U R AG R E E M E N T S
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P R O - T I P :
I F T H E P H R AS E
“ S P I R I T UA L
WA R R I O R ”
B OT H E R S YO U,
S K I P T H E F I R S T
C H A P T E R
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1 . B E I M P E C C A B L E W I T H YO U R WO R D
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• Speak with integrity
• Say only what you mean
• Avoid using the word to speak against yourself, or to
gossip about others.
• Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and
love.
1 . B E I M P E C C A B L E W I T H YO U R WO R D
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2 . D O N ’ T TA K E A N Y T H I N G P E R S O N A L LY
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• Nothing others do is because of you.
• What others say and do is a projection
of their own reality, their own dream.
• When you are immune to the opinions
and actions of others, you won’t be
the victim of needless suffering.
2 . D O N ’ T TA K E A N Y T H I N G P E R S O N A L LY
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3 . D O N ’ T M A K E
AS S U M P T I O N S
https://xkcd.com/1339/
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• Find the courage to ask questions and express what you
really want.
• Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid
misunderstandings, sadness, and drama.
• With just this one agreement, you can completely
transform your life.
3 . D O N ’ T M A K E AS S U M P T I O N S
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• Your best is going to change
from moment to moment;
• It will be different when you
healthy as opposed to sick
• Under any circumstance,
simply do your best, and you
will avoid self-judgment, self-
abuse, and regret
4 . A LWAYS D O YO U R B E S T
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1. Be impeccable with your word
2. Don’t take anything personally
3. Don’t make assumptions
4. Always do your best
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B O N U S AG R E E M E N T S
• Be Skeptical but Learn to Listen.
• Don’t take anything (especially yourself) too seriously. (Don’t be afraid to
laugh, especially at yourself).
• Don’t panic
• You are not alone; it’s more fun with other people
• Don’t feed the trolls
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