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Table of Contents
In
this issue...
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VIDEO: Setting
SMART Goals
Ed on CNN:
Smart Socializing at Work
F vs. T: Does
it Matter?
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Tools You Can Use
Setting
SMART Goals
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 When
someone does what you ask, but they don't do it right, the fault might
be yours for failing to define the goal. You can say "no,
no, not like that" all day long, or you can get better at defining
what you want from the start.
In this month's featured video, Ed Muzio describes the SMART acronym
for goal writing. By making requests that follow the SMART
guidelines, you'll be more likely to get what you ask for the first
time around, and less likely to frustrate yourself and your coworkers
with repeated requests for the same thing. (3:39)
Watch the video now
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Featured Article
CNN:
Smart Socializing at Work
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By Beth Braccio
Hering
CNN / CareerBuilder - May 27, 2011
This month, instead of presenting an article written by Ed,
we present an article on CNN that cited him. Enjoy!
Positive relationships at work are important on many
levels, from encouraging teamwork to increasing one's chances of
getting a promotion to simply making the workday more pleasant. But when the clock strikes five, should office
socialization end?
"It all depends upon what you do and who you do it with,"
says Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics in Albuquerque, N.M., and author
of "Make Work Great" and "Four Secrets to Liking Your
Work."
"Socializing
with co-workers can be useful or damaging..." (read
the article on CNN)
 Have
you read your copy of Ed's newest book yet? If not, now may be
the time.
Make Work Great is the award-winning guide
to what Y-O-U can do at work, without approval from anyone else, to
create higher output and lower stress.
If you haven't
already, visit the Make Work Great
website and order a copy today!
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Message from Ed
F vs. T: Does it Matter?
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Dear Resonance reader,
It sure sounds
significant: Our number of Twitter followers just eclipsed our
number of Facebook fans.
Don't
get me wrong: I don't consider us a powerhouse in either area. Our social media following - and, in fact,
everything about our business - has been allowed to grow organically,
mostly through word-of-mouth referrals and the publicity associated
with my books.
As a result, our follower numbers are moderate on both platforms -
especially when you compare them with those who make investments
specifically to grow their fan bases.
So it's probably just the Engineer in me, but I find the "F vs.
T" growth rate fascinating. We started on Facebook sooner,
began with a larger base of friends, and for a long time I posted there
more often.
Despite all that, Twitter made a fast bid for first, and our fan count
there continues to grow more quickly than it does on Facebook.
What does it mean? I have no idea. But, as a reader of Resonance, I
figured you might find it interesting too, and maybe you can tell
me! If you have any ideas, hit reply and let me know what you
think.
And, of course, if you
haven't already, feel free to join us on one or both platforms: Like us on Facebook,
and/or follow us on Twitter.
There! I've done my shameless social media plug for the
month. Now I can go back to pondering. :)
--Ed
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