LeadershipConneXtions

Sensitive to Criticism

Sensitive to criticism?
Yes, I am.
I bet a number of you are as well.

Do I need criticism?
Yes I do.
I bet a number of you could benefit from some as well. 

Levels of Social Networking

Here is a little framework about the levels of involvement in social networking. It can be found in Open Leadership by Charlene Li.

 

1.  Watchers and Observers.
They visit a lot on the net, they surf, but rarely communicate, engage or personally connect with others. 

2.  Sharers.
This is the group that share their thoughts, ideas and experiences at a casual level. Most only Facebook and Twitter.

3.  Communicators.
This group goes further and engages with the ideas of others. They give feedback, add comments, discuss, argue . . . and are more connected. They are most often engaging with the Producers (see below).

4.  Producers.
This is only 24% of the USA population that is on the net. This takes time and energy. It is the producing of meaningful content. Whether via blogs, podcasts, YouTube productions, some Facebooking venues, etc. 

5.  Curators.
This is only 1% of the USA population. These are the producers that have sustained production over time. They have a permanent and visible presence on the internet. They are the tribal leaders (using the language of Seth Godin).  
 

Which group best describes your internet activity?

 

Brian K. Rice  
Leadership ConneXtions International  
www.lci.typepad.com
 

Blogsite Update

Hey, just a few quick thoughts.

I did not upload New Quotes for this month. With September being a start up month for a lot of ministry at LWCC, some other items were on the back burner and this was one of them. Check back on November 1st and there will be a new list.

There are Three Pages under Important Information that are being updated on a regular or semi-regular basis.

Ancient Future Faith will have the weekly notes distributed to participants. Anyone can download them. If your printer has the capability of printing back to back, that may be nice. I have the pages set as Mirror Margins.

Make It Sticky has new stuff posted a few times a month on communication. The latest is an essay by John Piper on the appropriateness of eloquence in communication. As in all things, Piper gets at this through theological reflection.

And finally, Emerging Paradigms will continue to have updates. Often they are longer and more challenging to read, but I'll also be posting some more accessible articles as well.

I also have three guest bloggers who post once a month.  Tim Adour, Miriam Phillips and John Hilliard. Once a week you'll have a post by one of them. There won't be a set schedule.

And finally, to make access to this blogsite easier, if you are interested, you can subscribe to the daily posts by providing your email address. Do this by using the link at the top of the  Right Hand Column. There are a few simple steps to follow. Then, it will automatically be sent to your email box. You can read the post and if interested, click on to go to the blogsite itself. Of course, at any point you can unsubscribe.

Brian Rice

Leadership ConneXtions International