Author Archives: Sy

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Innovation Lead in the Payments Processing Market. Looking for fun in all the right places :)

Leeds Festival – Part 1

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Sy

Needed to get something up, just to try and articulate the exhaustion that comes from a weekend to write home about. Vodafone sent me free VIP tickets (which was awfully nice).  This means we beat the traffic, and had a … Continue reading →

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The Comprehensive Social Media Framework

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Sy

This is single handedly the best peice of work I have seen describing Social Media by @padday: How it is different from your real life. How you need to manage it as a result What Social Networks need to change … Continue reading →

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How to do Great Things

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Sy

We humans need to be inspired to do Great Things. So why don’t we? Well, ever so occasionally we do, for example:

The Great Wall of China
The Internet
The Slinky.

All of these have one thing in common. They are triumphs of people working towards meaning (except maybe the Slinky). When it comes to the doing Great Things we are capable of incredible action. Continue reading →

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The Leeds #CozyTweetup – June 16th

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Sy

Thanks to everyone who came to the #CozyTweetup and helped make it more fun than should be allowed on a Wednesday. Continue reading →

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CozyTweetup Leeds – How can social media ‘on the move’ benefit you?

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Sy

Leeds local & Caffeine superstar Ben told me an amusing story about how he found himself dictating on evernote to avoid the risky business of typing while driving.  This kind of charming tomfoolery is not unique; there are plenty of people … Continue reading →

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Leeds Event – The Sh! Awards

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Sy

“What are you going to do after you graduate?” The anxiety caused by those 9 words can be terrifying.  If you’re one of  The Lost Generation especially, there is no easy way out, there is no shortcut home.  You have … Continue reading →

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The Lost Generation – Mentor Me?

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Sy

Where do you fit in the world of work? How you can be useful? Will you ever find a career you enjoy?… Since The Lost Generation post, some tremendous work has been going on behind the scenes.  Read on. We have … Continue reading →

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Skill vs Talent

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Sy

Compliment your talent with this new skill. Problem solving. Employers are crying out for it. Continue reading →

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How to Ask Engaging Questions

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Sy

From an excellent discussion on Scott Gould’s blog, @juliewalraven raised that one of the biggest barriers most of us have for engaging, is the ability to ask probing, useful questions.  Which got me thinking… Why is it useful to get good at … Continue reading →

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10 Steps Politicians Need to Take to Engage

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Sy

I was reading Scott Gould’s blog post My vote for sale: Price: Engagement. And it got me thinking.  What would you do if you were a politician? Politicians are utterly petrified of a combative media, and saying the wrong thing, but … Continue reading →

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