Had another request to “ghostblog” for a CEO. It usually goes like, “Well you started us on social media, you know what we do, why don’t you write it for me?”
I’m starting to think that if someone has the ability to do the CEO blog, maybe they have the ability to be the CEO. It’s a new time, calling for new skills.
I’ve gained several advantages from blogging.
First, I have to figure out what I believe a couple of times a week. I can remember when strategic planning was a one time, off-site boondoggle, then we made annual binders that sat on the shelf. Today, strategic direction should be meaningfully altered quarterly.
What if a regular blog was your opportunity to update your strategic understanding of your situation? Certainly things are changing faster.
I find the ideas and words people put in a post subsequently show up in their conversations, become a part of their culture.
Remember listening to some “legend in his own mind” hijack a group meeting? Something about the prospect of showing up foolish in front of a hundred thousand interested stakeholders concentrates the mind.
Sure blogging is a new skill, and sure you can expect to get better at it. But it’s fast and quickly becomes a potent channel for getting the word out.
I’ve heard ABOUT the FUD, what could happen, but I haven’t seen anything other than new, better understandings of reality from bloggers. (If you go to the link, browse around to learn about ESR, one of my heroes, and CatB, his baby.)
Today is Veterans Day. The Veterans Administration is working full bore to improve service to veterans. One new, high possibility service is their new blog, VAntage Point. In spite of what COULD go wrong, they are already accomplishing for their people.
Today is Veterans Day. Head over to VAntage Point and support them with your comment. Start your blogging there.
Thank you,
Those of us who have been around for a while and who have learned and experienced a variety of lessons are often eager to share this knowledge with others. Conversation and stories are one means of doing so.
ReplyDeleteHow many people can you speak with in a week? 10 - 100 - maybe even 1000.
Blogging will sharpen your story - clarify any vague areas - or at times even change your perspective or viewpoint, as you capture your thoughts in writing. Once done you can reach a thousand - ten thousand - or even a hundred thousand people.
How many lives might you influence with that exposure? IS THAT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO BLOG?