Comments on: Awkward Pats on the Head http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2008/08/12/awkward-pats-on-the-head/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:27:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom Keefe http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2008/08/12/awkward-pats-on-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Tom Keefe Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:12:32 +0000 http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/?p=133#comment-706 Thank you all for commenting. After some long and seeminghly fruitless attempts to engage in conversations with others in my company regarding possible internal uses of social media tools and techniques, the topic seems to be heating up again. Brandon, I agree that leadership's nervousness over change can be frustrating. The pace of change is slower here than I could have ever imagined, but every once in a while, a chunk of the glacier actually moves perceptibly. Judy, doesn't everything good originate in Canada? I know that was the viewpoint of my relatives who grew up in Quebec. Heather, I like the analogy. Just like children, we will have to see which tools and techniques actually "make something of themselves." My parents are still scratching their heads, wondering what went wrong with me. I, on the other hand, am happily acting like the sad dad on the dancefloor to the chagrin of my kids. Thank you all for commenting. After some long and seeminghly fruitless attempts to engage in conversations with others in my company regarding possible internal uses of social media tools and techniques, the topic seems to be heating up again.

Brandon, I agree that leadership’s nervousness over change can be frustrating. The pace of change is slower here than I could have ever imagined, but every once in a while, a chunk of the glacier actually moves perceptibly.

Judy, doesn’t everything good originate in Canada? I know that was the viewpoint of my relatives who grew up in Quebec.

Heather, I like the analogy. Just like children, we will have to see which tools and techniques actually “make something of themselves.” My parents are still scratching their heads, wondering what went wrong with me.

I, on the other hand, am happily acting like the sad dad on the dancefloor to the chagrin of my kids.

]]> By: Heather Yaxley http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2008/08/12/awkward-pats-on-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Heather Yaxley Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:32:00 +0000 http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/?p=133#comment-699 The challenge is knowing which of the bright young things will grow up to be interesting and still have something worth saying, compared to those who will still be pointless or their youthful enthusiasm will be long forgotten. Also, the oldies need to be careful that they don't try too hard to appear young and trendy like some sad dad on the dancefloor at a family wedding. The challenge is knowing which of the bright young things will grow up to be interesting and still have something worth saying, compared to those who will still be pointless or their youthful enthusiasm will be long forgotten.

Also, the oldies need to be careful that they don’t try too hard to appear young and trendy like some sad dad on the dancefloor at a family wedding.

]]> By: Judy Gombita http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2008/08/12/awkward-pats-on-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Judy Gombita Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:15:12 +0000 http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/?p=133#comment-698 Maybe Aunt Flickr and Uncle StumbleUpon, originally from Canada, are at this party? (I believe they are the parents of niece Everly Startup.) Great post, Tom. Great to see you getting creative again. Maybe Aunt Flickr and Uncle StumbleUpon, originally from Canada, are at this party? (I believe they are the parents of niece Everly Startup.)

Great post, Tom. Great to see you getting creative again.

]]> By: Brandon Carlos http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2008/08/12/awkward-pats-on-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Brandon Carlos Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:03:32 +0000 http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/?p=133#comment-697 Tom, I commented on the same post yesterday. As the most rambunctious and wild of all the youngsters at the family dinner, I contest the native versus immigrant analogy of PR folks to social media. I recognize the difficulties, the worry. What I have a hard time accepting is how, in a hyper-evolutionizing profession in PR, professionals would get nervous over change. This social media thing really isn't that tough and, when properly harnessed, offers unlimited potential. Give it a chance uncle traditional, and don't be afraid to reverse the dynamic and ask us whipper-snappers for a helping hand. Cheers! Tom, I commented on the same post yesterday. As the most rambunctious and wild of all the youngsters at the family dinner, I contest the native versus immigrant analogy of PR folks to social media. I recognize the difficulties, the worry. What I have a hard time accepting is how, in a hyper-evolutionizing profession in PR, professionals would get nervous over change.
This social media thing really isn’t that tough and, when properly harnessed, offers unlimited potential. Give it a chance uncle traditional, and don’t be afraid to reverse the dynamic and ask us whipper-snappers for a helping hand. Cheers!

]]> By: Tom Keefe http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/2008/08/12/awkward-pats-on-the-head/comment-page-1/#comment-688 Tom Keefe Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:02:27 +0000 http://www.commakazispeek.com/blog/?p=133#comment-688 I meant to link to David's blog. Here it is. http://writingboots.typepad.com/writing_boots/2008/08/big-companies-and-social-media-is-it-time-to-give-up-hope.html I meant to link to David’s blog. Here it is.
http://writingboots.typepad.com/writing_boots/2008/08/big-companies-and-social-media-is-it-time-to-give-up-hope.html

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