Des Walsh
Des Walsh
Des Walsh is an executive leadership coach, social media strategist and LinkedIn expert. He is passionate about sharing his understanding of the benefits of social media in a way that makes good sense for business.
The Leadership Hour: Servant Leadership Pros & Cons
Until last week’s The Leadership Hour on Blab, I was of the impression that the concept of servant leadership was pretty well accepted in...
Leadership and Emotional Intelligence [Podcast]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence as a psychological theory was developed by Peter…
Get Connected, not Rejected, with Your LinkedIn Invitations
Why We Need a Simple, Flexible Formula for Inviting LinkedIn Connections No one likes rejection. So why do so many LinkedIn users actually invite rejection…
Business Blogging Favored by Marketers
An Eye-opener on Attitudes to Business Blogging Here’s a paradox. When I speak to business owners about incorporating a blog or blogs in their social…
Smartglasses, Social Context and Privacy
Last week I had the pleasure and privilege of trying out a pair of smartglasses. These were the M100 product from Vuzix, the...
Linkedin 3rd Most Popular Networking Site, How Important for You?
I don’t know if I’m right in thinking that my email inbox is peppered frequently with messages about the relative popularity of various social...
Does Offering a Free e-Book Help Build a Great List, or a Mediocre One?
The experts tell us to offer a free gift so as to gather email addresses As a friend of mine reminds me frequently, “All the...
Age of Context: New Book by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel
We've seen the tv ads with cars that park themselves; we've got used to a voice in the car telling us which turn to...
A Simple Way to Find Your Blogging Voice
One of the phrases that gets tossed around when people are giving advice about business blogging is that of "blogging voice", or "blog voice",...
Establishing the Business Value of Social Media for a B2B Company
Business Value of Social Media for B2B In discussing social media with business-to-business (B2B) companies, I find one of the key challenges in developing the...
How Frequent Should Blog Posts be in a Professional Services Firm?
When I speak to various groups about social media and specifically about blogging, I am regularly asked, "How often should we blog?". I used to...
Why We Should be Grateful for Difficult Customers
It's normal to be annoyed but let's not waste the gift It's perfectly normal, isn't it, to react defensively or in a generally negative way...
Being Found on LinkedIn for Your Ideal Search Terms – Demonstration
Back in January I posted here about being found on LinkedIn for your ideal search terms and promised a follow up with a demonstration,...
It’s OK if You Don’t Want to Write Controversial Blog Posts
Does a Blog Have to be Confrontational to be Successful? Over a lot of years of blogging, as well as reading and hearing the opinions...
Are You Being Found on LinkedIn for Your Ideal Search Terms?
On LinkedIn, make it easier to be found for the services you offer One of the most basic considerations for creating and editing our Professional...
Thinking Strategy, Think Blue Ocean
It's normal this time of the year to be thinking strategy. Which usually includes addressing a host of questions, the answers to which are not...
Don’t Waste the Picture Space on Your LinkedIn Company Page
If you haven't looked at the Company Page layout on LinkedIn for a while, now would be a good time. There have been some...
How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile Professional Headline
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! One of the least obvious steps in optimizing your...
Five Simple Steps for Using Social Media to Find New Clients
Have you met any business people lately who weren't interested in finding new clients? I certainly haven't. But I have met more than a few…
Testing the Social Media Engagement Management Tool Sprout Social – Part 2
In March I posted about my exercise of evaluating the social media engagement tool Sprout Social. In this second post on the topic, I'm...