Jeff Marmins

8 Exponential Trends That Will Shape Humanity: Century of the City State

Jeff Marmins — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:05:54 +0000

LinkedIn gets me. Granted, I’ve taught it’s news aggregating algorithms a thing or two about me over the last ten years. This slide deck really struck me as it was presented in the recommended news on my LinkedIn home page. You didn’t think I got my news from an old media network on TV did you? I hadn’t heard [...]

Culture and Team Types from Dave Grey at XPLANE

Jeff Marmins — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:03:02 +0000

Take a look at this great visual map of business cultures by Dave Grey at XPLANE. I like to think and talk about the change that new methods of communication are instigating in business. It’s interesting to overlay the challenges with communication and types of people and teams. Here Dave hosts a deeper discussion on [...]

Productivity Process and Tools

Jeff Marmins — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:00:50 +0000

This week at C7group we spent a bit of time thinking about how David Allen’s system and principles coordinate with our project management, customer relationship management and document sharing. We mapped our tools to our favorite system for managing incoming information and processing it. As a small business, we use Podio for projects (connecting ideas [...]

Consistent Blogging Matters

Jeff Marmins — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:30:39 +0000

Should you care to take a look at my blogging history since 2005 you’ll find some irony in the title of this post. Sometimes it takes a proverbial, “whack in the head.” to set me straight. In this case it only took three. Please allow me to explain. I have had some terrific encouragement from a [...]

Celebrate Your Victories

Jeff Marmins — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:55:23 +0000

Working, business, performance. It can be stressful. In a start-up or small business environment, it can be all consuming. This is especially true if you are passionate about your work. If you work with purpose, and you care deeply about the outcome and how it affects your customers and your team, then you probably [...]

5 Life Lessons Taught By The Muppets

Jeff Marmins — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 01:09:08 +0000

Leave it to one of my favorite Lifehacking sites, Steepcase Lifehack, to post lessons on life from the Muppets. Great stuff by freelance writer Andrew Kardon. [featured]I can’t imagine living in a world without The Muppets. Those cuddly, felt critters are like best friends you’ve known your entire life. They’re fun, they’re goofy, and they just fill you up [...]

Letting Go

Jeff Marmins — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:34:20 +0000

I posted a status update on Facebook yesterday. I suppose it was part of a New Year's renewal to state that I was,"Letting Go." You might guess that this evoked some response. I'm grateful to loving friends and family that thought to reach me. I was encouraged by the messages I received. Some wondered what it was I was letting go of...others were concerned.

C7group Social Media Sandbox: Social Media Legal Risk

Jeff Marmins — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:55:32 +0000

Did you miss it? Listen to the blog talk radio broadcast below. I had a great talk with Labor Law Attorney, Matthew Durket about how businesses can plan and respond to the legal issues surrounding social communication, such as loss of intellectual property, compliance violations, reputation management and HR lawsuits. Recent market research reveals social networking [...]

Don’t Wait to Thank Your Mentors and Heroes

Jeff Marmins — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:55:32 +0000

Like many, Steve Jobs had an influence on my life. He taught me a lesson recently. It was in his passing that I learned not to wait to seek out my heroes. Steve Jobs did not live that far from me but we didn’t know each other. He was a distant mentor on a pedestal [...]

SlideShare Infographic: The Quiet Giant of Content Marketing

Jeff Marmins — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:05:04 +0000

Slideshare is a great tool and an essential component to most social media and online marketing strategies. It is often overlooked but important to consider. SlideShare Infographic: The Quiet Giant of Content Marketing View more documents from SlideShare Pro