Rob Kelly

A Quick Evaluation Of 9 CRM Tools

Rob Kelly — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:58:32 +0000

A small business I’m involved in did an evaluation of some CRM software (Customer Relationship Management) tools. I like to share such learnings to save you or your pals time if you’re in the same boat.

Just to be clear, it was just two of us who spent about 10 hours total looking at demos online and trying trial versions where possible. And we excluded Salesforce.com — the market leader — because we had used…

Integrity Expert Al Watts On Penn State, BP & More

Rob Kelly — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:40:45 +0000

I recently met Al Watts, author of Navigating Integrity: Transforming Business As Usual Into Business At Its Best.

Al was kind enough to do a quick Q&A (between sailing trips) with me on the topic of business integrity.

Q: Hi Al. Would you give a quick definition of each of your “4 Pillars Of Integrity”

Sure, Rob.

Identity is about knowing who we are (self-awareness,) where we’re going (purpose, vision, goals, etc.) and…

Which Bands & Songs Steve Jobs Kept On His Own Personal iPod

Rob Kelly — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:12:54 +0000

Steve Jobs favorite Grateful Dead song was Uncle John’s Band; and his favorite band was Bob Dylan, followed by the Beatles and then the Stones, according to Isaacson’s Steve Jobs book.

Isaacson outlines the below songs/bands that were on Steve Jobs’s own personal iPod.

Here they are, roughly in order of which artist he had the most albums of:

Bob Dylan

All six volumes of Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series.

15 other Bob Dylan albums…