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Join us for our next webinar: "Social on the Edge"

It's always a good time to add tools to your belt and dig deeper to find valuable information!

Scott Brown wraps up his 2011 social networking webinar series with "Social on the Edge: The Best Social Tools You May Not Have Heard Of."

Scott (@scbrown5 and @socialinfo), owner of the Social Information Group, will explore some unique and lesser-known tools and apps like Twubs, Quora, and Meetup and demonstrate how to use them to find business and competitive information. 

Date:  Tuesday, November 15th
Time:  1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
Price:  $49/members | $99/non-members

Webinar is limited to 100 seats, so register today!

You can find Scott's other social networking webinars on our replays page.

Questions? Contact Click University.

 

How LinkedIn Are You?

Raise your hand if you created a LinkedIn account and haven't logged in since.  Or, you check in once in a while to see your colleagues' updates but haven't made any changes your own profile.

Instructor Scott Brown of the Social Information Group (@scbrown5 and @socialinfo on Twitter) is returning to Click U in October for two webinars that will show you how to maximize the power of LinkedIn.  Learn how to make meaningful connections, find company information, and take advantage of all that LinkedIn has to offer...without leaving your desk.

Getting the Most Out of LinkedIn: Advanced Searching and Features
Part 1:  Tuesday, October 18, 1:00-2:30pm ET
Part 2:  Tuesday, October 25, 1:00-2:30pm ET

Scott's webinars on social tools earlier this year sold out.  Don't wait to register for these events!  Participation is limited to 100.  Non-members are welcome.  Sign up today!

Can't attend live? Recordings of these webinars will be available for sale in November.

Questions? Contact Click U.

Is your learning atomic?

Not the Blondie song, but your professional development.  Are you taking advantage of the Atomic Learning suite of online tutorials?

Atomic Learning is part of the Innovation Lab on the Click University site.  Atomic learning, free to SLA members, offers a multitude of opportunities for training on a variety of applications, such as:

• SharePoint 2007 and 2010
• Google Docs
• Photoshop
• WordPress
• Dreamweaver
• Acrobat
• Skype
• and even Twitter!

If you want to know more about a tool you have at work, or even if you are just curious about a tech application you've heard of but not seen in action, click through to see what Atomic Learning has to offer.

 

Conference presentations from SLA 2011

Did you attend SLA 2011 and are now looking for the handouts from the great sessions you attended...or from the ones you missed?

Log into the portal on the conference site and search or browse the sessions.  Available handouts are indicated by the PDF icon next to the session title.

If what you are looking for is not available, check with the sponsoring division or with the presenter directly.

The learning continues....

Professional Development Resources

Ellyssa Kroski (you know her from iLibrarian) has created a professional development resource list, which is part of the METRO LibGuides site.

What you'll find:

• Resources that will help you manage your online presence
• Tips on using social networking tools effectively
• A list of job search sites and other job-related resources
• Thoughts about alternative careers
• Advice on getting published
• Resources to help you get into public speaking

 

Explore other METRO LibGuides for resources on marketing, digitization, and virtual reference.

 

Social Business Webinar Encore Presentation

Did you miss the February Social Business webinar event?

You're in luck!  Due to popular demand and a sell-out first session, we've scheduled another live presentation of Scott Brown's Social Business: Social Media Tools for Business and Competitive Research webinar.

Date:  Tuesday, 15 March
Time:  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET
Cost:  $49 members/$99 non-members

Join Scott, of the Social Information Group, as he takes you on a tour of social networking tools, including LinkedIn and Facebook and some lesser-known sites, and demonstrates how to use them to find industry and company information.

Register now to secure your seat!

Questions?  Contact Click University.

 

The New execuBook: "Spark" by Frank Koller

How has Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric managed to hold its position, over many decades, as the world's largest manufacturer of electric arc welding machinery and products while so many U.S. industrial manufacturers have been unable to stay competitive?

The company achieves exceptional levels of productivity thanks to a couple of policies that were radical when they were introduced 60 or 70 years ago, and remain so today. First, there's what they call guaranteed employment -- no permanent employee in Cleveland who has met the firm's performance standards has ever been laid off due to lack of work. Second, Lincoln Electric pays out an annual profit-sharing bonus, in good times and bad, at a rate that's almost always over 60% of each employee's earnings, and has sometimes exceeded 100%.

In this execuBook, author Frank Koller looks at how these policies work, and connects them to Lincoln Electric's indisputable long-term business success.

This summary is about an unusual company with an unusual approach to employee relations. It will be of interest to business leaders, human resources professionals and others with an interest in motivation.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.

The New execuBook: "13 Bankers" by Simon Johnson and James Kwak

How big does a bank need to be before it's considered too big to fail?

At the time of the financial system meltdown in the fall of 2008, some American banks were very big indeed. Bank of America's assets were equivalent to 16.4% of U.S. gross domestic product, with JPMorganchase and Citibank not far behind.

In this execuBook, authors Simon Johnson and James Kwak argue that those banks grew so large that their potential failure threatened the stability of the entire system, giving them a unique degree of leverage over the government. The financial system needs to be reformed and the megabanks broken up, to reduce their funding advantage and force them to compete on the basis of products, price and service rather than implicit government subsidies.

This summary is call for action to prevent another financial crisis of the kind that occurred in 2008. It will be of interest to anyone who is concerned about the economic future of the United States and the world.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.

The New execuBook: "The Right Fight" by Saj-nicole Joni and Damon Beyer

How important to business success is having a well-aligned, smoothly functioning team?

It's necessary, but not sufficient. There are many examples of teams that ran smoothly right up until disaster struck - such as the crew of the Titanic and the employees of Lehman Brothers. Achieving near-perfect alignment isn't the end of the road. It's merely the beginning.

In this execuBook, authors Saj-nicole Joni and Damon Beyer argue that tension among teams and team members creates innovation and sustainable value, so it follows that a key aspect of a leader's job is to create the right battles and make sure they're fought right. They describe what makes the difference between a right fight and a wrong one, and offer six Right Fight Principles that leaders should bear in mind.

This summary is a guide to using healthy conflict to improve organizational performance. It will be of interest to managers and leaders who want to ensure their teams work to the best of their ability.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.

The New execuBook: "Built to Sell"by John Warrillow

Why is it easier to sell a product company than a service company?

In this execuBook, author John Warrillow argues that a service company is simply a collection of people with specific expertise who offer their services to the marketplace. As long as they customize their approach to solving problems, there's no scale to the business and its operations are contingent on people. And when people are the main assets of the business, it won't be worth very much.

To make the point, Warrillow tells the story of an entrepreneur who repositions his design business as a product business and, as a result, sells it for more than he expected.

This summary illustrates how to change the nature of a business to make it more valuable to potential buyers. It will be of interest to entrepreneurs and those who aspire to own - and then sell - their own businesses.

If you want to read the full summary please log into your execuBooks account at http://www.aheadspace.com/login.cfm. Don't have an account? Visit Click U to get one.