Half Baked Ideas are the Ingredients to Success
When I first started Roundpeg, I wanted to focus much of my efforts on teaching managers how to improve their results with a bit of creative thinking. One of my favorite techniques was kicking off serious brainstorm sessions with something very silly. The purpose? To get people talking, feeling comfortable sharing ideas and taking risks. We used this type of technique as a kick off to the activities at StartUp Weekend. Before we started the serious pitches and product concepts we held what is known as the “Half Baked Pitch Session” The idea is simple, each team was given two...
read moreMeet Jennifer Riley Simone
Our new intern, Jennifer brings a unique background to Roundpeg Surfing the web for companies on the cutting edge of small business development, social media, marketing and a fun atmosphere to boot, I came across Roundpeg. Poking around the services offered, the blog posts, the team photos, and Roundpeg Radio, I knew I needed to meet these people. For the past year plus, I have been working part-time with a small manufacturing company in Connecticut, helping them grow their web sales and niche marketing efforts, as well as creating a marketing plan that will guide their next five years of...
read moreTwitter Lists Create Communities
When you first start using twitter, it is a bit like paint dry. You follow a few people, and not much seems to happen. Then you add a few more people to your follow list, and a few more, and a few more. Suddenly your stream is zooming by with updates from hundreds of people,but you still don’t seem to get what all the fuss is about, because now you are following too many. The optimal size of a twitter community is probably around fifty people, who know each other and actaully talk to each other. How you create those communities is with lists. By creating lists, of people who...
read moreLessons from the Ninja Turtles
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles each brought different skills to the team, making them the ultimate crime fighting machine. In today’s podcast, Jay and I talk about these fun characters and how their personality styles are actually very similar to the four styles of the DISC model. Leonardo‘s always in control ( S) The wise guy is Michelangelo (I) Donatello he’s the brains of the bunch (C) Count on Raphael to throw the first punch! (D) Just like the turtles, successful small business teams need diversity. The different styles may make it a bit crazy some times, but the...
read moreSome Days It Is Just a Zoo at Roundpeg Radio
One of the things most people notice right away when they visit Roundpeg is the presence of our four legged staff members. Bonnie and Clyde are an integral part of our daily routine. They welcome our clients, make us laugh, and keep us on our toes, so this week Roundpeg Radio is dedicated to them, and animals everywhere. Send us your favorite animal song from : Who Let the Dogs Out to How Much is that Puppy in the Window, an we will add it to our play list. Remember the play list will be up all week. So send your song requests to @roundpegradio. NOTE: The widget takes a minute to...
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