Just came across this amazing post by my friend, Scott Williams, on “13 Tips To Be An Effective Communicator”.

I thought I’d steal it and send the credit back to him (lol).

Jack Welch, Former CEO of General Electric

• Best Communication Asset: Simplicity
• Tip: Eliminate jargon.

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple

• Best Communication Asset: Charisma
• Tip: Create and articulate a bold vision.

Meg Whitman, CEO of Ebay

• Best Communication Asset: Penchant for listening
• Tip: Seek feedback.

John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems

• Best Communication Asset: Preparedness
• Tip: Review and rehearse your presentation.

David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue Airways

• Best Communication Asset: Talent for storytelling
• Tip: Tell tales that inspire.

Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks

• Best Communication Asset: Passion
• Tip: Identify and share what you’re passionate about.

Suze Orman, Author and TV Host

• Best Communication Asset: Clarity of expression
• Tip: Break down complex information into easy parts.

Rudy Giuliani, Former NYC Mayor

• Best Communication Asset: Ability to make eye contact
• Tip: Spend 90% of the time looking at your audience.

John Thompson, CEO of Symantec

• Best Communication Asset: Facileness with optimistic language
• Tip: Employ powerful and positive words.

Klaus Kleinfeld, CEO of Siemens

• Best Communication Asset: Ability to reinvent
• Tip: Stay fresh, remain current.

Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle

• Best Communication Asset: Looking like a leader
• Tip: Pay attention to what your wardrobe says about you.

Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin Group

• Best Communication Asset: Generosity with praise
• Tip: Lavish appropriate praise on employees, customers, and colleagues.

Scott Williams, Campus Pastor for the Northwest Oklahoma City Campus of LifeChurch.tv

• Best Communication Asset: Being yourself
• Tip: Don’t try to emulate or be someone else, people recognize a phony from a mile away.  Do You!  It’s a Statement… Not a Question!

Jack Welch (Former CEO of General Electric):

Best communication asset: Simplicity   Tip: Eliminate jargon.

Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple)- Best communication asset: Charisma  Tip: Create and articulate a bold vision.

Meg Whitman (CEO of Ebay)- Best communication asset: Penchant for listening  Tip: Seek feedback.

John Chambers (CEO of Cisco Systems)- Best communication asset: Preparedness  Tip: Review and rehearse your presentation.

David Neeleman (CEO of JetBlue Airways)- Best communication asset: Talent for storytelling  Tip: Tell tales that inspire.

Howard Schultz (CEO of Starbucks)- Best communication asset: Passion  Tip: Identify and share what you’re passionate about.

Suze Orman (Author, TV Host)- Best communication asset: Clarity of expression  Tip: Break down complex information into easy parts.

Rudy Giuliani (Former NYC Mayor)- Best communication asset: Ability to make eye contact  Tip: Spend 90% of the time looking at your audience.

John Thompson(CEO of Symantec)- Best communication asset: Facileness with optimistic language  Tip: Employ powerful and positive words.

Klaus Kleinfeld (CEO of Siemens)- Best communication asset: Ability to reinvent  Tip: Stay fresh, remain current.

Larry Ellison (CEO of Oracle)- Best communication asset: Looking like a leader  Tip: Pay attention to what your wardrobe says about you.

Richard Branson (CEO of Virgin Group)- Best communication asset: Generosity with praise  Tip: Lavish appropriate praise on employees, customers, and colleagues.

Scott Williams (CEO of This Blog)- Best communication asset: Being yourself   Tip: Don’t try to emulate or be someone else, people recognize a phony from a mile away.  Do You!  It’s a Statement… Not a Question!

As stated in the last post, Hulu.com is working the magic!

Hulu is the model of many growing web, social media, and interactive media companies. With a strong appeal for creative, passionate, and young talent, Hulu is building the type of culture that many college students like me would die to work for.

Pulled straight from their “What Defines Hulu?” page, here is an inside look into their business culture…

Out of necessity as much as philosophical preference, Hulu prides itself on being a meritocracy. We bet on talent, tenacity, and quality bars … not previous titles. We are in the business of building and innovating, so our internal focus is to deliver an environment that ideally serves this business of building and innovating. We invest in an open, casual, interactive work environment. We invest in whiteboard wallpaper. We invest in flat, highly talented teams. We invest in Costco snack runs, particularly the M&M trail mix. We see it as all of our jobs to make it as easy as possible for builders to build and for innovators to innovate. In this, we serve each other.

There are a number of things that don’t matter to Hulu. Some of these things include: impressive titles, swanky office furniture, hierarchy, and nice lunches (Quizno’s and the local taco truck are our staples). Though most people profess not to care about these things, we’ve found that many people actually do care about these things. That is fine, but it also means that Hulu would be a very bad match for those same people.

While we take our mission extremely seriously, we don’t take ourselves seriously and, in fact, embrace fun as often as we can find it. Our Ping-Pong table is important to us, as are the new-hire nicknames, taco-eating contests, and Airzookas. Those looking for gravitas – which defines some of the best companies on the planet – will absolutely not find it at Hulu.

Can you think of any other companies that are working toward building this type of work culture?

As social networks such as Facebook and Twitter continue to become household names, a lot of young, creative and passionate adults are now being hired to work at many of these powerhouse website companies.

With many similar companies springing up every year, the traditional 9-to-5 job model is slowly changing. For most Americans, the stereotypical corporate job model looks something like this…

1. White walls and a bunch of cubicles
2. Limited lunch breaks
3. Hours of misery and monotony
4. Wearing a title just to feel some sense of importance
5. Doing stuff you hate just to make a buck
6. Looking forward to the weekend
7. Hating Sunday nights (lol)

…but for many of these upcoming young and fresh college grads and thrill seekers – who are being hired to work for web companies like Google and Facebook – work is becoming far more different. Work for these guys is becoming more about what they love than what they hate.

One very unique example of a company that is helping to build this awesomely creative work culture in America is Hulu.com.

Hulu is a web company that focuses on one thing… TV on your terms. The official website, Hulu.com, offers premium video content for TV shows, video clips, and movies. With 1,500 shows from 170 leading content companies such as FOX, NBC, Paramount, and MTV, Hulu is your one-stop-shop for many of your favorite shows and movies.

Providing an alternative for television viewers, Hulu allows users to sign up for a free account where they can interact with other users, subscribe to their favorite TV shows and watch any and all episodes once they are made available.

Here’s a snippet from Hulu about their website:

Finally, TV on your terms. Watch your favorite videos right from your browser, anytime, for free. With full episodes of TV shows both current and classic, full-length movies, web originals, and clips of just about everything, Hulu is the place to watch and enjoy premium videos from the biggest names in entertainment.

Hulu is working the magic!

We’ll take a brief look inside Hulu’s business culture in the next post.

I stumbled across a funny, but interesting video on YouTube of a 7-year old boy who stole his father’s car in order to escape going to church. The news reporter stated that the boy took his father’s keys from the house, stole the car, and went on a joy ride. Funny, but sad. [...more]