My friend Andrew Warner from Mixergy.com recently sat down with Seth Godin to talk about his latest book Tribes. The interview was originally condensed to a few short minutes on Mashable.com. Andrew has graciously guest posted the entire 45-minute interview here on EdgeHopper.com. It’s a great interview that dives into how and more importantly why to create a Tribe. Andrew does a great job of letting Seth just riff not only on Tribes but many other really interesting topics. My two favorite Seth quotes from the interview are: “Every single person who works with me is better at what they do than I am” and “If no one read my blog, I’d still write it”.

Seth is an amazing guy and it’s statements like these that make him so likable and so successful at what he does. He’s a great storyteller and has been an absolute inspiration to me. So, please, enjoy the video, and if you read yesterday’s blog post, take my advice and listen. Thanks for the great interview Andrew.

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I know I’ve definitely run into my fair share of writers block trying to keep this blog going and I always come up with mental blocks as a trainer and coach when I’m trying to come up with fresh ideas to convey my messages. I usually get around these blocks by either going for along bike ride, or looking for inspiration somewhere. In today’s guest post, Lisa Braithwaite, a successful public speaking coach, author of the blog Speak Schmeak, and fellow cycling fan, talks about the places she goes for her inspiration.

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Guest Post by Jurgen Appelo:

I once read that “managing is harder than programming, because making people do what is needed is far more difficult than making computers do what is needed”. (Don’t flame me if you don’t agree. I’m quoting from an unknown source here.)

This quote kept running through my mind when I recently encountered a number of, well… let’s call them disciplinary challenges, like…  Read the rest of this post

• Not being at a meeting, without notice, despite having accepted the request,
• Not keeping systems or task boards up-to-date with latest task/story statuses,

You’ve been there before.  You’re speaking at a conference and you scan the audience.  You see the flood of laptops, iPhones, and Blackberries in the audience furiously Tweeting away or using some conference IRC back channel to chat about YOUR presentation.  Instead of ignoring it or asking your audience to turn off their electronics, this week’s guest blogger Olivia Mitchell has some great advice on how use Twitter and your Tweeting audience to your advantage. In this post, Olivia gives us seven compelling ways to use Twitter to engage your audience. Thanks Olivia.

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