If memory serves me right, I met John through a comment way back, and we've been in touch online since then.
In addition to his work and numerous contributions to the community, John shared several thoughtful remarks in the About You page, so we're taking this opportunity to get to know him a little better.
Why are you online?
John: To learn, share and connect.
I am a huge believer in the power of asking for help, and to me the internet represents the most powerful way imaginable to meet smart, interesting and creative people who can help me improve my business and my life, and a place where I can offer help to others as well.
What prompted to post in "About You" at Conversation Agent?
John: I track about 50 blogs in a casual way, but am addicted to just a key handful, one of which is Conversation Agent. Because I find the postings on this site so relevant, I figured that I likely had a good deal in common with other Conversation Agent evangelists, so I posted in the “About You” in hopes of meeting some cool new friends.
What are you working on that you feel will connect ideas and people?
John: I have just written a new book, Awesomely Simple: Essential Business Strategies for Turning Ideas into Action – and have built an incredibly robust (and free) companion website to help people apply the ideas in the book.
There are two main reasons we created this site; the fist is to give people tons of tools, ideas, information and resources for helping them run a much more successful business. It took me 15 years and about 3,000 books to develop the concepts in the book and I wanted to be sure that people had everything they needed to take the very best ideas and put them into action in their organization right away.
The second goal is to create a place for business owners, entrepreneurs, managers and business thinkers to share ideas and help each other, a place where we can create a “conversation” around business excellence and leadership effectiveness.
Who would you like to connect with?
John: Anyone who is interested in, or needs help with, running a highly successful organization. Whether it is a senior leader from the Fortune 500, a middle manager in a small business, the sole proprietor from a brand new start-up, or other consultants…
I am eager to expand my network of people who are jazzed about business and love to learn.
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Find John at his blog, on Twitter, and at a bookstore near you.
Valeria -- thank you so much for posting my "About You" comments. I very much look forward to connecting with other Conversation Agent evangelists!!!
Posted by: John Spence | October 28, 2009 at 08:41 AM
Wow, this is serendipitous. A good friend and prospective business partner recently told me I suffer from an inability to launch because I can't harness all my creative ideas. He's probably right. :) John, I'm checking out your site right now -- free is very good!
Valeria, thank you!
Posted by: Christa M. Miller | October 28, 2009 at 09:52 AM
@John, I love your "human cliff notes" description on your website. And what an apt depiction of the value of your services. Great to meet you!
The ability to simplify complex ideas is an immensely important business skill. As a communication consultant, I continuously run into the scary smart types who think that, ironically, the more complex they make things sound the better the results.
Love to continue this conversation offline if you're interested.
Posted by: Harriet Meth | October 28, 2009 at 07:03 PM
@John - your enthusiasm is a joy, something we can all use more of in our lives. You have made some new connections today. I'm excited that you met Harriet and Christa - two practitioners and contributors in the media creation sense.
@Christa - you're very welcome.
@Harriet - gad you got to meet and learn more about John.
Posted by: Valeria Maltoni | October 29, 2009 at 01:07 AM