Author: Mic Johnson, talking about the power of a well-written case study.  One style of writing most people like to read is a well-written case study. Ironically, I’ve been blogging for the better part of the last eight years and I haven’t written many case studies myself. Leave it to my wife Missy to “one up” […]

Author: Mic Johnson, talking about how my LinkedIn profile views went up 620% in one week.  My fellow Blue Guru Jason Terry recently wrote a post that talked about what to do when you have trouble thinking of a blog topic to write about. And wouldn’t you know it, the Universe apparently decided to play […]

Author: Mic Johnson, talking about LinkedIn’s new video option. In case you haven’t heard or noticed, LinkedIn recently rolled out the ability to record videos as status updates on your LinkedIn profile. They originally gave the option to a few users and then expanded it to their entire user base. My First LinkedIn Video I […]

Author: Mic Johnson, talking about company culture.  “Culture eats strategy for lunch” is a well-known saying that’s been attributed to management consultant Peter Drucker. One morning I found myself thinking about that statement and I had an epiphany of my own (I’ve been recording these moments for years and affectionately call them #micnuggets). Moments later, […]

Author: Mic Johnson, talking about LinkedIn etiquette.  LinkedIn launched as a platform in 2003. It’s older than Facebook (February 2004) and Twitter (March 2006). Even though LinkedIn is 14 years old and boasts 500 million users worldwide, there are still plenty of users who could use a LinkedIn etiquette refresher. One thing is certain: Extended […]

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Post written by Mic Johnson, Blog Coach | LinkedIn Trainer | WordPress Builder | Rational Optimist | Sushi Fan | Jayhawk | #micnuggets | @MJMeetings The way I see it is there are certain things that just fit ever-so-neatly into the category of common courtesy. But much like common sense, it seems like common courtesy […]

Post written by Mic Johnson, Blog Coach | LinkedIn Trainer | WordPress Builder | Rational Optimist | Sushi Fan | Jayhawk | #micnuggets | @MJMeetings A few months ago I got a LinkedIn connection request from someone I didn’t know. It was the dreaded, impersonal, default “I’d like to join your LinkedIn network” message. While […]

Post written by Mic Johnson, Blog Coach | LinkedIn Trainer | WordPress Builder | Rational Optimist | Sushi Fan | Jayhawk | #micnuggets | @MJMeetings As I was thinking about blog topics to write about, several things started running through my head. Here they are in no particular order: What am I going to write […]