In addition to facilitating thought and discussion through published articles, I accomplish the same though the utilization of business networking groups. I am responsible for a number of groups. Further, I utilize the Linked In Question and Answer feature as a device to accomplish the same. I encourage you to join in!
Jim's Management of Groups
Owner, Manager -- Non-Profit/Tax Exempt Governance Professionals at LinkedIn.com
Moderator -- Governance, Risk and Compliance Management (GRC) at LinkedIn.com
Manager -- Prudential Alumni Network at LinkedIn.com
Manager -- MentorWorks at LinkedIn.com
Manager -- Capital University Law School Alumni Group at LinkedIn.com
Owner, Administrator -- Prudential Insurance/Financial Alumni at Facebook.com
Owner, Moderator -- Pru Tax Program Reunion at YahooGroups.com
Posed Linked In Questions
-- What Policies and Procedures would you advise a start up non-profit organization to initially have?
-- Aristole said: "He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader." Your thoughts?
-- Faith is evidence of what you can't see. Do you agree?
-- Are the risks faced by a non-profit organization the same or different from those faced by for-profit corporations? Should the risks be managed similarly?
-- Benefits of Coaching?
-- What benefits have you gained from mentoring relationships, either as the mentor or the mentee?
-- Is the mind less sharp today as a result of old fashioned manual functions such as proofreading or long hand arithmetic being replaced by technology devices?
-- What techniques do you utilize to ensure your documents and publications are error-free?
-- Is an AOL address a job seeker faux pas?
-- Origin and history of networking?
-- This is nothing personal -- Do you agree?
-- How do you differentiate between mentoring, coaching and consulting?
-- Where does the term Elevator Speech or Elevator Pitch orginate?
-- Humor: Is it necessary?
-- Social Networks in your job search?