02
Jul

Save your company from the undead with a 10th man business strategy

It happened again. I stepped away from work for an evening to enjoy a movie and some time with family… and the next thing you know, I’ve been inspired by World War Z to write a blog post about business strategy… (I apologize ahead of time for the zombie puns). First of all, if you haven’t seen the movie and enjoy zombies, it’s …
27
May

MultiCare Group

In my past life as the leader of Total Rewards (ie. Compensation and Benefits) for a national foodservice company, I had the pleasure of being introduced to the MultiCare Group. Their deep understanding of all things health/dental/wellness/insurance and more gives you confidence, and their model for providing no reduction of service with significant …
23
May

3 Workplace Lessons from the Servants at Downton Abbey

Last night, I attempted to turn off my working brain and just enjoy some television… I have heard so much about Downton Abbey, so I powered up Netflix and watched the first two episodes. The only problem is that somehow my brain started connecting dots between the situations in the show and workplace lessons… just like when I tried to relax …
19
May

Culture and Innovation: How Does Culture Impact Innovation? #UsGuysChat Framing Post

Two things I’m passionate about: Culture and Innovation! I was thrilled when Joseph Ruiz, strategic marketer and co-host of #usguyschat, asked me if I would like to help with #usguyschat on these two elements. Join us Monday, May 20 at 3 pm EDT on #usguyschat on twitter to participate in this discussion about culture and innovation – Everyone …
04
Apr

User Engagement to Build a Social Enterprise

There are so many fabulous social enterprise tools out there that can have a great, positive impact on your organization’s communication, collaboration, innovation, productivity and engagement. The problem is that these tools simply sit in the shed and have no impact on building a social enterprise unless you have a strategy for user engagement. …
10
Mar

Building a Social Business Inside Out #usxsw Chat

Attending SXSW conference in Texas would be AWESOME. But for those of us who couldn’t make it there, the #usguys group has created #usxsw. I had the opportunity to moderate my first twitter chat during the 2013 #usxsw virtual conference. Some great insights from the group – here are some of them! [View the story “Building a Social …