06
Feb

Digital Fluency, Hashtags, and Reinventing Work – on Business Over Coffee

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Sherri Henley on her blogtalk radio show, Business over Coffee. I finally had the chance to listen to it myself and wanted to share with you ICYMI! We talk about: my use of social media to meet people and to build my business the need for Digital Fluency why hashtags are a must on Twitter how …
27
Nov

Digital Fluency IQ? Backwards BEFORE Forward!

What is Digital Fluency? Digital Fluency (as defined in the Workplace Reinvention Handbook) is the ability to effectively navigate, analyze and create information as well as interact and engage stakeholders in a wide variety of social and digital technologies. Why is it important? Employees and Managers with high Digital Fluency (and even those that …
08
Oct

DON’T Put Down Your Phone – Twitter Connects!

I just watched a beautiful video by Rapper/Poet/Artist Prince Ea. It was published on YouTube Sept 29th, 2014. Through his words during the video, the Artist tells the audience to put down their phones. A few of the lyrics include, “Do I not have the patience to have conversations without abbreviation? This is the generation of media over stimulation. …
05
Feb

Tech Tool Tuesday: Get Organized and Save Time with IFTTT

Have you ever felt a little overwhelmed with the amount of information flowing at you and even from you on social media? Or have you ever wished you had the foresight to check the weather last night , to prepare for a longer drive to your morning meeting? How about wishing you knew when new content was added to Netflix so that you wouldn’t miss …
06
Jan

Transforming HR – My 2013 Wishlist – #4: From Digital Inexperience to Digital IQ

This is part four of my 2013 wishlist for transforming HR. For the intro, check out Wish #1. There is no arguing with the fact that technology has revolutionized the way that people communicate with friends, family and customers. I think most Human Resources practitioners are on board with that fact, and with the knowledge that we need to learn more. …
01
Jan

Tech Tool Tuesday: My First Infographic – Getting Started on Twitter

I’m ringing in the new year with my first Infographic! It’s a quick and dirty to help rookies get started on Twitter. I’ll admit, it’s not the prettiest Infographic I’ve ever seen. It’s a little too wordy (I have so  much more to say!!!) and busy, especially by Step 5… don’t worry, my next creation will …
18
Dec

Tech Tool Tuesday: Twitter Chats and #hashtags

If you know me, you know I love Twitter. In fact, you may be one of the hundreds of people I have met through Twitter. I’ve been using twitter for about 4 years now, to learn, share and get to know people around the world. When I started participating in Twitter Chats is when my Twitter experience became really impactful. Here’s how I got …
04
Dec

Tech Tool Tuesday: Brilliant Education Resources for Teachers

I’m no expert – just a classic early adopter who loves to spread the word about brilliant technology tools like social media platforms, resources, apps and more. Every Tuesday I’ll share a tool that I’ve tried or learned about recently, to help you decide what tools you would like to try. I’d love your suggestions on tools …