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How I built a visual thinking and graphic facilitation speciality

May 27, 2011

As an analyst, I spend my days working with data, defining business requirements, calculating, pivot tables, graphs, and analytical work. With an underdeveloped right brain, I set out to figure ways to integrate my creative artistic abilities into my analytical work. It started out with a discussion with a friend over coffee about how she’s [...]

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The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

November 13, 2010
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Stand Out From the Crowd, Be Different

October 29, 2010
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Hiring the best and brightest isn’t limited to the big firms

September 9, 2010

photo credit: Alex E. Proimos When small business is competing with big business, money usually beats out when it comes to hiring. Nevertheless, this doesn’t stop small businesses and even governments from attracting the best and brightest by offering perks and benefits that big business cannot provide. Small businesses are nimble and can offer an [...]

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Social Media Policies and Procedures (Part 1)

February 21, 2009
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It’s a fact of life, social media is here to stay. Sites like Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter are all reaching critical mass. It’s not just a network for college students or adolescence teenagers anymore. We’re starting to see professionals, celebrities, and even politicians publishing profiles, blogs, and even tweets. Rather than use a wait and see approach, [...]

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Learning from Authors via Conference Calls

February 5, 2009
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A few months ago, I read a tweet regarding a teleconference with Guy Kawasaki, John Jantsch, and Penelope Trunk. It was to promote Guy’s new book “Reality Check.” Up to this point, I had no clue what Author Teleseminars were about, other than a few of my trusted twitter friends had posted a phone number and [...]

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Holiday Slow Down is a Good Time to Replan

December 26, 2008

Holidays are a great time to “Press the Reset Button On Your Life.” Whether you’re taking time off for Christmas, or protesting for a more inclusive holiday season free from religion, the fact is, that people are socializing, spending time with family, or on vacation. Other than the service industry, things do slow down, and [...]

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Participating in Local Government Can Be Rewarding

November 30, 2008

$700B to the financial sector. $25B to the auto makers. A couple billion here and a couple billion there. At the national and federal level, decisions are made that affect millions and cost billions. At the local level, say city and county, decisions affects thousands and costs thousands to hundreds of thousands to a few [...]

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