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Four Steps to Building Community the Right Way

January 25, 2012

Ellie Scarbrough, founder of pinkkisses.com, may be an expert on mending a broken heart, but she does all of that because she listens to her community. I had the opportunity to gain insights from her, and here are her best tips: Contrary to popular belief, building a bustling and cohesive community online is neither simple nor [...]

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Women Finding Balance in Remote Work Arrangements

January 17, 2012

Whenever you start working for a company, there are a number of things to learn about during your first few months that can make life easier: how to make a new pot of coffee, who knows where the office supplies are, and any internal politics that could blow up in your face. No matter where [...]

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Be the One of Ones

January 2, 2012

In my Bloomberg Businessweek that summarized 2011, there is a multi-page article about all the protesting and rioting that happened this year. At the end of it were three interviews by police officers who were present in London, Athens, and Vancouver. What struck me as a great statement of what happened in many of these [...]

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Netflix, Facebook: Customer or End-User Dilemma

September 26, 2011

Between the disappointing news that Netflix (NasdaqGS: NFLX) is going to spin off the DVD rental business, after already changing the subscription model (and losing Starz, one of the main reasons most of us watch streaming movies), and the newest face lift for Facebook, everyone’s saying, “What about your customers?” Spending a lot time doing company post-mortems [...]

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If the Government Were a Business…

September 21, 2011

If the U.S. Government were a business: We would be focusing on maximizing shareholder wealth. All the voters are essentially shareholders. Think about it, we pay taxes, almost like purchasing shares, expecting the government to make decisions and fund programs that contribute to the economy. We elect officials that manage our organization, and we hope [...]

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Behind the Scenes

June 30, 2011

I was watching Iron Man 2 the other day, and as in many cases where a hero deals with having to balance saving the world with his day-to-day identity, Stark was having a little bit of a meltdown (spoiler alert). In the public, he was a playboy CEO who just handed the reigns of the company [...]

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Movers and Shakers

May 20, 2011

Hey all, I’m at the National Association of Women MBAs Leadership Retreat. I have the opportunity to meet some amazing women doing some pretty amazing things. Look for some of my reflections when I get back next week. Until then, I have a post on Brazen Careerist just on this topic: “A New Kind of [...]

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