Photography Session at The Beach
Many of us in our office take an interest in photography and of course, attending conferences and trade shows we are always taking pictures ... to get to know each other. Team bonding for the win! It’s certainly great to work within a company ... us to take time out for team building events. [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 05:11:07
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Synacor: Web Architect
Logo Location: Buffalo, NY URL: http://www.synacor.com Synacor is a dynamic, fun and exciting company ... a little time outdoors while still being productive. We are looking for great people to join our team ... information architecture, data design, and technical details • Work with product team to define [more...]
Date: 2009-02-16 14:40:13
Synacor: Web Architect
Logo Location: Buffalo, NY URL: http://www.synacor.com Synacor is a dynamic, fun and exciting company ... a little time outdoors while still being productive. We are looking for great people to join our team ... information architecture, data design, and technical details • Work with product team to define [more...]
Date: 2009-02-16 14:40:13
Finance for Android - A Google Developer’s Note
Post from: Google And Blog Finance for Android - A Google Developer’s Note This is a guest post by Google Engineer Bob Rose I’m very ... ( http://googlefinanceblog.blogspot.com ) is a real-time stock quote, portfolio, and market news ... to a lot of Android features. Having a great team of people working on this also made it really easy [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 01:04:02
Peek at the Week Ahead
Here is what is going on around the ERE world this week: On Wednesday, ... : Balancing Strategy, Detail and the Real-world Challenges of Project Management . This session will be led by Sean Kent from The Newman Group. Todd & the editorial team are working on some great [more...]
Date: 2009-03-01 20:50:20
Innovation: the Need for Failure-Tolerant Leadership
There are many good examples that if a great team that worked on a failed project is kept together their next project will be a success. For this you need a failure-tolerant culture. A guide to building a successful failure ... back in 1993 "Building the Learning Organization". For those of you whose reaction is "The Learning [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 10:48:00
Introducing the ChristianPF Financial Planner Directory
As ChristianPF ... that a having a trustworthy financial planner on your team is a great idea. After working in the brokerage ... of building God’s Kingdom Promise to always be honest with their clients Earnestly desire to improve [more...]
Date: 2009-02-11 00:46:40
Proactive Leaders Series: Cynthia DePaula
The Proactive Leaders Series aims at finding out how leaders throughout New York are handling the current economic crisis and the strategies they ... believes that the foundation of a great team lies in a positive and beautiful work environment. Cynthia, originally a film producer, started her company from the ground up and now has a 6 member [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 15:33:51
Magic Day @ The Arena Part 1 - Special Session
“Magic Day @ The Arena” was a full day of magic - the first major public magic event in Singapore for 2009 ... I stressed to the team was that everything must start on time as per the planned program ... is always an issue. But, the great thing is, the team has worked on “Ultimate Magic” for 7 months [more...]
Date: 2009-03-01 03:40:46
Arrington? Le Meur? Scoble? Everybody's Right About "Authority".
By Jesse Stay of Stay N' Alive (Twitter/FriendFeed) This weekend's blog flareup on whether Twitter should track the "authority" of a user, ... from the fact that I enjoy the team of great writers I work with on this blog, I have a much louder ... with a small audience. And like it or not, all bloggers trying to compete play the numbers game [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 08:28:10
What’s Your Inner Voice Telling You?
In 2007, I was an employee working with a great company. My boss was intelligent and inspiring. My coworkers were amicable and worked well as a team. The office environment was entirely casual ... , with some days more challenging than others. Office communication was radically transparent [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 06:47:55
Jarvis closing on Wolves recall
Matt Jarvis is closing in on a Wolves return against Charlton this Saturday as boss Mick McCarthy bids to keep his team fresh ... , but has been working hard on his fitness as he battles back from a knee injury and an infected foot and could ... be closer to a recall,” said McCarthy .“He didn’t do a great deal today because he’s been working hard [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 13:15:42
Common Issues in Assessing Browser Performance
I’m Christian Stockwell, a Program Manager on the IE team focused on browser performance ... benchmarking is surprisingly difficult. The IE team has invested a great deal of effort building ... of individual tests daily against a large set of servers, and our team rarely ends a day at work without a few [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 23:03:00
Meet the Photographer :: Philip Thomas
Today begins a new series on the blog: "Meet the Wedding Vendor". Today's feature is one of San Antonio finest photographers, Philip Thomas ... of all that, Philip is so great to work with. When building your wedding entourage, synergy and teamwork are key to a successful event. Philip would be a great addition to your team. Thank you to Emilie [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 06:24:22
This Week’s Weird Jobs
Do you ever wish that you had a cool job title, even if the work itself wasn’t that great? ... We are looking for experienced dog groomers to work with our expanding team. At Doggie Style [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 15:19:23
'Ever get the feeling . . .'
". . . the world exists just to annoy you personally?" Thomas J ... , and then regularity, on the Op-Ed page, in the Monday slot opposite Paul. At some point, he’ll also resume his work ... and sharp. He’s going to be a great addition to our team. I know you’ll make him welcome. Andy ( Gritted [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 21:48:00
Zduriencik hire can be good and still depressing
I’ve been really pretty nasty about the whole hiring process lately, as I’m sure you’ve all noticed, ... , that they’d retreat into the safety of a name former GM retread. Zduriencik might work out great (and we don ... . They’ve been successful running a team on a shoestring while pretty much discarding baseball [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 15:04:12
Can extreme differentiation turn anything into luxury?
Danish Brewery, Jacobsen Brewhouse has released the most expensive beer in the world. This little drug is called Vintage Nr. 1 ... that press indeed worked great when you needed to advertise beer. Neil and his team went against all percieved rules. The beer was dark, extremely strong. No classical pouring shots, no male bonding [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 21:31:46
Inder Bedi Of Matt & Nat
I was introduced to Matt & Nat a little while ago by some clued-up nonpareils! ... in your head & a bag on someone’s shoulder? Do you work alone or with a team? Do you design with a certain type of person in mind? We have a great design team of 4 including myself. We basically [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 05:31:42
Surviving the Blizzard
By: Jay Senior NHL Editor During the cold, dark, snowy days of the winter, from December to February 16th, a former great NHL franchise went into hibernation. This beloved team of a notoriously hard-working, blue collar, steel city went 13-19-2. The team went from top of the Atlantic Division [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 21:37:03
Finally, a great team building exercise
I hate “connectivity” events that we have at work. These are events where a group of about 100 of us (normally 50 turn out) ... and with our team. Usually the ice breaker, or team building, event is corny and not very value added. I actually ... for myself. If you need a team building exercise you should really check into the Drum Cafe [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 03:18:30
Innovate How You Work — Design Great Communities
I talk to a lot of business and IT leaders who have important work to be done and no one to do it ... , there is little chance of adding staff any time soon. I often suggest building a community ... of the community – these people are responsible for work outcomes. This is probably you plus some close team [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 06:22:44
Staff love it when bosses have…
Big Ears Bosses need seriously big ears. There was once a politician that had really big ears, so he decided to use it in his campaigning ... (the great kind!) Be fun and flexible. Remember your team are human’s first workers second. Do impulsive coffee runs for the team; remember to put fun into the working day. Don’t be strict, boring [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 11:00:32
Crist: I'm a proud Republican
With his enthusiastic championing of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package angering some Republicans, Gov ... toured the RNC with Greer, "greeting staff and visiting members of the Transition Team. The release ... for his hard work and dedication to building and growing our great party," said Crist, accompanied [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 04:44:09
Maintaining Effective Teams While in Crisis
When teams are in crisis organizations tend to return to what worked in the past. This process is effective sometimes ... at a slower rate of return. Below are three great ideas for maintaining a healthy team culture ... for TeamBuilding NY . Mike specializes in team development and leadership development consulting [more...]
Date: 2009-02-12 13:24:00
Douthat to NYT
CJR has Andrew Rosenthal's email to his colleagues at the Times announcing Ross Douthat as Bill Kristol's replacement ... page, in the Monday slot opposite Paul. At some point, he'll also resume his work as a blogger ... . He's going to be a great addition to our team. I know you'll make him welcome. Andy [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 20:54:18
Tokbox: Software Engineer, Rich Internet Application
Location: San Francisco, CA URL: http://www.tokbox.com TokBox is a top-tier startup located in San Francisco, CA. The TokBox team is composed of world-class engineers and business minds. We’re all very ... intellectually stimulating and fun. We are focused on building great products and a great place to work [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 21:50:26
Tokbox: Software Engineer, Rich Internet Application
Location: San Francisco, CA URL: http://www.tokbox.com TokBox is a top-tier startup located in San Francisco, CA. The TokBox team is composed of world-class engineers and business minds. We’re all very ... intellectually stimulating and fun. We are focused on building great products and a great place to work [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 21:50:26
Praise His Name
Today it was Lori's turn to host the sketch challenge over at Paper Craft Planet, and I think she came up with a fabulous sketch! ... be tricky, but Susanna Boyd and the design team members have been working hard at changes that will make it easier to navigate. There are so many great groups that you can join, where a lot of challenges [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 04:34:43
Gerald Van Yerxa Have you heard of him
by moose3511 Gerald van Yerxa the CEO of Big Ticket To Wealth or BTTW is a top internet marketer or some would call him an internet marketing guru ... . Gerald Van Yerxa is a great person to have on your team. He will show you the ropes and give ... worked in corporate america. He has been an owner in several radio stations as well as part [more...]
Date: 2009-02-17 16:48:13
25 random things
Posted on February 10th, 2009 in Leadership | Jo Jordan tagged me with the 25 random things meme which aims to let us all find out a bit more ... of staff - that it was the future.5 I worked with the UK Inland Revenue for 3 years in my late teens ... in a great team of very good specialists who supported me through my training.6 When I left [more...]
Date: 2009-02-10 10:31:20
It’s a good day
My 12 year-old greeted me after work last night by telling me that the Dow went up, St ... cool projects a team pulled off a great presentation to a client that took them out of their comfort ... some challenges only to be celebrating personal and professional successes and wanting us to join [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 12:27:53
Life as a Lead at Microsoft
Last September, our Development Lead and all-around great guy Charles left the Windows Live Writer team for the greener pastures of venture ... the road. And that work, and those meetings, are not always clear and simple like building a feature ... learning curve is by definition both challenging and rewarding. To be honest, it’s been a while since [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 19:00:29
State of The Game - Mark Jacobs
Folks, It’s only March and it’s been a very hectic year already for us here at Mythic ... the years, we are not perfect but we will always try our best to create great games. So, without ... , adjustments, etc. to any MMO over the course of several months. The team has worked very hard [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 17:14:47
The Pitchers and Catchers Report: 14 February
Thought I'd put together the morning links, because that sounds like more fun than walking the dog in the sideways-falling snow ... quote, this one about how he felt playing some third base over the winter: "It's a little bit ... : "Shoppy is a great guy to work with," and "Shoppy and I can play every day for just about any team [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 15:55:35
Tom Erickson joined Acquia as CEO
Acquia's subscription business has taken off as expected, ... , and the rest of the management team have thoroughly enjoyed working with Tom. We've seen how much ... to build a great business, and Drupal world dominance. I've learned a tremendous amount from Tom [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 12:44:10
Fun & Games
During my week of not working at all because of the sickies and other issues, I was able to squeeze in some movie watching time, mall time, hair salon time, girls bonding time and game time. First, let me tell ... , Alec had a basketball game that went great for his team. Their coach was in an energetic/peppy mood [more...]
Date: 2009-02-09 02:43:00
On hugs, stimulus packages and shoes: This week’s must-reads
There’s a ton of great information out there this week, so much that breaking it up and discussing it all separately would take months ... and training related information posted on the Web this week: Try to give hugs to more people at work ... . The team at G.Neil’s HR Forum put together a quick overview of how the stimulus plan will impact HR [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 17:14:00
A Padawan’s Journal, Entry #1: Writing in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Back in December of 2008 a Star Wars novel entitled (take a very deep breath) ... ). We decided we made a great team. So when he asked me to collaborate with him on PATTERNS, it was a no-brainer. Working on PATTERNS OF FORCE was fun, exciting and rewarding. Not only are the characters [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 17:00:19
Green Hot Tubs!
We are very proud of Watkins and wanted to share their environmentally friendly efforts! Congratulations Watkins! Keep up the great work ... to continuing education, and implementing energy efficiency and green practices. The energy team [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 14:36:11
Used Futures and the Aesthetics of Star Wars
Used Futures and the Aesthetics of Star Wars Torie Atkinson Prequels be damned, ... aeronautical design, corporate office furniture, and Vietnam-era politics are all woven into the great Star ... , to which Lucas was indebted (not just artistically or thematically—many members of his team had worked [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 22:05:41
Consulting
Big investments, perfect design, hours of work, great PPC campaign, ... of consultants to review their website, blog, press release distribution process, and social media presence ... , already in less than 3 hours our team found at least 14 serious mistakes which critically affected [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 00:53:00
5 Top Surgery Centers Performing More Than 10,000 Cases Per Year
Here are five great ASCs to know performing more than 10,000 cases a year. Center for Ambulatory Surgery (West Seneca, N.Y.) ... , urology, ENT, GYN, podiatry, neurosurgery, plastics/reconstructive Keys to building/maintaining ... and retaining talented, experienced individuals; working with an excellent anesthesia team that has a strong [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 13:26:28
Real Makes a Difference
Working at Real has many facets. We work hard, we create, collaborate and we have a lot of fun. Perhaps one of the more rewarding benefits to working at Real is the opportunity we have to give ... the year on our various events. It’s an employee driven team and it’s a great opportunity to meet new [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 20:27:47
Laptop, Homecoming, Work and Celebrations
Hello! Hello! How's your week so far? Mine is doing just great! And that's because my laptop is on its way to recovery! Yeah! We ( ... our Working Scholars who will be having their outing/ team building in a beach resort this weekend ... an audience with the City Mayor to let him know of our projects and programs either tomorrow [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 13:04:00
fring Application To Be Preinstalled On Samsung OmniaHD
I just got some great news for Samsung fans coming out of Barcelona. The fring team is hard at work at the MWC spreading the fring love and announcing fring's pre ... extends its deployment of fring's mobile internet community & communication application which [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 17:24:40
My-Data-Team - Can Data Entry Earn $6000 a Month
by Jackie Leech Most businesses do a good portion of their marketing and advertising on the web ... work is very efficient as it saves them on having to hire internally. This provides great ... that is called My-Data-Team which has around 27,000 members. There is a one time fee to sign [more...]
Date: 2009-03-12 00:12:33
Engage employees by being present in your communications
Great excitement yesterday in our home ... on their Blackberries – though many were just playing games. My daughter was somewhat indignant – not because ... sitting with a senior leadership team and one of the leaders was working away on his Blackberry [more...]
Date: 2009-03-11 21:03:37
Colaab Offers a Real-Time Alternative to Basecamp for Project Collaboration
If you’re like us, you have a business comprised of people working across the country (or world) ... that combines real-time group updates to video, audio, image, and text files while chatting with team ... a Business Online - 10 Great Tools For Online Business Communication - 12 Tools For Kickass Web Meetings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:33:16
Boot Camp for Google Analytics
Thursday, June 12, 2008 Did we say, "Boot Camp for Google Analytics?" How does that work, one might ask? ... team, and Justin Cutroni, Seminars For Success instructor and author of Google Analytics Short Cut. Our users often ask us about training opportunities, and this is a great one for both beginners [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 19:09:00
