2016 was a huge year in my life. I was married, bought a home, and joined netlogx, all before December! Although stress ran high for most of the year proceeding these big events, it was very nice to receive such a warm welcome from everyone at netlogx during my whole period of onboarding which continued [...]
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a small group of young people (still in college) who were interested in our company and what we do and how there might be a fit with their career goals. This led to me telling part of the story of my career and to this blog post. [...]
The Aloha Spirit lives even almost 5,000 miles away. For any of you who are familiar with the State of Hawaii, the residents pride themselves on exhibiting the Aloha Spirit. According to Serge Kahili King, author of The Aloha Spirit, a.k.a. “The Little Pink Booklet of Aloha”, the “The Aloha Spirit is a well-known reference [...]
Joan what brings you joy? This is hard for me to answer; I tend not to think in terms of what brings me joy, but more in terms of being content. Great moments can bring huge excitement, but then like a sugar rush, there’s a hangover. I strive to do or see things that make [...]
In the two years that I’ve worked for netlogx, I’ve heard a wide range of reactions when I tell someone that I work for a woman-owned business. Regardless of the details in my thirty-second elevator pitch about netlogx and what we do, that particular detail always draws a comment. And from other women, those comments [...]
This was an interesting session at Novi and I do recommend reading the above book. This is a brief synopsis of Chapter 1 of the book through my lens. None of us have a bias, right? Wrong, it exists in all of us to some degree! Typically bias is around gender, age, and race. To [...]
“Beyond the misery: getting the implementation strategy right” - Presented by Thresette Briggs and Cindy Allen Stuckey Tony Dungy, the renowned former football coach for the Indianapolis Colts once said that you don't win on excuses, you win on execution. He couldn't be more right. Today corporate America faces many challenges, and past history does [...]
You’re finally able to pass a highway driver in the fast lane, who is driving anything but fast. “What in the world are they thinking and why are they such idiots?” This is what you are thinking as you scowl at them while shaking your head and aggressively accelerating to re-establish your superiority on the [...]
I was invited to the conference, at no cost, courtesy of one of the organizers. They called it the “Tipping Point” because “we are at a point in time where nothing we can do is going to stop Big Data becoming a force in business and organizations around the world.” It was fascinating to listen [...]
As most business owners can attest, building a business from the ground up often comes with some growing pains. Sometimes it can be harder than expected to attract new customers. Other times, new start-ups might not have enough capital to invest as heavily in sales, marketing, and public relations as their larger, full-grown competitors. Regardless [...]
