Whether it’s for marketing and lead generation, or internal corporate communications, live-streaming and on-demand video content has become a backbone for organizations large and small. The most powerful, intuitive, and flexible virtual/hybrid events, video production, and live-streaming solutions are required to help organizations own their brand and deliver fully customized video experiences. Former Avaya and Openwave CEO, Kevin J. Kennedy, describes the value he’s gained from leveraging video as a vital element in his executive communications strategy in the short video below.
Obviously, the ad campaign and its magical button were simply a metaphor for the convenience associated with doing business with Staples. However, the campaign and its now iconic button became wildly successful because they touched a nerve, tapping into something more primal: our innate desire for simplicity. It is easy to understand the metaphor’s appeal. The thought of pushing a button and something, or someone, resolving the day’s challenges is infinitely attractive.
The image conveyed dovetailed perfectly with the times and our building expectations of convenience delivered just in time via the promise of a technically enhanced future. More alluring still was the implication that a push of the button, or its app equivalent, would enable us to transfer the burden of daily life and, with it, personal responsibility. Nice, right?
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Jan-Mar 2023
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In my work, I have observed that leaders and team members depend on each other for career security and social stability. In large-scale projects, the stakes are big, and so is the risk associated with failure.
In my work, I have observed that leaders and team members depend on each other for career security and social stability. In large-scale projects, the stakes are big, and so is the risk associated with failure.
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rom my longstanding journey of working in large teams and cross-functional teams, I have personally experienced that the single biggest factor in ensuring peak performance of self and others is TRUST.
I have also learned that even before trust, one needs to inculcate an important skill: being vulnerable. There is always a risk and fear of failure when we work with others within and across teams. This stems from the two imperatives:
- Inability to show vulnerability
- Lack of trust
As Ernest Hemmingway once said, “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.”
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Turiya Uncharted
Turiya (pronounced Tuh-Ree-Ahh) is defined in Hindu philosophy as “pure consciousness.” It’s sometimes interpreted as a background for the three states of consciousness: waking, dreaming, and dreamless deep sleep. It can also be defined as the fourth state of consciousness.
Uncharted: an area of land or sea not mapped or surveyed.
ne fateful day back in the fall of 2018, my husband David returned home from a busy day of teaching several back-to-back hot yoga classes at a popular studio in Anchorage and told me he wanted to start teaching yoga to men in prison. He confessed to me that while his classes were consistently filled to maximum capacity, he felt unfulfilled. Yoga wasn’t reaching a broad enough audience and was only being accessed by those with disposable income who could afford it.
Plan Tomorrow Today
ver time, I have found myself performing what many people consider a “ritual” during the first month of each year. For me, this ritual or process is part of a meaningful journey and is one of the best presents I give myself—that of setting me-time to plan the agenda for the year.
Establishing time to get away from the everyday busy craziness is a crucial exercise. Think about it: If we make that kind of adjustment for our family, work, church, professional associations, and community, why not do it for ourselves? Dedicating this space ensures that I have enough time assigned to focus on my own goals and be inspired to stride ahead.
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People: The Key to Success
ears into my career as an executive recruiter and coach, I woke up one morning and had an epiphany: The recruiting system was broken.
“Our HR is terrible.”
“Our internal recruiters aren’t getting the job done.”
“Recruiters aren’t trained to fill so many positions.”
These are just a few statements I’ve heard throughout the years I’ve worked with leaders. Many were under the impression that they had a recruiting problem when in reality it was only a symptom of a deeper issue within their organization. They didn’t have a recruiting problem; instead, they had a strategy problem.
How does an engineer become a business leader? More importantly, how do we enable today’s technologists to become tomorrow’s leaders?
ow does an engineer become a business leader? More importantly, how do we enable today’s technologists to become tomorrow’s leaders?
Engineering, at its core, is just using the context of technology to solve business challenges. It’s a craft that can’t be perfected and requires practitioners to continually educate, and reeducate, themselves to find the newest and most efficient ways to solve complicated problems. The language of engineering is robust, and the team collaboration is extremely nuanced. The engineering community has revolutionized business processes and redefined the way we think about incremental product development. All that said, why don’t we see more members of the technology community represented in the ranks of senior leadership in business? Aren’t innovation, problem-solving, diligence, collaboration skills, discipline, and process improvement supposed to be some of the most cherished traits in business leadership?
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Become an Altruistic Mischief-Maker
hile being heavily reprimanded by my department head, my internal voice reminded me that I did good work, even if getting in trouble was the result. An organization’s immune system will fight like hell to protect the way it operates, even if that hinders achieving its stated goals or vision. This isn’t the first time I’ve been singled out as the cause of friction because I identified and solved a problem outside of traditional channels. It won’t be the last. Accept it. Learn from it.
I’ve experienced this type of tension my entire life, and until recently I thought it was a bug in the way I operated. Only in the last few years have I realized it’s a feature that I have to offer. I can now look back to see a throughline of positive outcomes despite the reactions I’ve experienced. As a mentor told me years ago, “There is such a thing as good trouble.” In learning to embrace what some might call my quirky skill set of challenging the status quo in short periods within various roles, I finally found a title that feels right: Altruistic Mischief-Maker.
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“I can’t take it with me.”
his statement was offered to me by an older gentleman as we lounged by the pool in Lahaina, Hawaii. He was not talking about money or material possessions. Rather, he was speaking of time—time with his staff and colleagues, fun time with his friends and neighbors, and meaningful time with his grandchildren, his kids, and his lovely wife.
Indeed, we cannot take with us what we let pass or let go of in the first place.
As this man and I exchanged pleasantries about our lives, families, and careers, he shared how his personal choices often negatively affected time with others. His insights reminded me of two Greek terms I learned years ago: Chronos and Kairos.
- Chronos Time is the measure of quantitative time or an exact time such as years, hours, minutes, or seconds. Chronos is constant, counted, and extrinsic, meaning it is occurring outside of and/or beyond our control.
- Kairos Time measures the fullness of time; it marks the moments, feelings, and other qualitative periods in which we live. Kairos is an experienced sense of time and hence is quite intrinsic and unique to each of us.
We all get the same amount of Chronos, and what we choose to do with that time either creates, lures or distracts us from meaningful Kairos.
“I can’t take it with me.”
his statement was offered to me by an older gentleman as we lounged by the pool in Lahaina, Hawaii. He was not talking about money or material possessions. Rather, he was speaking of time—time with his staff and colleagues, fun time with his friends and neighbors, and meaningful time with his grandchildren, his kids, and his lovely wife.
Indeed, we cannot take with us what we let pass or let go of in the first place.
As this man and I exchanged pleasantries about our lives, families, and careers, he shared how his personal choices often negatively affected time with others. His insights reminded me of two Greek terms I learned years ago: Chronos and Kairos.
- Chronos Time is the measure of quantitative time or an exact time such as years, hours, minutes, or seconds. Chronos is constant, counted, and extrinsic, meaning it is occurring outside of and/or beyond our control.
- Kairos Time measures the fullness of time; it marks the moments, feelings, and other qualitative periods in which we live. Kairos is an experienced sense of time and hence is quite intrinsic and unique to each of us.
We all get the same amount of Chronos, and what we choose to do with that time either creates, lures or distracts us from meaningful Kairos.
Sara Erickson, founder and owner of AlaSkins, a premium pet treat company. Photo by Shad Selby.
Turns Out, Hard Things Are Really Hard…
’ve always chosen to do hard things. It started early in life, as it just seemed that doing normal things were often boring. Perhaps it’s part of some suppressed entanglement of childhood and wanting to prove myself, but I do find it interesting that people who felt ignored as children often do amazing feats in life trying to prove their worth. I’m not even sure I felt ignored, more like I was left out of the party being the youngest. You see, I come from an incredible family of overachievers, so it’s hard to keep up and stay in center focus when you have constant competition! I decided that introducing a new industry to the state of Alaska, pushing for a zero-waste mentality, and changing the way we do things in the commercial fishing industry seemed like the right project to tackle.
Leading with Passion
Prior to starting my business, I made a documentary exposing the dangers of farmed salmon,1 owned an online seafood store,2 sold fresh fish directly to fish markets and restaurants, exported Alaska salmon to Mexico,3 and teamed with a Napa winery to pair Alaskan fish with their wines.4 I know the ins and outs of Alaska fisheries from catching to selling, but in 2016 the timing was finally right to focus on a passion I had been thinking about since I was a little girl.
Sara Erickson, founder and owner of AlaSkins, a premium pet treat company. Photo by Shad Selby.
Turns Out, Hard Things Are Really Hard…
’ve always chosen to do hard things. It started early in life, as it just seemed that doing normal things were often boring. Perhaps it’s part of some suppressed entanglement of childhood and wanting to prove myself, but I do find it interesting that people who felt ignored as children often do amazing feats in life trying to prove their worth. I’m not even sure I felt ignored, more like I was left out of the party being the youngest. You see, I come from an incredible family of overachievers, so it’s hard to keep up and stay in center focus when you have constant competition! I decided that introducing a new industry to the state of Alaska, pushing for a zero-waste mentality, and changing the way we do things in the commercial fishing industry seemed like the right project to tackle.
Leading with Passion
Prior to starting my business, I made a documentary exposing the dangers of farmed salmon,1 owned an online seafood store,2 sold fresh fish directly to fish markets and restaurants, exported Alaska salmon to Mexico,3 and teamed with a Napa winery to pair Alaskan fish with their wines.4 I know the ins and outs of Alaska fisheries from catching to selling, but in 2016 the timing was finally right to focus on a passion I had been thinking about since I was a little girl.
Change Is Always Constant
ike many people experienced, 2022 for me was no joke. Although being a leader sometimes means you have to find the humor—no matter how dark, in different situations. I don’t think the year set out to kill me, but I do know it held me by my feet over a cliff and dared me to talk back a few times.
Things were strange enough for me in 2021, a decision to move a world away to New York City during a pandemic being the least of them. This past year had things on life’s “bingo card” I just didn’t expect.
In March of 2022, I gave a nervous three-month notice to my long-time employer, The Yard House. To be sure, I had conflicting feelings about leaving the company.
Self-Leadership is a Journey
Reliving your past mistakes and decisions probably isn’t your idea of fun. However, if your actions are the manifestations of your personality, then examining your past will help you better understand yourself.
by Brian Walch
ou can learn a lot about somebody by watching what they do. But how much time do you spend watching yourself?
At the beginning of 2022, I had a big decision to make. I was offered a senior position to help lead our firm into a new chapter. It was an exciting offer with a great team, and I knew we’d be successful.
It should have been an easy decision. Logically and financially, it made sense. It was a good move for my career, but I was wavering, and I wasn’t sure why.
Five years earlier I had voluntarily stepped out of a similar role. At the time, it felt like the only decision available. However, I hadn’t stopped second-guessing myself.
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