What’s the difference between a strategist and a fortune teller?

What’s the difference between a strategist and a fortune teller?

I would imagine fortune tellers see an increase in business at the end of each year. It tends to be when most of us stop and wonder about what the future – the next year and beyond – really holds. Fortune tellers oblige our curiosity and look into a crystal ball to...
Stay Green in 2018!

Stay Green in 2018!

I patiently waited as the pear sitting on my kitchen counter turned the perfect shade of yellow. As I cut into it, my excitement turned to disgust as the inside was brown and mushy. Ray Kroc, owner of McDonald’s, once said “When you’re green, you’re growing. When your...
Social Relationships will Fuel Change in 2018

Social Relationships will Fuel Change in 2018

What’s your goal for 2018? “Focus” is a good word to describe how I will approach my personal goals. I am an Assistant Professor teaching in Organization Development, Change, Marketing, Strategic Leadership, Management and Cultural Communications and Team...
Asking the Magic 8 Ball – Stepping into 2018

Asking the Magic 8 Ball – Stepping into 2018

Making plans for the upcoming year, and sometimes even just for a week, can feel like an impossible task. At times it is hard to predict what lies ahead and what might happen. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a crystal ball to show us what lies ahead? Or even just a...
Professional Goals and Predictions: NISM’s December Blog Series

Professional Goals and Predictions: NISM’s December Blog Series

We received such great feedback about our #AllHallowsReadNISM series (October’s blog posts about the marketing mistakes that scare our SMS community), we decided to try another theme for December – goals and predictions. We asked our SMS community to share both! 2018...
Get Social at Work

Get Social at Work

Social technology use in the workplace often includes goals of enhancing productivity, influencing efficient collaboration and fostering a rich environment of communication.  According to recent research by McKinsey & Company, 72% of all companies use social...