by Nina | Feb 23, 2009 | Innovation, Leadership
You know the type. They are there in your office somewhere – a flash in their eyes, a zing in their step, a perspective that surprises. And while we all consider ourselves to be creative on some level, there are those in your business who really do walk to a different...
by Nina | Feb 19, 2009 | Blogging, Communication, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Podcasts, Social Media
Recently, I had an opportunity to talk with Brian Roger of Social Media Today and its sister site MyVenturePad.com. Brian writes for these online, B2B social communities on topics that help companies use social media to connect with and build deep relationships...
by Nina | Feb 9, 2009 | Corporate Performance, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Strategy
With governments around the world developing economic stimulus packages and high level meetings of the world’s leading politicians (Davos) and thinkers (TED) – there is clearly a lot of activity and talk around growth, innovation and productivity. In amongst all this...
by Nina | Jan 30, 2009 | Crisis Management, Leadership, Nina Simosko
In the current economic climate, companies across the world are trying to figure out how to best weather the storm. Layoffs have seemingly become the norm; just google “layoffs” or look here and you’ll see what I mean. Such dire circumstances leave...
by Nina | Jan 27, 2009 | Blogging, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Podcasts, Stevie Awards, Women
In November 2008, I was humbled by being named the winner of the 5th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the “Best Executive – Service Businesses – More than 2,500 Employees”. This was truly an honor and I can only again point to and...
by Nina | Jan 22, 2009 | Leadership, Nina Simosko, Women
Late last year the Global Gender Gap report was released. This report by the World Economic Forum covers 92% of the world population and delivers some surprising findings. Of the 130 countries studied, 87 have narrowed the gender gap since 2007. Norway, Finland and...