Where Are All The Women In Digital Media? “I walked into the cocktail reception and I swore I was at a bachelor party.” Elaine Kunda, CEO of The Grindstone’s parent company, B5 Media, said this in her description of the cocktail party for the recent Annual Digital Summit Conference hosted by Digiday, the media company and community for professionals who work in the digital media, marketing and advertising industry. Elaine said the conference, which was held in Bonita Springs, Fla., was overloaded with males. At the cocktail reception she said there seemed to be only 15 women mixed in with the 100-plus male attendees. Out of 38 speakers, Elaine was also the only female to have her photo appear in the speaker list for the three-day conference. This unbalanced attendee ratio led us to wonder, where are all the women in digital media? Women were absolutely not excluded from the event, according to the Digiday team. Despite the success of the panel, there were few other females on the stage – or the audience.
enero 2012 Un proceso de diseño comienza casi siempre por la necesidad que tiene la empresa de RE-DISEÑAR, DISEÑAR ALGO NUEVO o muchas veces ADAPTAR UN DISEÑO, este parte de varias áreas de la compañía, pero es direccionado casi siempre por el área de mercadeo o los directivos. Cuando a ImasD llega un requerimiento se toma en cuenta todos los parámetros que debe o TIENE que cumplir para que sea exitoso para la empresa, pero por otro lado nos preocupa mucho que quiere y desea el usuario final, quien es el que compra y lo usa. Investigar es un proceso encaminado a encontrar conocimiento que se usara como punto de partida para desarrollar nuevos productos, con aplicaciones novedosas para el usuario. En ImasD evaluamos 4 pasos en la investigación con el fin de encontrar atributos nuevos que nos permitan hacer propuestas interesantes de alto valor para el consumidor y comenzar un proceso creativo lleno de insights, que no tiene la competencia y llevaran a un desarrollo centrado en el usuario y empresa.
What Works Better: Positive Reinforcement or Negative Reinforcement? A couple of weeks ago I found myself in the middle of a heated debate with a small group of women leaders at a networking reception. No, the debate wasn’t about who should play Christian in the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey movie (although the subject was touched on). Rather, the discussion focused around the best way to motivate teams through feedback. Half the party was all about positive reinforcement while the rest swore up and down that negative reinforcement got the best results. When I first started managing a team, giving feedback was one of the toughest lessons to learn. As a manager, your responsibility is to establish a path for performance growth and improvement for each member of your team. Why Are Both Types of Feedback Important? If you had asked me this question three years ago, I would have been a major cheerleader for positive feedback. Providing negative feedback is an essential tool for growth and development. The Right Feedback Ratio A Symbiotic Relationship
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Job Tips: Dealing With a Personal Crisis at Work By Noël Rozny Web Editor and Content Manager As much as we’d like it to be, life isn’t always perfect. People we love and care about get sick, our relationships can become strained, our kids misbehave, and our finances take a hit. Sometimes these personal crises are under our own control, but oftentimes they are not, which makes them especially hard to deal with when you have to get up and go to work every day. If you’re going through a time of personal crises (and let’s face it, we all have them), there may be times when you have no idea how to get through the work day. Don’t React There’s nothing worse than getting the dreaded “bad news” phone call in the middle of the work day. If you do need to leave, make sure to notify HR and your boss of the issue. Tell Someone With so much pressure to “keep it professional,” a lot of us shy away from talking about personal issues at work.
7 Signs Your Interview Went Well - On Careers (usnews.com) So you've had your job interview, and, as you wait to hear from the company, you keep replaying the interview in your mind and wondering how you did. But is there any way to know until you get an offer or rejection? No signs are 100 percent foolproof, but here are some indicators that the interview went well: 1. Related News How to Follow Up After an InterviewHow to Negotiate Your Way to Job SecurityUsing Facebook to Fire Up Your Career 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Again, none of these are foolproof. Alison Green is chief of staff for a medium-sized nonprofit where she oversees day-to-day management of the staff as well as hiring, firing, and staff development.
Tips to write a good reference letter | Study Abroad Letters of recommendation are used to gather additional information about a candidate for employment, graduate study or other opportunity and should tell how well an applicant accomplished what is laid out in the applicant’s résumé or CV. If a writer cannot think of supportive information to include in the reference letter, they should decline the applicant’s request for a recommendation, be candid, be helpful, and suggest another writer (if possible). Content of a reference letter The language of the recommendation letter should be formal and in the writer’s best prose. It is always better to write a letter of recommendation (LoR) on a letterhead. It should give an overall picture of the candidate's: Personal characteristicsPerformanceExperienceStrengthsCapabilitiesProfessional promise Recommendation letters must try to avoid vague statements and any statements of opinion should be clearly identified and explained. Parts of recommendation letter 1. Sample of a recommendation letter:
Asking for Recommendations - BCJobs.ca Career Advice Marketing would be nowhere without smiling and satisfied consumers recommending a purchase. And the written equivalent of this is the testimonial or recommendation. A few words singing a product’s praises – or a person’s praises – go a long way in building credibility. Testimonials have slipped into job hunting strategies, and rightly so; a job hunt is, after all, a self-marketing venture in which the employer purchases your services. But how is a job hunter to ask for a recommendation – it seems so bold!? Draft a list of those who know you well; if you have to remind them of who you are, they are unlikely to write about you with any useful and influential specifics. (Resist asking family and friends; LinkedIn or self-marketing documents such as the resume and cover letter are not the place for non-work-related or non-volunteer-related praises.) Ideally you should choose people who write well as a testimonial full of spelling and grammar errors will reflect badly on you.
How to cope with financial stress Monetary strain can be dealt with; you just need to face reality and take small steps. Farewell financial stress in seven simple steps. Put a stop to all the worrying and tackle your money anxieties once and for all. Recognise the signals These include only being able to meet the minimum due on credit cards, dread of opening mail for fear that it might be another bill, juggling credit cards, always being late in paying bills, using credit cards for basics such as food and avoiding thinking about finances. Face facts The situation won't go away and if you ignore things for too long they will become worse. Minimise contagion It can be hard to stay calm about your finances if you are surrounded by news of doom and gloom. Anchor yourself Anxiety makes us project into an imagined negative future. Get practical You have to earn more than you spend so make a budget that matches your income. Cultivate another type of wealth Focus on things that add value to life. Rebalance