About Me
Quoted: 10 Business Buzzwords It’s Time to Retire
A big thank you to Meg Hall of Creative Kitsune and NCR Silver for using me as a source for their blog post: 10 Business Buzzwords It’s Time to Retire Following on my series of blog posts on effective messaging towards problem solving, and my ongoing series on buzzwords to avoid, Meg called me up…
Read MoreMy Interview on the JC Style website
Thank you to my friend and business contact Claudia Valaperti for posting our brief interview on your website. Claudia is the founder and manager at Jewelry Color & Style, an online image consulting service specializing in your jewelry and accessory profile. She studied gemology in Switzerland and Canada and then moved to Zurich where she…
Read MoreMy Favourite Tipples – Communication and Project Management
My newest Jinfo piece, written for their blog [no subscription required] is in their My Favourite Tipples series. Check out some of my go-to online resources in the areas of communication and project management: My Favourite Tipples from a strategic consultant
Read MoreJinfo Article – Data analytics as the domain of the information professional
My latest article for Jinfo is now live [Subscription required]. If you have a Jinfo subscription, you can read the article here: Data analytics as the domain of the information professional I discuss the many moving parts of a data analytics project, and the ways in which information professionals can contribute both through their day-to-day…
Read MoreMy interview on PowerTalk15
Thank you Valerie Duggins for the great interview and Ires Alliston for organizing this month of PowerTalk15 Facebook live events. Here is my 15 minute interview with Valerie, where she asks me about what I do and how I work. I have two more sessions on December 6th and 14th, always 10AM. Valerie is a…
Read MoreJinfo Article – The secret to self-service success
Subscription Required Thank you again Jinfo for publishing my piece on the evolution of online content services from newsletters, to platforms, to self-service solutions. As part of Jinfo’s Research Focus, “Define and manage value for current awareness“, this article looks at self-service tools and how information professionals can give their end-users a sense of control in the…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Switzerland
I lived in Switzerland for 15 years, and it remained my “home-base” during the itinerant years of university and graduate studies. August 1st – today – Switzerland celebrates it’s national holiday, or Independence Day. And so, à propos of nothing else, here are some thoughts on the Swiss flag.
Read MoreMy Articles in Jinfo
Thank you Jinfo for allowing me two bylines in one week. The first is subscription only and part of Jinfo’s research on “Benchmark Information Roles“. My contribution discusses Three steps to prosperous business partnerships. From my experience in various roles of business relationships – vendor client and collaborator – I discuss an effective strategy for maximizing these relationships…
Read MoreBack to the Source
On my very first day at Vassar College I learned the school mantra: “Back to the Source“. Academically, I was home. I did not yet know that I would go on to get degrees in Classical Greek and Art Connoisseurship concentrating in Mannerism. Nor did I know I would become the proof-and-validation steward in business environments.…
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