Blog posts by Jennifer Randall

1. Day 1: Giants at work.

   posted by Jennifer Randall in Employee Engagement, in Miscellaneous, in Thank You with No Comments

   May 11

   There is no reason to be afraid of the giants I work with daily. But sometimes the sheer size of their collective spirit and talent is downright scary. Every day it amazes me, humbles me and makes me profoundly proud.

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2. Purposeful storytelling or artful engagement?

   posted by Jennifer Randall Development with No Comments

   Mar 10

   I recently received the March issue of Inc. magazine. In it, there were many examples of engaging the audience with a story. I enjoyed reading Jason Fried’s article entitled “How to Get Good at Making Money.”

   Of course, I was drawn to his article on the title alone; however, I was immediately hooked by his story about learning to play drums. Not because I want to play drums, but because it was a story about learning something new and I was able to relate.

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3. So this is what a milestone feels like.

   posted by Jennifer Randall Thank You with No Comments

   Feb 11

   I feel like I should be holding a sign or something. Maybe a couple. One could say Welcome. Another: We’re Glad You’re Here. Yet another might have Hooray or Let’s Celebrate. Now that I think about it, I’m going to need a lot more hands to do a proper job of hosting this grand opening of our new site.

   That’s because I’ll also need a sign that says The Best Is Yet to Come. And if I give in to some of our more exuberant Maesteroites, there’s sure to be one that says just Awesome! I could also see a Just Watch Us Now sign.

   But my conscientious self would probably win out with a more reassuring placard. Something like Taking Care of Business. Because, in spite of all the excitement, that’s always job one.

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