Archive for February, 2011
Geoff Caras
CTO, Co-founder at Buyful
San Francisco Bay Area
Teams that are highly productive are “addictive.” When we encounter them at work, we want to belong or enlist their members to boost our own teams. Once we’ve been part of such a team, we strive to recreate its special energy in every work group to which we belong. Because highly productive teams work in a “zone” where the work product is greater than the sum of the capabilities of the members, I call them “super teams.”
Kathleen Burns
Experienced Leader in Professional Services and Client Facing Operations
Greater Denver Area
Would you ever enter a business meeting with your fly unzipped or toilet paper stuck to your heel? Of course not. Yet business men and women expose themselves to the same types of gaffe when writing with haste. “John sent copies to Beth and I,” is the equivalent of spinach wedged in your front teeth.
Perhaps email was the beginning of “social media.” It brought an immediacy to written communication, as well as more frequent opportunities to embarrass oneself in public. Blogs, while less immediate, introduced individuality and personality to corporate or business publications. Blog replies or comments, however, are more like very public emails. While IM (Instant Messaging) and texting appear to remain in the “personal” realm, Twitter puts it all together: immediacy, individuality, personality, and (uh-oh) business publication.
Chris Woodhead
Managing Director / General Manager at Cincom Systems Inc.
Bradford United Kingdom
Whenever processes are complex many of us wish that we had an expert looking over our shoulder guiding and helping us – but in a these times of financial turbulence few organizations can afford that luxury and many are looking to reduce costs in every way possible.
For many organizations reducing costs means less people and very often training is an early casualty; the people who are left are expected to do more with fewer resources – and with less or even in some extreme cases no training.
Keith Taylor
Exigen Capital
San Francisco Bay Area
I am a member of several free-to-join professional websites that allow me to network with other similar credentialed professionals, and that provide me both a chance to build my Whuffie* and gain access to others more experienced in areas I may need to tap into from time to time. Some sites work hard to make sure they’re not overwhelmed with ‘service providers’ trying to gain access to a customer or client base, yet most remain unregulated in terms of validated “advice” from their constituents. There have been many times when I have been appalled at the confident, yet completely invalid response to a question in one of these online communities. For these sites to be successful, they need to encourage their member professionals to more actively self-monitor to ensure incorrect / invalid advice is kept in check.
- Marc Ussini, Marketing at Vector Health
- Suzanne Carrasco, Director‚ New Media Marketing at Watson Pharma‚ Inc.
- Ken Lowy, Regional Sales Director – Florida at CoStar Group
- Matt Reid, Vice President of Sales at Eucalyptus Systems‚ Inc.
- Joe Hanna, Sr. VP and COO at McGrath RentCorp
- Alison Brandt, VP of Sales at Revionics
- Wendy Snelson, Sales Director at Walt Disney World
- Calvin Rackley, RVP Texas at Averitt Express
- Jim Nicol, Executive Vice President Products at Kofax
- Vasu Desikachary, Director‚ Business Development and ISV Relations at Sage
- Jeffrey J. Kreutzer‚ Mba‚ Mpm‚ Pmp, Adjunct Instructor | Project & Portfolio Management at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- Austin Tanney, Scientific Liaison Manager at Almac Diagnostics
- Stuart Sweetser, Senior Vice President at Paradigm Management Services‚ LLC
- Matt Lamb, Executive Vice President – Director of Retail Banking at Community Bank Partners
- Alan Mcintosh, President at Verify‚ Inc.
- Greg Witten, Director of Merchant Sales at Mercury Payment Systems
- Dan Tamblyn, Alternate Delivery Channels [contract] at Deloitte Canada
- Sphr Sylvia Hollingworth Reichle, Director of Human Resources at OpenWorks
- Moon Leung, Vice President at SCAN Health Plan
- Amy Spittle Blasi, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing at KemperSports Management
- Mark Grimse, Vice President IT at Rambus
- Bob Nybe, Art Director/Animator at AOL
- Cheryl Maliwanag, Director at Girl Scout Council of Orange County
- P J. Lewis, Director‚ Licensed Entertainment at Mattel‚ Inc
- Penny Madden, VP Business Devt at Senn-Delaney Leadership
- Dwyane Algarin, Vice President Human Resources at
- Michael Ching, Director‚ Strategic Marketing at Rambus
- Allison Hoffman, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at ALM
- Brian Gegan, Senior Vice President of Technology at Eyefinity/OfficeMate
- Bill Grimes, Wal*Mart National Account Manager at McCue Corporation
- Brian Godau, Vice President at CB Richard Ellis
- Dan Stellmaker, Director of Sales at GES Expo Services
- Maryanne Coughlin, Director‚ Emerging Trends and Investments at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Matthew Foskett, Manager‚ Enterprise Common Services – Core Technologies at Bridgewater Associates
- Bob Fary, VP of Strategic Alliances at Inogen
- James , Vice President Business Development at Cargojet Aiways Limited
- Jim Dickson, Regional Sales Manager at Federal Verification
- Doug Deardorf, CEO at NiSoft
- David A. Rosen, President & CEO at Acrelic Interactive
- Frank Heenan, Director of Marketing/Product Management at Activant Solutions‚ Inc
- Steve Zackon, Senior Sales Director at Leading Enterprise Software Company
- Meredith Ashley, Director‚ Licensing at Brandgenuity
- Sean Trigony, Co-Founder at Revinate‚ LLC
- Bala Ramachandran, VP Business Development at InfoSTEP
- Jim Peevey, Chairman of the Board-San Diego at The Barnabas Group
- Ralph Wasner, Vice President‚ Information Technology at AFFINA
- David Macarios, Executive Director‚ Global Health Economics at Amgen
- Antti Mäkitalo, Head of IT at Pöyry Infra AG
- Deborah L. Faust, Vice President‚ Strategic Growth and Development at Meniscus Limited
- Joe Didato, Regional Vice President‚ Northeast at Cox Digital Solutions
- Wei Ding, VP Roxio Engineering at Rovi
- Alan Ellison, SVP Acquisitions and Integration at US Bank
- Charles Anastos, Sr. Vice President at Beacon Partners
- Tom Maguire, VP‚ Mobile at Dolby Laboratories
- John Miller, Senior Project Manager at AECOM
- Mauricio Valencia, Director of Business Development at L-3 Communications
- Craig Hoskins, Senior Vice President – Sales at Performance Food Group
- David Mcnamara, Director Business Development & AV at BWI
- Sameer Bhutiani, Director International Ecommerce at Sears Holdings Corporation
- Ken Murgia, Northeast Regional Sales Director at Allergan Medical
- Brian Tamminen, Experienced Product Management / Business Executive | Seeking New Opportunity at
- Charles Henyon, Executive Managing Director at Studley
- Michael Lintell, Managing Director and Chief Strategy Officer at MLL Capital Partners
- Brian Roelofs, Director of Sales at Gold’n Plump Poultry’
- Cheryl Carmel; Cissp, Director Security and Compliance at SunGard Availability Services
- Susan Giles Bischak, President at Giles & Company‚ Strategic Business Consultants
- Darrin Johnson, VP of Sales at Tastefully Simple‚ Inc.
- Danny O’Neill’, Sr. Vice President–Sales & Marketing at Flatirons Solutions
- Steve Davis, Director GM/HBC/Grocery Nonfoods at Weis Markets
- J Mark Wipper, Vice President and Wealth Management Consultant at The Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank
- Carol Nardi, Director Design Strategy and Innovation at Kraft Foods
- Francesca Vollaro, Sr. Vice President‚ Relocation at The Pasha Group
- Samantha Trinh, Director at Frontier Communications
- Kathleen Hohenstein, Senior Manager of Retail Implementation at Delhaize America
- Rudolf Melik, CEO at Tenrox
- Manoj Israni, Owner at Blue Cross Laboratories Ltd.
- Umar Mujeeb, Supply Chain Leader at Clipper Windpower
- Rob Klapper, CEO at insurance.com
- Jennifer White, Civilian Oversight at Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP
- Zal Tepper, Dir.‚ Supply Chain at Barksdale Div.‚ Crane Corp
- Vishwa Prasad, Vice President Technology at InfoSTEP
- Erik Heath, Chief Technology Officer at peerVue LLC
- Joe Artime, Corporate Accounts Solutions Executive at McKesson Provider Technologies
- Angela Suriano, HR Business Partner at AlliedTPro and Kuoni Destination Management USA
- Gerry Harrington, Consultant at Ultra
- Frank Hutton, CEO / COO / PRESIDENT at PRO GOLF OF AMERICA
- Christine Johnson, Director‚ Global IT Business Solutions at Quintiles
- Arlene Dalida, Principal at Kunst Solutions Corporation
- Eric Shangle, Director of Human Resources at Clift / Morgans Hotel Group
- Dennis Alexander, Sr. Director Resource Management at Shaw Energy & Chemicals
- Laura L Lopez, Regional HR Manager at Canoe-Ventures
- Jim Michael, Associate Director‚ ITS at California State University‚ Fresno
- Lisa Zambrano, Director‚ CPA at KPMG
- Eric Krueger, CFO at Sherman Hospital
- Spencer Cook, Animation Director at Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Ryan Wiersdorf, Director‚ Client Solutions at O.C. Tanner
- Karen Moss, Experienced senior professional services manager with extensive project management expertise at
- Nivedita Sengupta , Delegate Sales Executive at World Trade Group
- Johnny Laurent, VP & GM‚ Employer Solutions at Sage
- Bryan Whitehead, Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Gary Goodman, Senior Vice President at Passco Companies‚ LLC
- Mark Kendall, Senior VP of Sales at YBP Library Services
- Coleen Conklin, Vice President‚ Marketing at Premium Outlets | Simon
- John Simpson, snr management at capgemini
- Bruce Brenneman, Vice President Real Estate at CBS Outdoor
- Terri Drushel, Vice President at Hylant Group
- Bruce Currivan, Technical Director at Broadcom
- Angela Garrett, Director of Development at Goodwill/Easter Seals
- Michael Thoresen, Board of Advisors at College for Creative Studies
- Dave Perbix, VP of Account Management at StrataCare‚ Inc.
- Gary Sorsher, Vice President of Quality at Endologix‚ Inc.
- Michael Moore, Management Consultant at Seeking a new career opportunity
- Craig Gledhill, Vice President at Cisco Systems Linksys
- Sheeza Hussain, Senior Commercial Marketing Manager‚ IT Solutions and Connectivity at Hill Rom
- Brian Keeter, Director‚ Public Affairs at Auburn University
- John Manry, VP Product Development at Sage Software
- Daryl Gest, IT Director at Provision Ministry Group
- Chris Brazil, Corporate VP Sales and Marketing at Outreach Services Companies
- John Petrone, SVP & CTO at Autobytel
- Kelly Mcintosh, Executive Director‚ Global Human Resources at Paragon Biomedical
- Bill Fuller, FAE Director at Broadcom Corporation
- Daniel Rossignol, Sales Director at Geminare Incorporated
- Larry Nowicki, Vice President‚ Sales at FAS‚ LLC
- Allan Davis, Business Development‚ Sales and Marketing Leader- Seeking New Opportunities-Start-up and International Experience at
- Ashok Patel, Senior Director – JDA Performance Engineering at JDA Software
- Shane Mullinix, Vice President at Transwestern
- Cybelle Brown, Vice President of Brand Solutions at BET
- Barbara Matthews, Director of Design Consulting at Allen Communication Learning Services
- Lawrence Mielnicki, Executive Vice President‚ Retail Risk Analytics and Basel II Compliance at PNC Bank
- Ivan Liang, Area Head Business Development & Network Consultant‚ East Asia at American Express
- Frank Lepera, Senior Managing Director at Cogswell Realty LLC
- David Atkins, Chief Marketing Officer at Acceller‚ Inc.
- Alan Wright, Sr. Vice President of Strategy at Caris Diagnostics
- Guy Dimaggio, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Integration at Fifth Third Processing Solutions‚ LLC
- Vicki Bartlett, Business Development Manager at Watkins Meegan LLC
- Saratoga Convention And Tourism Bureau, Perfect from Start to Finish! at Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau
- Ralph Brubach, Business Development Executive at IBM Global Services
- Mary Renner Beech, Vice President/General Manager‚ Studio Franchise Development and Marketing at Disney Consumer Products
- Chetan Bhat, eBusiness at Fiserv Output Solutions
- Mba Eric Wynstin Walton Phd, Regional Sales Director at Cephalon
- Alison Kennedy, Senior Vice President‚ Sales at Glam Media
- Brian Brobst, Vice President at Truland Systems Corporation
- Donna Goldsmith, Chief Operating Officer‚ WWE at
- Trevor Creary, Director Systems Engineering at Broadcom Corp.
- Jahangir Naina, COO / Executive Director at Symphony BPO
- Greg Nabholz, Senior Investment Advisor at Sperry Van Ness – Nabholz Properties
- Tom Thimot, President and CEO at CaseCentral
- Rex Brown, Vice President Sales Operations at Advantage Performance Group
- Karen Melton, Membership Development Committee Chairperson at Rotary Club of Cleveland
- Venkat Shamapant, SVP of Sales at SemanticSpace Technologies
- James Rushton, Vice President‚ Service Business Development at Encompass Service Solutions
- Ed Lundeen, Senior Vice President‚ Business Operations at Eclipse Aerospace‚ Inc
- Blake Morrison, Senior Director‚ Medical Science Liaisons at Onyx Pharmaceuticals
- Angie Mikkelson, Director Client Solutions at O.C. Tanner Company
- Brian Lowenthal, VP at Senn-Delaney Leadership
- Steven Schraibman, President at ARCOR‚ Inc.
- Nick Sporck, Engineering Fellow at Formfactor
- Mark Wood, Director‚ Software Development at Altec Products‚ Inc.
- Russ Mellott, Vice-President‚ Sales at Activant Solutions
- Garrett Saito, Vice President‚ Logistics at Apria Healthcare
- Keith Scott, CEO at Ultracell
- Kathleen Fraher, VP‚ Compliance/BSA Officer at Silvergate Bank
- Andy Maguire, Owner at BCG
- Pedro Rosario, Project Director Master Plan at McNeil Consumer Healthcare
- Brian Lurie, Demo Solution Architect at SAP America
- Anthony Sclafani, Asst. Director‚ Collaboration Services and Application Development at Purdue Pharma
- Shawn Ball, Director of Finance‚ CFO at Freescale Semiconductor
- Bruce Horner, Marketing Principal at Travelocity
- Chris Long, Director of Entertainment at the Phillies
- Chuck Breidenbach, Managing Director of MDC Retail Property Group at Mountain Development Corporation
- Bert Sletten, Manager ERP Applications – PeopleSoft at City of Minneapolis
- Dale Yu, Chair at CPTR‚ AAPS
- Mark Smith, Senior Network Design Engineer at Sunesys
- Justin Hill, Sr. Principal at MulvannyG2 Architecture
- Kiran Bindra, Co-Founder & Managing Director at InStyle Exchange
David Hopkins
Change Management / Business Development Director at Touchpoint Change Consulting
Manchester United Kingdom
One of the perennial problems of business cases is that is they seem to offer so much certainty in theory, but are stubbornly unpredictable in practice.
The problem is that the solutions that we develop in workshops and in on paper are unencumbered by the messiness of the real world. They rarely take into account the compromises and complexities necessary to make a change work let alone the reaction of the organisation to the change itself.
David Meissner
V.P. Solution Services at Prometric
Baltimore Maryland Area
For thousands of years nearly all commerce was conducted locally with the buying experience highly personal. The competition was very well known, the cost of supplies and labor quite similar and the opportunities for innovation and product differentiation limited. In today’s global marketplace, in which your largest competitor is just as likely to be on the other side of the globe as across town, how do you establish and maintain your edge?
Devin C. Hughes
Senior Sales Director at CONNECT
Greater San Diego Area
Most would agree that our economy is still not in the greatest shape. The healthcare market is still going through some major changes. Many hospitals are cutting back on services, reducing the number of vendors and slashing costs. I think you might agree that there is certainly less low hanging fruit right now in many instances and you may have to work on your vertical leap to land a new customer. It always helps if you can leap tall buildings at a single bound.
Chris A. O’Connor
CFO/ COO
Orange County California Area
I’m a big football fan. It’s the second greatest team sport next to Rugby in my opinion. Before I get too far into this blog entry, it is not my intent to alienate the fairer sex or those folks that might not have as great a fervor for sports or its imagery in analogies.
Regardless of anyone’s favorite players, teams, or sports, whether you are a die-hard fan or merely ‘jump on the band wagon’ as the respective playoffs wind down at the end of each season, there is an atmosphere of hope, anticipation, a little fear or dread for a letdown, & passion for your team of choice to win! The same applies for your company when competing for a new major client or project. There are so many directions to go with this, but Winning is what it is all about!