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Posted on 04/03/2012 - 7:37am | Technology
The multifunction device is living up to its name and re-inventing what it means to be “multi-functional.”
A multifunction device, sometimes abbreviated MFD, is an all-purpose piece of equipment that prints, faxes, copies, scans and emails information. First introduced in the 1990s, these all-in-...
Posted on 03/20/2012 - 12:43pm | Technology
When I speak to a classroom of high school students about technology careers, I inevitably get the same question: So, what does a CIO do? (That’s most often followed – if not preceded by – how much do you make?) I’ve found that both questions also are increasingly on the minds of small and mid-size...
Posted on 03/02/2012 - 2:25pm | Technology
When an industry colleague of mine was recently asked how his company was able to grow from 3 employees in 2006 to 62 last year, his response was Gen Y professionals. It was the ‘build it and they will come’ mentality. The company started by creating a place where people wanted to work and soon top...
Posted on 02/27/2012 - 3:54pm | Growth Strategy
Some years ago, as a member of the senior leadership team inside a Fortune 500 corporation, I was asked to lead an action team called the “Slowly Emerging and Unsatisfactory Business Group” (SEUBG—or “see you B-G” for short).
Our action team’s challenge was to cut to the chase— to see which of...
Posted on 02/27/2012 - 3:48pm | Communications
We’re two months into 2012. Assuming you’ve done some marketing, how is it working so far? Are you among the few small-to-mid-sized companies that can answer that question with certainty?
Far too many companies gauge success by anecdotal information: an increase in Facebook “likes,” the number of...
Posted on 02/17/2012 - 11:40am | Technology
Imagine being able to print any document from anywhere you are to anywhere you desire – from your mobile device.
It is here – all thanks to the cloud.
From smartphones to iPads, mobile devices have become a new staple in the workforce, and that’s not likely to change. The latest statistics show...
Posted on 02/06/2012 - 4:41pm | Growth Strategy
Many of us grew up thinking “Leaders are the people in charge”. YES… but regardless of hierarchy, title, years of contribution, age or rank, there is someone that every one of us leads. Instead of whining about say-one-thing-do-another politicians, or complaining about those on the org...
Posted on 02/01/2012 - 11:36am | Technology
A new subscription-based technology service gives very small businesses the hardware and software they need on a pay-as-you-go basis.
The new hybrid cloud service, unveiled by industry leaders like Intel, is designed for organizations with 25 users or fewer. The monthly managed service allows them...
Posted on 01/26/2012 - 11:47am | Communications
Last month, I gave you a brief introduction to publicity. Some of you may have even done your homework by looking beneath the covers of your company to find story ideas that you think could make news. Maybe you even started tracking which media and reporters follow your industry. Good work.
So, now...
Posted on 01/23/2012 - 12:41pm | Growth Strategy
Navigator? Driver? There’s only one driver’s seat, and when it comes to new business, it’s the decision maker who needs to be in that seat. Yet when many professionals begin active business development, they often think, talk and take action that says to the prospective client “Hey,...
Posted on 01/16/2012 - 3:37pm | Technology
I asked a group of my peers at a recent meeting about their top technology challenge. Essentially, “What kept them up at night?” I expected a series of responses, but was surprised when everyone echoed the same issue: the rise of BYOD – Bringing Your Own Device to work.
It was not long ago when...
Posted on 12/30/2011 - 4:58pm | Technology
Spend just a few moments in the Apple or Android app store and you soon come to one conclusion: There’s an app for almost anything. Apps are quickly changing the way we do business, making it easier to connect and revolutionizing some common tasks.
I share five of my favorite business apps in the...
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