Monthly Archives: October 2009
In previous posts on this blog, my colleagues have highlighted the importance of closing the loop and managing your manager. In the same way that you would communicate to your manager your progress on tasks, your targeted completion date, and when a task is done, it’s important to communicate what you can handle and what you may need help with with. In other words, manage expectations for all your colleagues from your boss on down to your team. The last thing your team wants is to be surprised due to a shortcoming of yours when it’s crunch time.
Whether it’s your manager, or…
President Barack Obama arrived in San Francisco Thursday evening to attend a Democratic fundraiser at the Westin St. Francis hotel. Various groups rallied in Union Square for causes that range from health care reform to ending the war in Afghanistan and reforming international trade agreements.
Meltwater News ran an analysis on the latest media mentions in relation to the hottest Obama-related topics this week.
We took an informal poll in the Meltwater San Francisco office before we ran the graphs, and it was a toss up in the office between which topic would be most publicized. After running a domestic and international search,…
Eight months ago I was asked to relocate from London to Dubai as a Sales Manager with Meltwater News. The Dubai office had only been open for six months, so the move was an opportunity for me to make an impact and to potentially take the lead role in a new office. The lessons I’ve learned jumping from the British to the Arab business culture are immense. Business in the Middle East is inherently different to that in the UK; the requisite conduct, etiquette, and nuances differ significantly. If you ever have the luck to end up working in Dubai,…
Have you ever worked with someone who comes up with a lot of great ideas, but never does what it takes to see the ideas come to fruition? Do you have a friend who talks about planning an amazing vacation, but will never spend the time to make it happen? I often find that the most successful people at work are not just the idea generators or planners, but the ones who actually execute on their ideas. Lets face it – unless the idea leaves the drawing board, it doesn’t really matter how well planned it was. Take me as…
Last Friday we featured the debut of Meltwater colleagues Nick and Dan in Nerd Love, Vol. 1.
The saga continues today in Nerd Love, Vol. 2. Nick gets a new haircut and increases his street cred.
Enjoy the weekend, everybody!
