Author Archives: Kimling L.
Performance reviews can be tough. Myself, my friends and my colleagues often experience anxiety prior to going into quarterly or annual reviews. So when I came across a blog post titled “How to Sail Through Your Performance Review,” I just had to share some of the advice here:
- Know what you’ve done well. Before you go into your review, make sure you know your strengths, accomplishments and be ready to articulate them. I have outlined all my goals and objectives for the next six months and keep a running tally of my accomplishments. Additionally, it’s a good idea to make a…
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of representing Meltwater at the Red Herring Global 100 award ceremony. At the conference in Laguna Niguel, CA, I presented Meltwater to a board of judges, highlighting who Meltwater is, what we do, and what makes us unique. The competition was tough. Eligible for the award were over 1000 companies who, within the last three years, had won a Red Herring regional award. Narrowing down their choice to a select few, Red Herring invited just 200 companies to present in Dana Point for the potential honor of being named one of the top 100…
One week ago, a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti and it’s estimated that over 200,000 people have died. Many of us are seeking ways to help.
Meltwater clients include non-profit organizations and charities around the world that are working hard to help in any way possible.
Here are a few Meltwater News clients who are making a difference in Haiti today:
Unicef United States Fund is helping UNICEF’s emergency response in Haiti and continually works to save children’s lives.
Donate on their website.
Church World Service is providing emergency supplies via local partners in Haiti, and is working with them on temporary shelter, food, and health assistance, while also supporting…
I work in a high-energy team that is constantly seeking to cross action items off the collective to-do list. However, not everything runs efficiently. Let’s face it: no matter how effective your team is, there are certain activities that are just inefficient and drag down your highly-productive day –– I’m talking about meetings (wah waaah).
In a recent blog post, my colleague introduced some “novel” meeting ideas like keeping everyone standing and scheduling (not to mention sticking to) 30-minute meetings.
My team has a tendency to book one-hour meetings that somehow inevitably go into triple overtime. And I will confess right here…
The Meltwater blog has a few major topics: professional tips, career reflections and a bit of Meltwater fun. The goal of the blog is to be a resource for anybody seeking to shape their career or looking for exciting opportunities. In that vein, some of our blog posts give readers practical work tips. I think some of the advice given on this blog is important to keep in mind on a daily basis and I wanted to highlight those posts here:
Closing the Loop
Nicole Amsler, Executive Director of Communications, writes:
“Three simple words: “close the loop.” It sounds so simple, so obvious, but…
