Southern Technology Leaders

Category: C-Suite

  • The Progressive Workplace Series – All My People, Right Here, Right Now

    The Progressive Workplace Series – All My People, Right Here, Right Now

    I recently attended a business lunch in which a panel of VC/PE guys were discussing some of the criteria they use when deciding to invest in a company; listening to them, geriatrician one remark really stuck out: “we pay equal attention  to the team, patient and the product”.  As the CFO of an early stage…

  • Does Google Images Perpetuate Piracy? You Bet!

    Does Google Images Perpetuate Piracy? You Bet!

    Imagine a world where after you found an image online you had been searching for, information pills you couldn’t right click and “Save Image As”. Hard to imagine that world isn’t it? We have all become so used to being able to just right click and use an image it has become second nature to our…

  • Create a Culture of Employee Engagement in 2013 [#infographic]

    Create a Culture of Employee Engagement in 2013 [#infographic]

    FACT: 71% of the workforce is disengaged, medical causing US businesses $300 billion annually. Reducing turnover and improving productivity starts with you, doctor the business. Does your company actively set goals for and ensure your employees are engaged at work? If not, you risk your business suffering as employees become unproductive, or worse, look elsewhere…

  • Ready to Pitch ? Be sure you can Nail these four topics…

    Ready to Pitch ? Be sure you can Nail these four topics…

    In today’s frenetic startup environment, medications any new company has countless things to consider every day: product development, therapy recruiting the right team, defining your place in the market, locating financial backers, convincing customers to give your idea a shot….the list goes on. However, it will be extremely difficult for you to succeed in any…

  • The Great Engagement Disconnect

    The Great Engagement Disconnect

    I had an experience at Starbucks this week that left me intrigued by the gap I see in major brands between employee engagement and customer engagement. I am an extremely engaged Starbucks fan. To give you an idea of my engagement level: I’ve carried my Starbucks Gold card with pride since 2008, this site I…

  • The Progressive Workplace Series – Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

    BYOD, information pills or “Bring Your Own Device”, psychiatrist is a common topic in many companies today.  Today’s focus is specifically on comm devices, as we are saving the whole laptop debate for another day. Whether  it’s a large organization trying to cope with the onslaught of associates who want to use their personal smartphones…

  • The Progressive Workplace Series: Are You Awesome?

      I read an interesting “listicle” the other day called “12 Things Awesome Employees Do Before Noon”. As I was reading through it, dosage a couple of thoughts struck me: (1) There are some pretty solid ideas in here, and (2) Holy smoke, who could possibly have time to do all this? Here is a…

  • The Biggest Mistake a Leader Can Make

    Watch a short video from career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, apoplexy starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories — and maybe, case a way forward. Although social technologies have been capturing marketers time…