Entries from September 18th, 2009
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Posted September 18th, 2009 By Guest Blogger | 16 Comments |
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Most of us have had one of those days when you say to yourself: “man, I need to blow off some steam !” Not everyone has to be having a bad day to clear his or her head. In fact, I know more people who are self-motivated to get up, get out, and do something.
Here are a few things our employees do in the San Francisco office. What do YOU do?
Yoga: After work, on the weekends, or even de-stress in the office with some yoga moves . Office yoga:
Kickball: “Kick it” with a team once a week.
WAKA (World Adult Kickball…
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Category: Meltwater Culture
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Posted September 16th, 2009 By Kimling | 12 Comments |
Former TV news reporter who made the jump to Corporate Communications at Meltwater.
Location: San Francisco CA
Education:
BA Philosophy, Wellesley College 2004
MS Broadcast Journalism, Boston University 2005
Fanatical about: Yoga, food, road cycling, great video production and swimming
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If you follow pop culture news, you’ve probably heard about Kanye West disrupting Taylor Swift’s speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
West grabbed the microphone from a clearly stunned Swift, and said: “Taylor, I’m really happy for you…I’ll let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!”
We ran a Meltwater News search on the media hits since the run-in and it’s no surprise that Kanye’s story spiked in coverage and was heard around the world.
Below is the jump in number of articles mentioning “Kanye West” on the 13th and…
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Category: Uncategorized
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Posted September 14th, 2009 By Nicole Amsler | 4 Comments |
Nicole leads Meltwater Group Communications. Prior to joining Meltwater, Nicole was Vice President of Corporate Communications at Accuray. Nicole also served senior level roles at Ikanos Communications and Agilent Technologies.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Education:
BS Aeronautical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
MS Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee
MBA, Georgia State University
Fanatical about: Golf and mixed martial arts to relieve stress
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I’m one of those people who love to learn about what makes people tick. I’m fascinated by how the mind works and how it effects people’s actions. Have you ever noticed how your co-worker’s approach to a project is completely different from yours? Have you ever tried to have a conversation with your boss and wondered why he or she just wasn’t getting it? I have. So, why is this? Why do we each take different paths to get to the same place? Mentally, that is.
Recently I signed my team up for a DISC communications class. The goal of the class…
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Category: Professional Advice
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Posted September 11th, 2009 By Kimling | 2 Comments |
Former TV news reporter who made the jump to Corporate Communications at Meltwater.
Location: San Francisco CA
Education:
BA Philosophy, Wellesley College 2004
MS Broadcast Journalism, Boston University 2005
Fanatical about: Yoga, food, road cycling, great video production and swimming
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Two years ago I met my friend, Jareau Wade, who fascinated me when he explained to me his life ethos, rooted in mottoes such as: “with great power comes great responsibility.”
Jareau calls this his “Superhero Philosophy,” and it’s something that I have thought of often, especially when evaluating personal life and career objectives. A life-long comic book fan, Jareau has created a sort of value system based on Spiderman, Batman and Superman:
- Like Spiderman, Jareau’s perceived personal blessings (intelligence and charisma) have led him to believe that it is his responsibility to help others.
- Like Batman, Jareau has dedicated himself to improving,…
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Category: Meltwater Culture
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Posted September 9th, 2009 By Guest Blogger | No Comments |
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The best companies I’ve seen have strong corporate cultures. I don’t know which comes first; whether it’s the great companies that breed strong cultures, or strong corporate culture that breeds great companies. I don’t think it matters; the important thing is to have a robust corporate culture that is understood and embraced by all employees.
When a corporate culture has been established, people tend to work together effectively, communicate efficiently and have an understanding of how things operate. This type of understanding is necessary for companies to grow successfully. There are fewer inefficiencies, less second-guessing, and employees who are culturally aligned…
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Category: Professional Advice
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