Archive for April, 2009

We Are Only What We Do…

Posted by Nina on April 20th, 2009 under Blogging, Communication, Leadership, Nina Simosko Tags: , , ,  •  7 Comments

A recent series of articles from Canada’s The Globe and Mail newspaper featured Isadore Sharp’s new book, Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy. One thing that struck me when reading this was an expression that too many leaders don’t internalize nor demonstrate as often as they should: “We are only what we [...]

Seventh Annual American Business Awards(SM)

Posted by Nina on April 8th, 2009 under Corporate Performance, Leadership, Nina Simosko, Stevie Awards Tags: , , ,  •  2 Comments

The Stevie Awards has named nine executives who will chair specialized final-judging committees for its Seventh Annual American Business Awards. I am proud to say that I have been selected as the chairwoman for the Management category. The American Business Awards (www.stevieawards.com/aba) are open to all organizations operating within the U.S.A. – public and [...]

Are Hackers Our Future Heroes?

Posted by Nina on April 2nd, 2009 under Corporate Performance, Generation Y, Innovation, Nina Simosko Tags: , , ,  •  9 Comments

There is no doubt that we are facing challenging times. Within many workplaces we are losing experienced workers as they are either retrenched or retire, replacing them, if at all, with the sea of less experienced Generation Y. This is part of a structural realignment that has been underway now for some years, with many [...]