The Importance of Teaching Soft Skills in Internships Lisa Miller, marketing and product manager at RoomReady, took advantage of the Ignite Pilot Internship Program this past summer. She recently spoke with me about the challenges (and rewards) of hosting three interns – and, honestly, what she said took me a bit by surprise. Soft skills. Read the full article…
Without giving away the secret to the sauce, I wanted to highlight (and basically give mad props) to Conference Technologies (CTI) for creating a really kick-arse audiovisual internship program. Developed five years ago by CTI’s leadership team, CTI University currently hosts 12 interns across four different locations with the intent to grow each summer. For Read the full article…
To help employees feel empowered – and to help them learn new skills – Bluewater Technologies in Southfield, MI, developed a new employee mentorship program that combines professional and personal development opportunities. To participate, mentors and mentees can apply online and provide some information on their interests and what they’re hoping to learn. From there, Read the full article…
As part of its annual Pivot to Profit conference, held October 23-24 in Atlanta, GA, the NSCA is hosting a Bike-A-Thon team-building event. Integrators will come together the night before the conference begins, for a charity team-building workshop. Read the full article…
Every year at InfoComm, I heard about the Drunk Unkles event. And, every year, I had a company dinner in the middle of it. Over the years, I made it a few times, showing up at the tail end of the performance. By that time, the room was usually about 500 degrees, very moist, and Read the full article…
It’s almost impossible for me to believe that 2015 marks the 10th year of the Drunk Unkles’ partnership with the NSCA Education Foundation. What started as a simple night of music has turned into a major annual fundraiser for our foundation. Read the full article…
I’m awed every single time that someone brings up a discussion about the Drunk Unkles. It happens often, at all kinds of events, meetings, casual conversations, what have you. It never ceases to amaze me that something that was born out of sadness has become such a significant annual industry event, earning a good deal Read the full article…
I am quite impressed at how many people in our industry actively look for ways to invest their time, treasures and talents. In a time where we are all so busy and everyone seems to be doing more with less, we have some great people willing to contribute in various ways to improve and enhance Read the full article…
It seems each day that systems integration companies with a traditional or even a unique scope of services are moving closer and closer to competing with one another. You see more examples of how network connectivity and the integration of new digital applications are driving this. But that’s not news. What is news is the Read the full article…
The news of former NSCA President Randy Vaughan passing away has left us all in a state of mourning, feeling empty and sad. He leaves behind a great family of whom he was so proud. I’ve been flooded with calls and letters sharing stories of the affect he made on the lives of those whom Read the full article…
