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Inside the executive mind. Profiles of the C-suite, entrepreneurs and other decision-makers.
Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy
Contributing Editor
Heather Clancy has written for United Press International, ZDNet, Entrepreneur, Fortune Small Business, the International Herald Tribune and the New York Times. She holds a degree from McGill University. She is based in New Jersey.
Heather Clancy
I am fascinated about how businesses of all sizes can transform their operations through technology -- not just to make themselves more efficient, but to rise above their competitors. That's the theme for my two ZDNet blogs, Small Business Matters and Next-Gen Partner. For SmartPlanet, I'm focused on profiling inspirational and controversial business leaders who have great leadership lessons to share. I also write regularly and passionately about corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues for GreenBiz.com.
Occasionally, I will pop up at an industry conference in some sort of speaking capacity. In cases where an engagement involves a sponsor that may be covered in this blog, that fact will be disclosed in coverage as appropriate.
My corporate writing work usually consists of crafting research white papers about some aspect of technology or moderating Webcasts. In the event that my commentary (in written, audio or video form) mentions a company for which I have provided consulting advice, I will disclose that fact. However, there is no connection between these projects and topics that I cover in my blogs.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire Lambrecht
Contributing Editor, Cities
Claire Lambrecht is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has written for the New York Times, Slate, Salon, Guernica and CBS MoneyWatch. Previously, she served as a Fulbright ETA and Teach For America corps member. She holds degrees from Cornell University and the University of Hawaii and is pursuing another from New York University.
Claire Lambrecht
Claire does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn
Audrey Quinn is a multimedia science journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has corresponded for PRI's The World, Radiolab, Deutsche Welle's Living Planet, and a number of NPR affiliate stations. She also produces and hosts a podcast for the Mind Science Foundation. Previously, she performed neuroscience research at the University of Washington Autism Center and the Seattle VA Hospital.
Audrey Quinn
Audrey does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
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Warning signs that your company is losing its mojo
The average employee probably knows long before management that his or her company is on a downward slope, and losing its entrepreneurial and innovative edge. Unenlightened and hidebound...
August 31, 2009 7:24pm |
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Report: Big companies seriously off the mark in carbon emissions reduction
Although businesses are talking a good game in their various corporate social responsibility reports, they will have to seriously accelerate the rate of their carbon emissions reductions in order...
2 | August 31, 2009 2:46pm |
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Time for an outside opinion? Capgemini says more businesses seek best practices from outsourcing, not JUST savings
Remember how verboten the topic of offshoring was during the most recent U.S. Presidential campaign, and how that debate trickled over to the bigger issue of outsourcing in general? Corporate...
2 | August 28, 2009 12:25pm |
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When corporate culture becomes cult. And why you want this.
Did you ever stop to think about how close the words "cult" and "culture" are to each other, but how very different the two really are? Or how some businesses have managed to create a "cult...
1 | August 27, 2009 12:45pm |
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Will Virgin Galactic break guitars? Opening a new market for space travel
There's a market for everything -- including commercial travel well past the 35,000-foot level. A vast new business frontier is about to open up above us.
1 | August 27, 2009 7:50am |
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Study shows some women crave risk just as much as men
It turns out that there IS at least SOME sort of biological reason for why women and men have traditionally tended to opt for different sorts of careers, according to a recent academic study. An...
August 26, 2009 12:45pm |
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Are we getting too carried away with all the digital networking hype?
Even the most digitally savvy need face-to-face networking events
3 | August 26, 2009 8:07am |
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Be prepared for the coming flight of the middle manager
Executives responding to a McKinsey Quarterly survey conducted in July 2009 about the demands of the downturn report that it has certainly made work life much more interesting. But companies could...
1 | August 25, 2009 9:42am |
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Tips for writing a smart business plan: Remember the time-starved reader
Remember that adage about the best start-up ideas being scribbled on a napkin? Turns out there may be some truth to that adage. Or, at least, the fact that brevity STILL is the soul of wit....
2 | August 24, 2009 7:48am |
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'Snap' decisions may be just as effective as well-informed decisions
My recent post on "PowerPoint culture" -- in which some observers wonder if managers are missing things by relying too much on PowerPoint slides -- got some interesting feedback. One reader...
2 | August 24, 2009 6:00am |
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Soak, wash, rinse, spin: Whirlpool's four-phase approach to innovation
People tend to associate innovation with high-tech startups. But chances are you may see more innovation per square foot at some traditional product-line manufacturers than in the loft-based...
August 21, 2009 8:24am |
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Why you should study climate change stats closely
Lest some members of your executive teams have some question about whether climate change is a relevant topic for your boardroom, I advise you to have them read this essay called "Why Climate...
2 | August 21, 2009 3:56am |
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Is PowerPoint dumbing down our decisions?
In a hail of bullets, PowerPoint is reducing the quality of decision-making and interaction -- and even has the military concerned
11 | August 20, 2009 8:27am |
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It's time to hire talent that might otherwise not be available
Even though some of the economic indicators have been looking more healthy as of late, I doubt any of you have rushed out to spend any more money than necessary on behalf of your business. Which...
August 20, 2009 3:29am |
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For entrepreneurs, 40 is the magic number
The time-honored stories of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, Jerry Yang, and Sergey Brin starting up their ventures while just barely out of their teens are the stuff of entrepreneurial...
2 | August 19, 2009 8:50am |
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Interruptions are accelerating. So, be a smarter manager by inspiring action.
I used to describe my previous job as a middle manager (I think that's what I was when I ran a business-to-business publication) as a sort of glorified adult babysitter. I had to keep my eyes and...
1 | August 19, 2009 7:30am |
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Wanted: leaders that can extract wisdom from the 'crowd'
Leading crowdsourcing efforts is less about charisma, command and control, and more about championing, catalyzing and coordinating
2 | August 18, 2009 2:05pm |
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Forrester's 5 best practices for applying social media to better customer service
OK, how come we all HATE being put on hold on the telephone or pushing prompts to get through some customer service maze, but businesses all expect various social media strategies and social...
3 | August 18, 2009 8:14am |
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After the pep rally: how to keep the passion for change burning
Long-distance runners and presidential candidates know that the essence of successful change is in staying power; not in an overblown burst of energy at the starting gate
1 | August 17, 2009 12:59pm |
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Even if you don't intend to use social media, your employees will
I am not an expert on social media -- frankly NO ONE really can claim that they are -- but I write about it alot elsewhere in the context of business usage, which has inspired a growth number of...
August 17, 2009 7:42am |