Lunchtime Lesson: Finding Your Voice: How Authenticity Works – Fri November 18th 2016
“Authenticity” has become a buzzword in recent years, so much so that it’s starting to sound downright inauthentic! This talk is an exploration in what is known about the consequences of authenticity in leadership and work teams, with an experiential portion devoted to finding your own voice. Especially powerful for women in technology and leadership positions, […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Crowdfunding – A Brave New World? – Fri November 11th 2016
More than four years after passage of the JOBS Act of 2012, the Crowdfunding legislation finally become effective on May 16, 2016. Learn whether, and if so, how Crowdfunding might be able to help you raise capital for your business no matter what stage of the cycle. In this lesson we will cover: How Crowdfunding […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Grab Them by the First Page-Young Adult and Adult Writers – Fri November 4th 2016
If you want to break into the Young Adult or adult genre market, your novel has to be compelling from the opening lines. Many first time writers start their manuscripts with passive scene setting, unprompted backstory, or meandering dialogue. Today’s readers demand more. In this talk, author and writing coach Eric Elfman will guide you […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Maximizing Efficiency and Gains of Remote Teams – Fri October 28th 2016
Teamwork for many of us now means staying local and working with distributed colleagues. This is a fabulous trend (WORK was founded with this in mind!) with amazing benefits, but also real challenges. Join us for a practical talk about maximizing the efficiency of working in this new reality: • Reviewing the context of remote and […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Balance Your Life While Building Your Cause – Fri Oct 14th 2016
Balancing our personal lives with our work lives is one of the hardest things about being an entrepreneur. We’re taught we have to make personal sacrifices and work harder to be successful, so we work longer and harder and wonder why we can’t focus, have aches and pains in our bodies and don’t get the […]
Momentum at WORK – Starting Fri Feb 3rd 2017
Matt Moller is well know as the guy who gets things done. Put his starter power to work for you. We know first hand how working on your own can be simultaneously liberating and limiting. To help you keep your projects moving forward, Matt Moller (my husband, WORK cofounder, and serial entrepreneur/technology executive well-known for his […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Clutter Bust to Streamline Productivity – Fri October 7th 2016
Are you overwhelmed by clutter? Best-selling author and professional clutter buster Brooks Palmer will help you find and remove the things in your life that are no longer serving you. When the clutter goes, you take back your space, and feel peace of mind. Brooks has been featured as the Clutter Buster on the Oprah Winfrey […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Climate Change Roundtable – Fri Sept 30th 2016
Climate change is a threat to human civilization like none before. It is a problem entirely of our creation — and one that is both overwhelming in scope and largely ignored in day-to-day discussion. As evidenced in the recent Paris Agreements, the community of nations stands in agreement that we must quit our fossil fuel […]
Lunchtime Lesson: How to Podcast for Nontechies – FRI September 23rd 2016
This lesson is a step by step guide to getting your podcast out of your mind and into the earbuds of the world. Led by Daedalus Howell of the Culture Dept. podcast (culturedept.com), this brass tacks, no frills, survey of microphones, remote interviews, recording, editing and hosting, is designed to get you on iTunes and […]
Lunchtime Lesson: Blogs Attract Customers. Here’s Why – FRI September 16th 2016
The data show that businesses with blogs do more business. Let’s help you be one of those businesses that does better. This lesson discusses: * Why posts bring in potential customers * How a blog helps you differentiate your product from competitors’ * How your blog reinforces your brand * Ways that posts lead to […]