January 25, 2013

It’s been an exciting week here at Brilliant Ink- we unveiled the results of our Employee Experience Survey on our website, Ann kicked off the first week of staff tweeting for our twitter account, @brilliantink , and our former intern Jackie rejoined our team for the next few months!Here are a few bits of brilliance we found on the web this week:Mars Incorporated: A pretty sweet place to work- The list of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For recently came out and first timer Mars Inc.

January 22, 2013

I just finished Dan Pink’s latest book, To Sell is Human. It’s a fascinating read that explores how and why, so many of us are now in sales.

January 18, 2013

Our weekly update of bits of brilliance from around the web:Management is still not leadership- What’s the difference between leadership and management? Good question!

January 15, 2013

Late last year, when students were studying hard for finals and getting ready to head home for the holidays, Replyallcalypse descended upon NYU. You may have heard about this one very unpopular – or popular, depending on how you look at it – NYU student who accidentally hit “reply all” to a university email.

January 11, 2013

A few bits of brilliance to start off the new year:The Engagement Ring Often we think about what it takes to encourage employee engagement, but what this article points out is that engagement is both a cause and an effect. Once employees become more engaged and productive, it's a cycle that builds on itself, producing even more impressive results and even higher engagement.

December 31, 2012

When the year ends, I like to take a moment to look back and reflect on the year’s events- the good, the bad, the happy and the sad all come together to make each year special and unique. I also like to think about what my goals were for the previous year and how I achieved them.

December 21, 2012

Welcome to our latest installment of Inklings, highlighting our favorite bits of brilliance from around the web this week:The Greatest Executive of All Time- We’ll give you a hint, he prefers his suits red and his mission statement is Ho Ho Ho.Fight the 9 Symptoms of Corporate Decline- Signs that there is trouble ahead (we think these sound like symptoms of declining personal relationships too!

December 18, 2012

Like most Americans, I’ve been struggling to make sense of the terrible events in Newtown last Friday. I’ve watched my friends on Facebook line up on either side of the gun control issue, reflect on the need for greater mental health resources, and urge some kind of action to hopefully bring an end to the awful cycle of violence that seems to have trapped our society.

December 14, 2012

Welcome to our latest installment of Inklings, highlighting our favorite bits of brilliance from around the web this week: Flexibility without shame- Great article about championing flexibility in the workplace. Can we stop talking about it and actually do it?

December 11, 2012

Last week, I had the good fortune to be onsite with a client on the day the company handed out its holiday gifts to employees. As I sat in the reception area, I watched countless employees excitedly walking to pick up their gift, and wearing huge grins after they’d retrieved it.

December 7, 2012

Our favorite bits of brilliance from around the web this week include some great food for thought - and some just for fun: The Prayer of an Unconventional Family- Always entertaining, Anne Lamott describes what it was like growing up surrounded by books. We'd like to be a part of her family!

December 4, 2012

Ever since I attended Yammer’s YamJam conference last month, I’ve been thinking about a quote I heard: “If you have a culture of trust at your organization, employees won’t be afraid to point out your mistakes. And they’ll do this before your competitors.