Carefully Crafted on January 06
Presidential transitions happen every 4 or 8 years. Pretty standard. But this year? The transition from Obama to Trump is anything but standard. (Some people love the unpredictability, others loathe it. This isn’t a political post, so I’ll spare you my thoughts on that … at least for now.) The dramatic shift in how politics gets done these days is creating a […]
Carefully Crafted on January 01
Last year, like so many people I know, I made a few resolutions. But, I only stuck to one — the one that was tangible … measurable. (The goal was to read 24 books. See my reading list here.) The lesson? I’m a data person, and if there’s a box for me to check off when something is done, […]
Carefully Crafted on December 28
This time last year, I set a goal to read 24 books in 2016. Interestingly, it’s the only New Year’s resolution I actually kept up with all year. (Notably, it’s also the only one that had a metric attached to it. My need for data apparently knows no bounds!) You can see the full list of books I […]
Carefully Crafted on December 15
Geben’s House Rules are the guiding philosophy. These 10 statements guide how we choose what work to take on, how we interact with each other, personnel decision, what community partnerships to get involved in … and so on. As early as the interview process, we keep these business values front and center so that no […]
Carefully Crafted on December 13
When I was preparing to launch Geben Communication, I read lots of articles that suggested writing a formal business plan —a three- to five-year description of the purpose of our agency, how I would go about finding clients, our market share, financial metrics, and on and on. But I have a confession: I never did […]
Carefully Crafted on December 09
This fall, the Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, where I’m so thrilled to serve as a board member, released Gender By Us, an awesome new resource to challenge gender norms and gender bias in the workplace. This toolkit is chalk full of incredible information and resources to help spark conversations about societal gender norms and how […]
