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Where I Work: Craziness, Creativity and Hard Work Make Our Team and Our Clients Happy
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Linkedin is running a rather interesting series featuring “influencers” writing about “Where I Work.” I’m not in that group, but I also have a lot of positive things to say about where I work. Where I work I see the best of people. I see hard work. I see creativity. I see a focus on…
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Social Media – A Powerful Tool for Good
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Another election is behind us, and once again we saw social media play a significant role in connecting, motivating, reminding, harassing, hating, loving, pontificating, annoying and more. So now, after a night of celebratory convulsions or fetal position bemoaning, everyone takes a deep breath, and gets back to the normal sharing of news, information,…
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Incoming!
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Your company is under attack. A daily barrage of criticisms, vitriol, and downright nasty comments are being flung your way using social media. You are Satan. You are evil. Your company prospers by killing its customers. The government should shut you down. Hell is too good a place for you to go when the…
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Dunrobin Author Macfarlane Featured in Top Scottish Newspaper
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Being a publisher and an author, I have the privilege of helping other authors tell their story. One such story is that of fellow Scottish immigrant to the US, David Macfarlane. David’s story is powerful. It is impressive. It is inspirational. It is heart wrenching. It is moving. It is the story of a boy, who…
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Why Should a Company Care About Social Media?
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Social media is everywhere, in many forms. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr and on and on, with new creations coming along quite often. And people are usually exposed to more than one social media channel, even if they don’t know it. For example, you may be on Facebook and that’s it.…
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Attending the BSR Conference
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I’m not quite sure how to describe the experience of being in the company of about 1,000 people from around the world who are recognized as leaders in sustainability and corporate social responsibility both in the business world and in the world of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Amazing, exciting and inspiring are words that just…
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Dunrobin Releases Story of a Scottish Lad’s Journey to the White House
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David T. Macfarlane is a Scotsman. He is an American. He is a chef. He is a veteran. And his story, “Ginger,” just released from Dunrobin Publishing, is a story of abuse, hardship, hard work, passion and never taking no for an answer. “Ginger is a boy who never gave up. A boy who…
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Hosting Scotland. Growing Students.
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This summer, I hosted two Scottish interns, here in St. Louis, USA. You can follow their experiences here, and read my thoughts on the entire Saltire Foundation program here.
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The Hunger Games: A Real World Life and Death Battle
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Back in May, I had the absolute pleasure of spending time and having some deep conversations with some amazing people from a variety of walks of life. The conversations were incredible, focused on sustainability and the difference people can make in the lives of others, and these men and women were inspiring. Nick Aster,…
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Lending My Voice…
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One of the coolest things I get to do from time to time is lend my voice to help promote some amazing work done by some amazing people. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTMiXDWPX08]