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Another Killer iPad Use: Storing My User Manuals
I have a giant stack of user manuals in my house. Manuals for the stove, the microwave, the gas fireplace, the digital camera, the DVR, the game consoles, yada, yada. Yes, I’m the type of person who...
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I’m Losing the Good War Against Spam and the Fight for a Manageable Email Inbox
Late last year, I received an e-mail from my son’s school, letting me know that enrollment forms for next school year were going to be done electronically from now on and that I should be on the...
View ArticleWhen The Going Gets Tough, We Set Up a War Room
I have a nice corner office at Matrix Group, but I haven’t seen it in a while. Why? Well, it’s been a busy couple of months at the company and I’m spending most of my days in the War Room. We don’t...
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How Google Calendar and Evernote are Keeping Me Organized and Sane
Like most busy working people and parents, I can get overwhelmed by the many people, tasks and appointments vying for my attention throughout the day. My calendar was killing me. My work calendar was...
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Tips For Keeping Your Office Open During a Snowstorm
Last Wednesday afternoon, with not one snowflake on the ground, schools and local jurisdictions were announcing closures in advance of Thursday’s monster snowstorm. In the past, I would gotten up early...
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Never Attend a Meeting Without a Notebook
Joanna is never far from her new Surface with the purple keyboard! During orientation, new staff at Matrix Group are told to ALWAYS bring a notebook to meetings. If you prefer, you can bring a laptop...
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Why Matrix Group Was Finally Ready to Switch to Google Apps
A few years ago, I blogged about Google Apps. I wondered if my business, and businesses everywhere, were ready to make the switch to Google Apps. Well, a few years later, we finally made the switch. A...
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The Life Changing Benefits of Google’s Primary Inbox
I blogged recently that Matrix Group switched over to Google Apps. I have had a personal Gmail account for many years now and my family can’t function without our shared family Google calendar. So now...
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How Google Docs and Google Slides Changed Biz Dev at Matrix Group
A few years ago, Matrix Group Creative Director Alex Pineda suggested that we ditch PowerPoint and move to Google Slides. The reason? Collaborating on a PPT file is really hard. We used to pass around...
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Why Matrix Group Was Finally Ready to Switch to Google Apps
A few years ago, I blogged about Google Apps. I wondered if my business, and businesses everywhere, were ready to make the switch to Google Apps. Well, a few years later, we finally made the switch. A...
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The Life Changing Benefits of Google’s Primary Inbox
I blogged recently that Matrix Group switched over to Google Apps. I have had a personal Gmail account for many years now and my family can’t function without our shared family Google calendar. So now...
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How Google Docs and Google Slides Changed Biz Dev at Matrix Group
A few years ago, Matrix Group Creative Director Alex Pineda suggested that we ditch PowerPoint and move to Google Slides. The reason? Collaborating on a PPT file is really hard. We used to pass around...
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Getting Started with eLearning and How Mobile is Transforming Professional...
At the ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) Tech Conference last week, I attended a terrific session called “Anytime, Anywhere eLearning: How Mobile Transforms Education.” Wendy Rath and...
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How to Make Your First Day Back at Work Productive After a Vacation or Leave...
I used to dread my first day back in the office after vacation. After being away for a week or two (or more when I had my sons), I did not look forward to coming back and being buried in emails and...
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How We’re Using Agile and SCRUM to Manage our Office Move
Matrix Group is moving! We’ve been in this office for ten years and it’s time. Our needs have changed, and my creative team (yes, even developers are creative types, in my opinion) needs a change of...
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Matrix Group’s Favorite Tech Tools for Staff Productivity
Last week, a group of Matrix Group staff hosted a Tech Talk on our favorite tech tools. The Tech Talk was inspired by a conversation with a client who wanted to know more about Slack, one of our...
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Navigating Your Responsibilities as a Leader During COVID-19 Crisis
There’s no question that this COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a test of leadership. As a CEO of Matrix Group, I have responsibilities to my employees, my clients, my clients’ customers, my...
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