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Lessons from a CIO on Work, Senior Staff Engagement and the Permission-Based Economy

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Joanna Pineda

At AMS Fest a couple of weeks ago, I got a chance to sit down with Reggie Henry, Chief Information and Engagement Officer at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). I always ask Reggie “what’s new?” and “what are you thinking about?” Reggie *never* fails to impress me his insights and curiosity. Here are […]

Saluting the Small Businesses That Support Local Charities

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Joanna Pineda

For the past few years, I’ve had the honor and pleasure of chairing a benefit auction for Doorways for Women and Families, a non-profit that helps women and children who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence in the Northern VA area.  This year, despite the recession, the silent auction was the best ever, featuring […]

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Why Matrix Group Didn’t Send Paper Holiday Cards This Year

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Joanna Pineda

For the past ten years, it’s been a Matrix Group tradition to send out holiday cards to clients, partners and friends and have staff sign the cards personally.  This year was different.  For the first time ever, we didn’t send out snail mail holiday cards and instead sent a holiday e-card. You’d think that sending […]

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Subsidized COBRA Coverage in Stimulus Plan = Additional Burden for Small Businesses

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Joanna Pineda

I got a call from my insurance agent today. He wanted to be sure that I knew about the new COBRA provisions in the stimulus package that went into effect a few weeks ago. The stimulus plan provides subsidized COBRA benefits to workers (and their families) who lose health care coverage because of involuntary termination […]

Read More Tags: Economy, Productivity

I’m a Victim of Identity Crime!

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Joanna Pineda

A few months ago, a suspicious charge from Carfax.com showed up on my corporate American Express card statement.  I called Amex; Amex promptly reversed the charges.  The next month, another charge appeared; I called Amex and Amex again reversed the charge but also recommended that I change my card number.  I even contacted Carfax but […]

Read More Tags: Customer Service, Economy

Another Way to Give This Holiday Season

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Joanna Pineda

This holiday season, we are encouraged to “give our time, not gifts.”  I applauded the sentiment but then wondered just what it means to give time.  Here are some ways I have found: Give List lists ways to support communities and causes this holiday season (and year-round for that matter) that don’t necessarily require writing […]

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Sign O The Times: I Can Feel the Recession Everywhere

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Joanna Pineda

It’s the holiday season but it’s not a joyous time for a lot of people.  I can feel the recession everywhere. Every time I get together with friends, someone says, “I have a friend who just got laid off.  S/he is terrific, can you help?” A buddy who runs a medium-sized government contracting firm was […]

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Surviving in this Hellish Economy

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Joanna Pineda

Okay, it’s official. The economy is in a recession, but what are you doing about it? What is your company or organization doing to weather the storm or even thrive in it? I was recently interviewed by Jill Foster for the Network Solution blog on a variety of topics, including using social media for recruiting […]

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What the Shoe Salesman Has to Say About the Economy

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Joanna Pineda

President-elect Obama has a lot on his plate.  Perhaps most importantly, he’s got to get the economy moving again.  I’m not convinced that getting people to spend money should be the top priority, but let me tell you about Mike, a shoe salesman I met at Nordstrom at Pentagon City last weekend. I was looking […]

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What the Shoe Saleman Has to Say About the Economy

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Joanna Pineda

President-elect Obama has a lot on his plate.  Perhaps most importantly, he’s got to get the economy moving again.  I’m not convinced that getting people to spend money should be the top priority, but let me tell you about Mike, a shoe salesman I met at Nordstrom at Pentagon City last weekend. I was looking […]

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