Me and my awesome mom
There are so many women who inspire me that I found myself agonizing about writing this blog entry. Of course because writing is such a big part of what we do at Brilliant Ink, I thought of two of my favorite authors, Jane Austen and Zora Neale Hurston. Both of these women broke new ground and challenged stereotypes of the day, with beautifully crafted novels that draw you in with engaging and inspiring characters.
I also thought about one of my favorite political activists and social figures, Eleanor Roosevelt. I highly recommend her old newspaper column, My Day, published from 1936-1962.
Instead I’d like to dedicate this blog to someone who is ... Read more »
| Date: March 31, 2010 | Author: Janice Smith Collins | Category: Our Favorites |
Anne Frank
Here on the Brilliant Blog, we are commemorating Women’s History Month by sharing our thoughts on some of the women who inspire us.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved writing. And that passion was certainly inspired in no small part by Anne Frank. I read the Diary of Anne Frank when I was 13 years old – around the same age of its eponymous author. Of course, I was moved by the story of a young girl and her family as they hid from the Nazis and were eventually captured. But more than that, I was inspired by the words of a young girl who used writing as ... Read more »
It’s St. Patty’s Day – are you wearing your green? With a name like Liz Kelly, you may not be surprised that we’d consider an Irish-themed blog post in honor of the occasion. In fact, I have even more reasons to celebrate than you might think – my husband has dual U.S. and Irish citizenship, and my mother’s birthday happens to be today, so needless to say, St. Patrick’s Day holds a little extra significance for me.
To help you celebrate, here’s a special edition of Favorite Words originating from the Irish language. You get bonus points if you can work one of these words into your conversation over a pint ... Read more »
Carol Bartz
It’s Women’s History Month, y’all, and since Brilliant Ink is both woman-owned and led, we thought it would be fun to mark the occasion by sharing our thoughts on some of the women who inspire us.
One of my favorite words is “moxie,” and there’s nothing I like more than a leader with a little bit of moxie and a no-nonsense style. When I think of those kinds of leaders, one person immediately pops to mind: Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz.
In preparation for some consulting work I did with Yahoo! last year, I did a little online reading about Bartz and was immediately impressed. For starters, she’s tough. She was diagnosed with ... Read more »
Finding a clear purpose that people can connect with on a human level is incredibly important.
As we work with our clients in developing communications strategies and messages to keep employees engaged in their jobs, we often find ourselves coming back to a common theme, regardless of the industry or project we are working on. That theme is meaningful purpose. It’s the answer to “why should I care about working here?”
Sure, people come to a job every day because they receive a paycheck, but it’s the purpose behind the job that keeps them coming back day after day, and it’s often the difference between an employee loving his job – or leaving it.
Finding a clear purpose that people can connect with on a human level is ... Read more »
