Time is a constant adversary in project and task management. Managers are often inundated with a performance quandary. Execute a series of tasks that they can easily complete in a manner of minutes. Or delegate these tasks to another person and take more time and effort in the process. The balance between completing these quick […]
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Career Growth at Perficient: “Never Waste a Day”
Paul Bjorkstrand is a “Java developer at heart” and was working as such when a former colleague convinced him to come into Perficient for an interview. Knowing that Perficient was an excellent fit for Paul and well-suited for his career path, the former colleague was persistent, and over the course of a year, had continuously […]
Sharpening the Saw: Staying Connected at Perficient
Last month, I finished teaching my MBA Digital Strategy course to 11 of my colleagues. Over 13 weeks, they worked through a model of digital strategy, found new connections, planned some full scale campaigns, and enjoyed hanging out with each other. Most importantly, they focused on self-improvement in addition to meeting the needs of our […]
Built In Recognizes Perficient as a Company with a Remote Culture Built to Last
Recently, Built In, a well-known online tech community, profiled our own Vice President of People, Andrea Lampert, SPHR, to get her take on how companies can continue to build a culture while working remote that will last for the long-term. Her responses were both interesting and noteworthy, all the while shining a light on several […]
Two Perficient Colleagues Recognized in CRN’s 2020 Women of the Channel
Perficient is excited to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Lynn Brading, director of Digital Experience Alliances, and Liz Stuart, alliance director for Emerging Solutions, to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list! RELATED: Perficient Names Andrea Lampert as Vice President of People About the CRN Women of the […]
The Remoteness of Work
Today, I led our Digital Health Solutions town hall about remote work from… space. (You’re really missing the full impact without the 2001 soundtrack in the background.) At Perficient, we continue to adapt to the new realities, including trying to surprise each other while we can. With a company this smart, that takes all the […]
Let’s Manage the Information We Consume
In these unprecedented times, one thing there is no shortage of is information. It’s everywhere, from the news and social media, to videos and local community bulletins. While information serves to inform the masses, at the same time, a lot of that content is the driving source in contributing to our anxiety. Recent reports have […]
How Leadership Drives Motivation for Career Growth at Perficient
George Chang is a member of Perficient’s ever growing Sitecore practice. Over the years, George has seen the practice evolve and take shape into the cutting-edge team it is today, in part due to people like him. Like most of the Sitecore team, George has a humor about him that makes conversation easy and fun. […]
5 Ways to Preserve Employee Mental Health During COVID-19
Think your employees are taking this in stride? Think again. Every day, the world is glued to TV news outlets and websites watching the pandemic numbers rise. As the crisis worsens and businesses slow down and close, anxiety increases. Your workforce, your front line communicators to your clients, are nervously eyeing sinking retirements and basic […]
Management Consulting Solutions I Learned: Be a Humble Manager
This is the final post in my blog series which covers three management consulting solutions I learned from coaches in my life. I apply these solutions to my work life in Management Consulting. This blog explores the impacts of humility in leadership. One of my favorite coaches was my high school swimming and water polo […]
Rebooting Analytics and CAO
I really like a recent article by McKinsey about Rebooting Analytics Leadership and Moving Beyond the Math. Like many, I see a lot of opportunity with data and analytics. I believe insights in context will bring more value to business than any previous iteration of report, self-service reporting, visualization, etc. The combination of AI, API’s, […]
Team Building Matters: 10 Tips for Creating a Happy Team
A happy employee is a productive employee. This is not a new concept. But what makes an employee “happy?” A winning culture, a collaborative team, and a healthy work environment are just a few facets of employee satisfaction, but above all, effective team leadership can make or break team morale. When you’re leading a project, […]