Love Text from Hillary!
Think you know your social media self?
What About Me? - A cool personalized infographic tool from Intel that features the most interesting subject in the world (that’s right, it’s all about you!) Combines your Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels to determine things like if your words and interests match up, who your top connections are and more… http://bit.ly/AE9CFK
Tell a story. Change the world.
As a CMD filmmaker, no one believes in this idea more than Ron Bourke. For years, Ron has been behind the camera, directing hundreds of shoots for dozens of CMD clients. For brands and companies, Ron has found just the right words and created enough magic to turn even something ordinary into something extraordinary. Then one day, Ron found out about a story that didn’t need anything extra to be extraordinary. It just needed to be told. In his documentary, “Lessons of Basketball and War,” Ron has begun unraveling the story of a real life drama playing out in a seemingly ordinary Portland middle school. At this school, refugee teenage girls from war-torn Somalia have coped with how to adjust to a new life, a completely different culture and overcome the tribal rivalries and violence of their past – through the help of a principal and the game of basketball. The film follows the school’s principal, Kevin Bacon, and this ragtag basketball team through a year of challenges, disappointments and occasional victories. As the girls adjust from the wartime horrors of east Africa to the cold, gray drizzle of Portland, Ron’s goal is to focus on the deeper story of belonging, the meaning of community and how peace can be inspired by something as simple as the game of basketball. A labor of love, Ron hopes to complete the final editing of this stirring documentary and bring it to life by raising money through Kickstarter, http://kck.st/x5KLTY. At CMD, we are inspired by amazing talent and story tellers like Ron, and we hope you are too. At a special event being held at CMD on March 7, from 6-7:30 p.m., Ron and Hosford Middle School Principal Bacon will tell the tale behind this incredible basketball team, preview the footage and describe what it will take to complete the film. It’s a story worth sharing; we invite you to come by and learn more or consider supporting this fantastic project through Kickstarter.
Bosses, Stop Caring If Your Employees Are At Their Desks
Kelly and Moen—who published their work this week in The Journal of Health and Social Behavior—found that employees who switched to ROWE took better care of themselves. Not only did they get an extra 52 minutes of sleep before workdays on average, they were also less likely to feel obligated to work when sick and more likely to see a doctor when they needed to. And the turnover rate among employees that switched to ROWE was only 6%, compared to 11% with the control group. In addition, their increased sense of schedule control and reduced work-family conflict led to increased self-reported energy levels and decreased psychological distress.
The average US consumer is never more than 3 feet away from their phone. The average smart phone user checks their phone 40 times a day.
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