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Author: Nancy Lyons
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Navigating Change Series: Helping dispersed teams do their best
Our first installment of the Navigating Change Series is focused on a timely topic for most businesses today: how leaders can support and get the best from their people now that teams are dispersed. All change is disruptive — you know this. But you can do things to minimize the productivity “dips” that come with this disruption. […]
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Why we’re closed on Election Day (again)
October 31, 2019 We’re closing again on Election Day to make time for Clockworkers to vote and to create space for other forms of civic engagement. All elections, especially local ones, are important, and showing up to vote is a responsibility and a privilege. We’re doing our part in ensuring that our small community shows […]
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Why we’re closed on Election Day
Because voting is so important, Clockwork is doing something we’ve never done before: we are going to close on election day. For me as a citizen, mother, and business owner, it’s important that as many people vote as possible. I don’t expect my colleagues — or the rest of the world — to share my politics, but […]
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Businesses, it’s our turn to make a difference
This isn’t political. Really. I know that, at this moment in time, it’s hard for people on both sides of the aisle to set aside blame and emotions and frustration. But commerce, in one form or another, is universal — we all need it, we all want it, and we all participate in it. The […]
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The unintended lesson in communication that I learned from getting t-boned
I was t-boned in the middle of a mild snowstorm after a driver failed to take a right turn accurately. He plowed into me, and my car was in need of significant repairs. I contacted my dealership and got a recommendation for a reputable shop that did high-end work because I wanted the fixes to […]
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So Long ‘Active Media,’ We’re Just Clockwork Now
We are very excited to announce that we’re finally Clockwork. You might be asking, “That’s a big announcement? You’ve always been Clockwork!” And yes, that’s true, but also not true. First there was Clockwork Active Media Systems When we started in 2002, we launched with the domain www.clockwork.net because the word “clockwork” resonated with us. […]
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Expanding the Conversation Around Diversity
Clockwork recently launched the Minnesota Tech Diversity Pledge. Because of this, I’ve been thinking a lot about what diversity really means — to our company but also in a broader sense for our community and for workplaces. I get really frustrated with conversations about diversity that start and end with numbers. Numbers are important, but […]
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Lawmakers: Stay Out of Our Bathrooms
Last week, 35 Minnesota legislators published a letter in support of North Carolina, Governor McCrory, and the recent private bathroom protection bill, referred to as HB2. In the letter, the supporters say, “The recent protests from our state and others in response to North Carolina’s private bathroom protection bill are unfortunate. These views do not […]
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Supporting Black Lives Matter
Traditionally, there hasn’t been room for social activism in the workplace. But in the last year, it’s become obvious that the consequences of ignoring what’s going on around us are severe. As a business — in this community, in this city, in this world — we can’t pretend bad things aren’t happening. There isn’t time […]