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Category: Clockwork life
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Say hello to our newest employees
We’re excited to call these great folks Clockworkers. Join us in welcoming our newest employees: Dusty Mumphrey, Software Engineer. Dusty joins Clockwork with experience from Vault Health, Intuit, and freelancing doing full stack development, application engineering, and technical support. Mary Marks, Client Strategist. Mary joins Clockwork following career stops as an elementary school teacher and […]
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Employee-advised giving on Give to the Max Day
Give to the Max Day signals the nearing of the end of the year and it’s our favorite way to kick off the season of giving. To celebrate GTMD this past November, we continued our tradition of providing each Clockworker a giving card to donate to the causes of their choice. And, we did an […]
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Clockwork is closed on Election Day
Election day is not a federal holiday. Yet. Businesses remain open, and commerce happens. But Clockwork has chosen to officially make election day a paid day of service to not only give our people the freedom and flexibility they need to show up and vote, but also to allow additional time to volunteer to ensure […]
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Clockwork is 20 years old AND we have a new website
In 2002, my three business partners and I sat around a table looking at a napkin scribbled with our business model. We were enthusiastic, determined, and, if I’m being honest, a little nervous. Looking back, these scribbles were actually more guiding principles than a traditional model. More than what we were going to do, we focused on how we […]
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Honey Roasts: What they are and why your team should do them
What is a honey roast? Roasts (when talking about oration, not ham) are speeches to honor someone but usually fall along the line somewhere between good natured ridicule to criticism veiled as a joke. Honey roasts are the kinder version of a regular roast. A honey roast is an opportunity to say all the wonderful things about a […]
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Clockwork’s growing team welcomes four new hires
Clockwork shares news of a growing team with the recent addition of four new hires: Carolyn Watkins, Client Strategist. Carolyn joins Clockwork following career stops as Senior Business Analyst and Product Manager Lead at Target Corp, Room & Board, and most recently at Graco. Jen Maceyko, Client Strategist. Jen’s experience spans roles such as Project […]
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13 things we love
There’s a lot about work and life that’s hard right now. So, Clockworkers took a moment to call out the things we love these days — things that make life and work easier, more effective, more enjoyable. You’ll find both professional and personal recommendations here — tools, sites, and culture — lovingly compiled by staff members […]
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Vincent Cabansag appointed to MN Governor’s Council on IT
On Friday, October 9th, Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced their appointments to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Council on Information Technology. Clockwork Director of Technology, Vincent Cabansag, is included on the list of six people alongside Minnesota leaders from major organizations like Star Tribune, TCF Bank, and Delta. The advisory group, made up of experts in […]
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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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Robots, boredom, and more takeaways from 99U
In May, I attended the 99U conference in New York City. Conference background If you haven’t heard of it, it’s a popular conference that focuses on creativity and big ideas. The outcome, hopefully, is that creatives leave feeling like they can “supercharge their work and make their ideas happen.” The conference was held at Lincoln Center, a […]