I rarely get embarrassed. There are only a few things that will reduce me to an excruciating-holding-my-breath-squirming-I’m-so-uncomfortable state. And you wonder what I describe that could bring a person such dreadful embarrassment? Your bad Powerpoint. Yes, yours. Whether it’s a Powerpoint, Keynote, or any type of presentation accompanied by visuals, I will go weak at [...]
Written by Kristi M, Talent Scout In my recent post, “Did you Find or Fall into Your Career”, I promised that I’d highlight some true Daxko talent and tell their story. Did Nick find or fall into his career? Let’s find out… When Nick was a little boy, he wanted to be a pilot when [...]
Today @aaldrich, a Daxko social media savant, congratulated me for finally getting on Twitter after reading my morning post. Did I mention I have been on Twitter for a year now and just wrapped-up my 54th tweet? Wait, one of those was a blank misfire. Make that 53rd. Twitter remains intimidating to me. First off, [...]
It’s been a busy and exciting summer for Daxko alum and co-founders of MongoHQ Jason McCay and Ben Wyrosdick. The duo first met at Daxko and, in 2009, launched their own startup MongoHQ, a leading provider of data solutions for developers utilizing MongoDB. Earlier this summer, MongoHQ was accepted into the prestigious Y Combinator program in Mountain View, CA. As [...]
Daxko is a great place to work. That is one thing that I will continue to tell candidates, passer-bys, competitors, and admirers. I truly believe that. The one thing that I really admire about Daxko is that it wants it team members to grow professionally. This is encouraged from top to bottom, even through our [...]
Reading a recent issue of the Birmingham Business Journal, I came across an announcement of Chris Price’s promotion to director of operations for Shelby Baptist Medical Center. Part of our mission as a company is “to provide rewarding careers for our team members.” Of course, our hope is those careers last as long as possible [...]
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June 24, 2010
Posted In: Community, Grow Your Career, Personal Brand, Professional Development
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When I transitioned into the Human Resources profession, one of my challenges was to build relationships with others I could best relate to in the Birmingham area. I know accounting, the professional organizations as well as other accounting professionals with whom I have interacted as I built my career. But shifting to a new field [...]
Just like any proud momma would do, we’re going to brag on our own in today’s post. DAXKO intern (and DAXKO Nation contributor) Amy W. graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham this past weekend with a double major in management and marketing. Yes, that’s right folks… not one degree, but two! She not only [...]
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May 10, 2010
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When visiting my mother, I had the opportunity to spend time with a cousin that I haven’t seen in years. Of course, as with most family gatherings, we began reminiscing of childhood games, getting in trouble together and basically growing up together. We lost contact with each other when we split for college. And then, [...]
See, you thought I was going to talk about Jackson 5. Didn’t you? Well, probably not. I guess it depends on how old you are…hummmm. If you don’t know what I am talking about check out this video – Rocking Robin by Jackson 5. Anyway, I hope my nifty (corny) title led you to think about Twitter. If [...]
