Author Archives: margaret
Who controls your success at work?
In my first management job in the 1980’s, I had seventeen men reporting to me. I was not only the first woman they had worked for, I was the first woman ever named as manager in the business unit.
My boss had called all of them and me into his office one day to make the [...]
Some conundrums for 2010 and beyond
Before Google I never felt like I had to be able to find the answer to anything anytime but now I cannot imagine life without being able to find information instantly.
I cannot imagine life without the internet in general. And the iPod. The Flip. Blackberry. Laptop. Desktop. Netbook. Kindle. Wii. Email. IM. Twitter. Blogs. LinkedIn. GPS. Somebody stop [...]
Going to cruise3sixty in June? Registration is now open for the iFIVE event!
Mark your calendars for Vancouver! The morning of June 4th, from 9:00AM-11:00AM, iFIVE will hold an innovative personal development session, “If You Don’t Make a Name for Yourself, Someone Else Will!”, sponsored by American Express. And the following day, we’ll be moderating a panel of top industry leaders at the cruise3sixty general session.
Martha Dorris, key member of GSA leadership, shares GSA’s future direction at iFIVE event
Martha Dorris, Deputy Associate Administrator for the Office of Citizens Services, GSA, was the featured speaker at iFIVE’s Transformational Woman event April 6th.
Are you recovery-ready?
Not long ago (like before the recession), there was a general belief in some “truths” about the employment market. Like, the fact that people would have 7 or 8 jobs before age 35. And, that with the generation right behind the boomers being smaller in numbers, we would see a new war for talent as the [...]
Can you ooVoo?
We are fast becoming a nation of visual communicators. According to Cisco (owners of the Flip), video communications will increase ten-fold from 2008 – 2013.
Un-social media
So, you are calling a client and you have what you will say all laid out. You expect to get voicemail. She never answers her phone. Oh no! She answers. You were planning a monologue – no back talk. Now you have to deal with a dialogue.
We transformed the Transformational Woman!
Sometimes we choose change….sometimes change chooses us. At iFIVE, we believe change is what you make of it and we’re committed to making change work for each of us. We’ve moved The Transformational Woman from February 9th to April 6th.
Are you a locavore with few frenemies? Good for you!
Are you a locavore with few enemies? Are you ready for technology to become a part of who you are?
“The Transformational Woman” agenda
Hear Martha Johnson, newly confirmed Administrator, GSA, and other top industry executives speak…Participate in a roundtable panel of industry leaders…Learn your personal profile for change…Network with women from across the travel industry and more







