Posts in 'Management & Leadership' Category

Every Member, Every Time!   ·   Post a comment

By Shirley Bloomfield - Last updated: Friday, May 11, 2012  ·  

In today’s meeting, we shared our perspectives on the companies or organizations we like to work with, and why and then applied those values and perspectives to how we can better serve our own members.  You can see that everyone was engaged in the discussion!        

Filed in: Management & Leadership, Member Services

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Financial Expert Speaks Out on USF Reform   ·   Post a comment

By Shirley Bloomfield - Last updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012  ·  

Telecompetitor had a really interesting interview today with respected telecommunications financial guru, Mike Balhoff of Balhoff and Williams.  Mike has a very rich background in telecommunications from his days at the FCC and has facilitate numerous carrier mergers and acquisitions in his financial career.  I’ve worked with Mike for many years and have always found  …View more

Filed in: At the FCC, Broadband, Management & Leadership, USF/ICC

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Unification Holds Appeal for Policymakers Hearing One Voice   ·   Post a comment

By Shirley Bloomfield - Last updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012  ·  

The NTCA and OPASTCO leadership were in our offices all day today, continuing our ongoing deliberations about how two national associations with long, rich culture and history could find some formal synergies in the future.  The discussions were excellent, the relationships collegial and I think there were a number of areas of agreement to work with  …View more

Filed in: Broadband, Management & Leadership, Member Services, On the Hill

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How to Cultivate Innovation and Creativity and Other Eureka Moments!   ·   Post a comment

By Shirley Bloomfield - Last updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2012  ·  

Coming back from TEF today on the airplane, I read some snippets from a new book called Imagine, How Creativity Works. Aside from relating some fun stories on where some of the classic inventions  came from– Post-it Notes, the Nike slogan, and other innovations that are almost urban legends–there were a lot of nuggets about how  …View more

Filed in: Management & Leadership, Member Services

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Women in High Tech   ·   Post a comment

By Shirley Bloomfield - Last updated: Tuesday, January 17, 2012  ·  

One of my “extracurricular” activities that I really enjoy is sitting on the Board of GlobalWIN, a women’s innovation network here in Washington, DC that provides a terrific forum for women execs and thought leaders in academia, government and business  who are passionate about innovation and its potential to advance critical issues.  I had a  …View more

Filed in: Management & Leadership, Member Services

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