Category Archives: Career

How Can I Be a Better Networker When I Don’t Like to Network?

How can I be a better networker when I don’t like to network? As I write this, I plan to attend a conference later this week. There will be a few hundred people in attendance and, even though the event is still days away, my palms get sweaty as I think about entering a room […]

20 on 20: Finding Your Purpose

Photo: Unsplash Welcome to “20 on 20,” a blog series in celebration and reflection of 20 years in business. Follow along as founder Nancie McDonnell Ruder dives deeper into one of her 20 reflections. I have read a lot about defining your organization’s purpose in the past two years. As the world entered into chaotic […]

20 on 20: Twenty Reflections on Twenty Years in Business

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Welcome to “20 on 20,” a blog series in celebration and reflection of 20 years in business. Follow along as founder Nancie McDonnell Ruder dives deeper into one of her 20 reflections. As I reflect on my company’s 20-year anniversary, I mostly think – how did I get here? I feel a rush of gratitude […]

Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill: An interview with Nancie McDonnell Ruder

Nancie McDonnell Ruder, Founding Partner of Noetic Consultants, sat down with Noetic colleague Lauren Stradley for an interview about her new book, Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill: How Senior Marketers Scale the Heights Through Art and Science. Here’s the full story: LS: What sparked the idea for jack and jill? NMR: I have […]