Comments on: Collaborating thanks to my dog http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/ Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Silvia K. Spiva http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594908 Silvia K. Spiva Thu, 24 May 2012 23:48:44 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594908 I look forward to reading your blog, Melissa! Please come back and share the link with us.

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]]> By: Melissa Bishop http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594886 Melissa Bishop Thu, 24 May 2012 22:22:53 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594886 You have inspired me to utilize social media more in my life. I have all the obligatory sites (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) but I don’t utilize them to “achieve a better human experience”. I’m even going to look in to how to start a blog! I’ve been lazy with my social media sites and you’ve helped me realize that I can get so much more out of them, in both my professional and personal life! Thank you for writing this and enjoy your canine and human babies!

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]]> By: Silvia K. Spiva http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594602 Silvia K. Spiva Wed, 23 May 2012 19:45:16 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594602 You’re very welcome, Jennifer. While technology matters, the most important factor in innovation is people. At Cisco we call that The Human Network: http://together.cisco.com

I have been blessed to have had the support of innovative managers, who mentored me professionally, while allowing me to have flexibility for my family life. Don’t be afraid to ask for flexibility: http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2011/01/26/ebay-ceo-donahoe-bears-his-own-work-life-struggles/

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]]> By: Jennifer Castaneda http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594592 Jennifer Castaneda Wed, 23 May 2012 18:20:13 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594592 I am actually feeling this way now. I have a nine month old son, and I find it harder and harder to leave him with such a demanding job. Thank you so much for sharing.

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]]> By: Silvia K. Spiva http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594565 Silvia K. Spiva Wed, 23 May 2012 16:03:25 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594565 Faith, I agree with all your points, especially regarding the health of workers and the environment. I use WebEx every day. My favorite feature is being able to share my desktop with other meeting participants, to make edits to files or webpages in real time. http://www.cisco.com/go/webex

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]]> By: Faith Legendre http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594549 Faith Legendre Wed, 23 May 2012 14:45:35 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594549 Thanks for sharing this blog! It’s what I feel very passionate about… virtual working. My favorite tool of course to use is WebEx. It’s easy to schedule with the Outlook integration, easy to use with the various options and you can see who’s talking.
This blog truly shows the #humansideoftech and what it can really do for our families, health and overall productivity. Companies can save so much money by not having knowledge workers commute into an office building. The savings come from not only the real estate cost elimination but also from workers not getting sick from the commutting and office air. Also, workers are more productive, give more hours when working from home, and are less stressed so the quality of their work is improved. Even the time that it takes to assemble into a meeting room is saved because everyone is meeting at their desks. No more let me run back to my desk and then send thousands of copies to the printer for everyone to see. Which brings me to my next point working virtually is healthy not only for humans but for our planet. No more carbon emission from commuting. And… I don’t print anymore. I’m also eating in my own kitchen with no need for plastic zip lock bags or paper bags to carry my lunch in. I could go on and on about how virtual working helps everyone but I think you get the picture.
Kindest Regards,
Faith

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]]> By: Silvia K. Spiva http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594542 Silvia K. Spiva Wed, 23 May 2012 14:17:50 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594542 Thank you for sharing your story with us, Uncle Carl, and for being a fun octogenarian Facebook friend.

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]]> By: Carl Spiva http://blogs.cisco.com/socialmedia/collaborating-thanks-to-my-dog/#comment-594376 Carl Spiva Wed, 23 May 2012 01:59:26 +0000 http://blogs.cisco.com/?p=70093#comment-594376 I worked for Occidental Chemical Company for many years before going into private practice as a consulting agronomist (Plant and Soil Science).
During that time, I did short projects for several companies that took me to Australia, Canada, England, Honduras, Mexico and Morocco as well as many in the U.S. Those were the days before social media, and email was just getting started! Where were they when I really could have used ‘em?

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