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Category: Clockwork culture
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Internships: an expert shares how to make them effective and equal opportunity
2016 BrandLab In-House interns at Clockwork. I think we can all agree that access to productive work experiences at a young age is important. They can shape what careers options we see and help us uncover skills that we didn’t know we had. And, given the increasing competitiveness of many job opportunities, these experiences become…
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Reflections on MSPBJ’s Diversity in Business Forum
Panelists: (from left) Bev Brown, Tonya Jackman Hampton, Ravi Norman, Philomela Morrissey, David Hough, and Tasha Byers The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal held a Diversity in Business panel discussion on July 14th. The guests included a representation of local organizations small and large, from the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce to Wells Fargo. Big takeaways…
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Expanding the Conversation Around Diversity
Clockwork recently launched the Minnesota Tech Diversity Pledge. Because of this, I’ve been thinking a lot about what diversity really means — to our company but also in a broader sense for our community and for workplaces. I get really frustrated with conversations about diversity that start and end with numbers. Numbers are important, but…
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Clockwork Launches Diversity Pledge for Local Technology Industry
Nancy Lyons, Clockwork’s CEO, shares why we started the MN Tech Diversity Pledge. On April 25th, Clockwork, a Minneapolis-based interactive design and technology agency, opened an online pledge that invites members from the local tech community to commit to improving the diversity within the industry. Clockwork is asking agencies, corporations, small businesses, and software companies…
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Lawmakers: Stay Out of Our Bathrooms
Last week, 35 Minnesota legislators published a letter in support of North Carolina, Governor McCrory, and the recent private bathroom protection bill, referred to as HB2. In the letter, the supporters say, “The recent protests from our state and others in response to North Carolina’s private bathroom protection bill are unfortunate. These views do not…
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Supporting Black Lives Matter
Traditionally, there hasn’t been room for social activism in the workplace. But in the last year, it’s become obvious that the consequences of ignoring what’s going on around us are severe. As a business — in this community, in this city, in this world — we can’t pretend bad things aren’t happening. There isn’t time…
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Clockwork Wins National Culture Award
Image credit: Entrepreneur On November 4th, Entrepreneur Magazine announced the winners of their 2015 Top Company Cultures award. We’re happy to say that Clockwork was named the 6th medium-sized company! 6th in the country! That blew us away. Culture has been a top priority for us since the company started nearly 14 years ago. Over the…
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What Would You Say to Your Boss?
Reports about employee engagement show anywhere from 19-30% of employees are unengaged. Furthermore, Gallup found that lack of productivity due to unengagement costs businesses around the globe up to $300 billion (yes, with a b!) annually. On October 21st, Nancy Lyons, our CEO, joined Minnesota Public Radio’s MPR News with Kerri Miller to have a conversation about…
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Clockwork on NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News featured Clockwork in their November 13th broadcast. Calling us one of the best places to work in the country, they showcased the things that we’ve always been proud of: our work culture and values. In it, Clockworkers share what it’s like to work at a company that puts people first and Nancy…
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Airplane Mode is a State of Mind
On a recent business trip I ended up on a flight without wi-fi. That’s right: NO INTERNETS. It was during business hours and I’d planned on working online while in transit, like I do on so many flights. No luck. With no wi-fi, what was I to do? For two hours I worked. And an…