Sean O'Brien

Connecting Technologies, Connecting Work and Life

October 11th, 2011 by Sean O'Brien Posted in Collaboration, Conferencing, Cora the Digital Nomad, Event, Favorite Things, GlobalMeet, iMeet, Meeting Tips, PGi, Telecommuting, Tips and Tricks, Video Conferencing, Virtual Meetings, Web Conferencing
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Our home and work lives are converging as technologies, tools and trends have shifted the way we live and work — we are in the midst of experiencing a shift to ONE LIFE where the quest for work-life balance is trumped by a passion for what you do.

As the PGi team saw at our recent #ShiftNYC event, the unprecedented amount of information, connectivity, energy and creativity now redefines how we interact in our personal and professional lives. The changing workforce dynamic is continually evolving. To help bring this idea to life, we developed the following infographic to highlight this pivotal point in history. Work styles are transforming as people set their own standards. Mindsets are shifting—as roles, perceptions, media, methods and communication tools for work and life merge. And every day, our lives are transformed by the technology that makes it possible.  How are your worlds #Shifting?

 
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Getting Social with Investor Relations

June 21st, 2011 by Sean O'Brien Posted in Collaboration, Conferencing, iMeet, Uncategorized, Video Conferencing, Virtual Meetings
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Before joining PGi in 2003, I spent twelve years in various Wall Street careers. While managing a long-short equity hedge fund during the market meltdown in 2000-02, I learned first-hand the vital importance of timely information in doing my job. And the bar is even higher for investment professionals today. Markets are crazy. Traders act first, think later. People are overworked. And with all the new corporate disclosure rules, there is more information to sift through than ever before.

Not surprisingly, there is often a direct correlation between company information and stock prices. And for investors, access to timely, relevant – fairly disclosed – information provides a razor-thin competitive edge. As an investor relations professional, I spend a significant part of my time telling the PGi story to the investor community. And it’s part of my job to help them sift through the massive amount of information in order to discover insights about PGi that are relevant to their investment in our company.

 
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Tips for productive and positive meetings

May 11th, 2011 by Sean O'Brien Posted in Collaboration, Conferencing, Meeting Tips, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, Virtual Meetings, Web Conferencing
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As “meetings experts,” it’s our business at PGi to understand meetings – and to understand what makes the difference between a bad meeting and a good one. Here are a few things to remember for productive and positive meetings:

  • collaboration,
  • engagement, and
  • connection.

By maintaining each, you will combat common meeting frustrations and obstacles.

Collaboration is essential.  Whether you’re meeting in-person or virtually, it’s important to encourage all meeting attendees to actively participate.  This is especially true for standing meetings like status meetings, where people are often half tuned in.  Dead weight in meetings can bring the entire group down. If people don’t contribute, chances are they don’t need to be in the meeting in the first place.

 
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iMeet Launch Party @ SXSW

April 5th, 2011 by Sean O'Brien Posted in Favorite Things, Uncategorized, Video Conferencing, Virtual Meetings
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iMeet loves to socialize. And it definitely knows how to party. To kick off our inaugural participation in the South By Southwest (SXSW) Tradeshow this year, PGi partnered with Atlanta/LA-based creative agency Social People to host an iMeet Launch Party & Brunch for key influencers on March 13th. The event took place in our Frost Tower office location in Austin, Texas, with its panoramic windows and penthouse view of downtown. Amidst the flowing mimosas and flipping crepes, iMeet took center stage while we shared a whole new way to get together with a guest list that spanned the globe.  

SXSW iMeet Party

iMeet Launch Party @ SXSW - Austin, TX

SXSW proved to be an ideal venue to introduce iMeet, with an audience made-up of our key demographic – hip, savvy professionals hungry for a better, more engaging and more enjoyable way to meet.

Our SXSW experience enabled us to share iMeet with enterprise leaders, small business owners, social media gurus, software developers, technology innovators and even a celebrity or two. Our social media mentions more than doubled that week. Free trial sign ups hit the roof. And we’re still wowed by the continuing buzz and excitement around what we think is the coolest way to meet. See for yourself at http://www.imeet.com/.

Sean O’Brien
PGi, SVP – Strategy & Communications

 
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