by Shelley Forrester | Mar 21, 2022 | Insight
Whether home or traveling, I love to be in the company of books and libraries. Libraries today aren’t only about housing books, they are the embodiment of books – they help us travel around the world and through time, learn new things, and meet new people. Libraries...
by Shelley Forrester | Feb 1, 2022 | Insight
There are many ways and reasons to show love in February. From Valentine’s Day to Love Your Pet Day, love is in the air. But what about loving our work, our coworkers and business partners, our customers, and our businesses? How can we express love at work? When it...
by Shelley Forrester | Jan 4, 2022 | Insight
Some people swear by New Year’s resolutions as a way to motivate them in the New Year; others have never made them or refuse to because they know they’ll break them before the end of January. People tell me they want something more inspiring than the “New Year, New...
by Shelley Forrester | Jan 3, 2022 | Networking
I am thrilled to announce that 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of Forrester Network. Over the years, Forrester Network has grown with our clients and collectively we’ve had unforgettable experiences and extraordinary successes. While the last 30 years have been filled...
by Shelley Forrester | Oct 20, 2021 | Insight
This is what happens when we take the call – we talk about creativity, collaboration, keeping the human in experience, and a cultural misconception about who’s happy. I had the pleasure of talked to Mark Stinson on his podcast, Unlocking Your World of...
by Shelley Forrester | Aug 24, 2021 | Insight
Like many of us, when I first saw a headline for Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity and Change by Maggie Smith, I thought the author was Dame Maggie Smith, who played the Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey. The actual author and poet, Maggie Smith, is...
by Shelley Forrester | Aug 17, 2021 | Communication, Networking
We are stepping outside, feeling the sunshine (or rain) on our faces, and finding ways to re-engage in the world. Some of us pull the door open with enthusiasm, ready to jump right back in. Many of us peek outside, try to remember what it was like to have a...
by Shelley Forrester | Aug 4, 2021 | Insight
We’re getting off zoom calls exclusively and back to face-to-face meetings. For those of us who prefer in-person engagements or are experiencing zoom fatigue, it’s a welcome change. Getting back to in-person requires some practice to awaken our muscle memory and get...
by Shelley Forrester | Jul 15, 2021 | Insight
Qualitative research is the insight in front of and behind the numbers and data. It is the art and science of observing and speaking with people in order to appreciate and understand their beliefs, needs, wants, fears, and motivations, for the purpose of making lives...
by Shelley Forrester | May 25, 2021 | Communication
Every week, I recommend a book for #FridayReads that broadens my horizons, enhances my perspective, provides insight into humanity, and uplifts and inspires me. Occasionally, a book speaks directly to me as if reverberating my truth. One of those books...
