This is Jane N-B's Typepad Profile.
Join Typepad and start following Jane N-B's activity
Join Now!
Already a member? Sign In
Jane N-B
I love bringing fresh, creative ideas to business. With over 20 years experience as a consultant, facilitator, marketer and trainer, I know how to help people deliver results.
Interests: training, teaching, web optimization, branding and marketing; brainstorming; leadership teams coaching; facilitation; communications; organizational development; instructional design;
Recent Activity
After 5 years of partnering a blog with additional web site pages, I decided to rethink my entire web site and start from scratch. Using a web-based template tool, I've developed CreativeMindConsulting.com, with a whole new look and feel. It... Continue reading
Posted Jul 23, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
In my travels around the 'net, I found an interesting service the other day: Ninite.com. Ninite allows you to complete a one-click download of a whole variety of useful cloud computing applications/ services. This is extremely handy if you're doing... Continue reading
Posted Jun 29, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
Hello Teams, There are only a couple of spots remaining for the Sunday Silver league at Parade - Starting next week. Games are Sunday nights on the Parade North rink. The usual Metro League format will apply. Please contact me... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
Courtesy of my friend and excellent technical writing colleague, Mary Jo Koplos, a Fabulous Friday Web Freebie named Jing. Jing is a free web tool that allows you to create screen captures from your desktop (or laptop of course) and... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
Another Fabulous Friday Web Freebie - this time to dress up that drab email signature. I use Gmail, and love the convenience of having my email readily available no matter what computer I'm using. But, their email signature block is... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
I recently published a social media article in my professional association's newsletter - the American Society for Training and Development, Twin Cities Chapter (ASTD-TCC). Training and development professionals are curious about interactive tools, but not all have taken the plunge... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
The Brooklyn Bombers women's C3 (WHAM) hockey team has some openings for summer ice ~ 2010 Women’s Summer Pick-Up HockeyNSC/Schwan’s Super Rink Open to C level skaters $136 per skater / $50 per goalie ($1 per person of fee covers... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
A tournament announcement from Eric Knutson, Showcase Hockey: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Teams, I hope you can join us for our 1st annual 2M Challenge adult tournament, April 9-11, 2010. The tournament will be hosted in cooperation by Minnesota Metro Hockey and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
From a friend on Twitter, a terrific hockey rematch story. The flame still burns bright in most of the players ~ wish I could be there to see the fun. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704117304575137490777720102.html?KEYWORDS=hockey%20game Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
The 1st Annual Minnesota MPS Cup Fantasy Hockey Game and Gala will be held on May 01, 2010 to raise money for the National MPS Society. This charity is special to Hope and Dave Madsen, as their daughter Fran has... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
Image
In my continuing search for the "perfect" customer relationship management (CRM) software tool, I recently discovered the Time to Note web tool via the new Google Apps Marketplace site. I've been test driving it over the last couple of weeks... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
If anyone is interested in certain hockey leagues, please contact the league administrators through their respective web sites. Each league has different criteria for playing and can explain their expectations to you. We do not manage teams or leagues, and... Continue reading
Posted Mar 17, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
Jane N-B is now following The Typepad Team
Mar 15, 2010
At last - a reason to put my favorite song on my blog... These kids are just awesome!!! I hope each one totally takes these words to heart ~ Hat tip to NRO for finding and posting the clip. Continue reading
Posted Mar 12, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
Customer service 101 story ~~ cranky customer alert! On the recommendation of a trusted online colleague, I went to a web site yesterday and signed up for their free membership. The site has a track record of success at what... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
Jane N-B is now following Tom Fishburne
Mar 11, 2010
Jane N-B is now following DWR
Mar 11, 2010
From the Minnesota Hockey LinkedIn group that I follow - Darren said their assessments applied to all ages, including adult hockey players. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HockeyOT.com will be in Chaska, MN on 3/14 giving free off ice training assessments. Attention hockey parents,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 9, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
I am delighted to showcase my newest client website: AccidentalTrainer.com! Offered by two wonderful friends and colleagues, Sheila Krejci and Terri Cheney, AccidentalTrainer.com provides public and customized workshops designed to help "non-trainers" create and present highly successful adult learning sessions.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 9, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
A belated "congrats" to the members of both the men's and women's Team USA Olympic hockey teams! While I know both teams wanted gold, especially the women's team, hat's off to both the men and women for their superb hockey... Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2010 at Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
Jane N-B has shared their blog Twin Cities Adult Hockey Blog
Mar 4, 2010
How about a "Fabulous Friday Web Freebie" to kick off the weekend? I've explored a number of online project management tools, and I have a new one to add to the mix: Tom's Planner. This is a visually appealing product,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
The start of a new year is such a great time to review your files and clean out old items. In doing so, I discovered two customer service articles that I wrote for an international moving industry magazine a few... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2010 at Creative Mind Consulting
via mashable.com If you're looking for a year-end guide to social media, Mashable.com has a great list of links in this post. Continue reading
Posted Dec 28, 2009 at Creative Mind Consulting
I'll be speaking this afternoon at the St. Croix Valley Business Alliance, a new chamber of commerce here along the St. Croix River. The networking meeting runs from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. and my topic is "Using Incredibly Useful Free... Continue reading
Posted Dec 14, 2009 at Creative Mind Consulting