LiveOps and Samasource Share a Vision: Meaningful Work Equals Dignity, Hope, Equality

November 2, 2010
Paul Lang, VP Products & Marketing

Paul Lang, VP Products & Marketing

The proliferation of broadband to all corners of the globe has lead to the promise of meaningful work reaching everywhere. Companies like LiveOps and non-profits like Samasource aim to expand these work opportunities to underserved populations domestically and around the globe.

Our goal at LiveOps is to change the world of work by reaching into many areas of the United States, providing meaningful opportunities for sales and services type work individuals can do as a home-based business using a broadband connection. LiveOps provides services to its client by engaging a contracted workforce of many of our partner- independent contractor agents, many of whom are full-time parents or caregivers who require flexible work hours, or disabled individuals who prefer a work-from-home opportunity, or individuals that live in an area that is either too remote or too heavily unemployed to find meaningful work. The LiveOps business models allows these individuals to develop a home-based business of their own, and to work according to their schedules and needs.

Samasource expands this vision internationally, connecting underserved people in remote areas of the world, with dignified work that can be done over broadband connections. Read the rest of this entry »


Innovation Beyond the Hype

August 24, 2010
Maynard Webb, CEO

Maynard Webb, CEO

Innovation has become an overused buzzword. That’s dangerous because people could tune it out and that would have big ramifications. All great change in the world comes from innovation; it is so vital to building a better future. We can’t afford for it to become overplayed and tired.

We love talking about innovation because it’s inherently attached to hope and wrapped in inspiration. It sounds a lot less scary than previous topics I’ve written about such as Meritocracy or The Spirit of And. And, yet, innovation actually carries much more risk. True innovation rests on trying, failing, and trying again. Read the rest of this entry »


Solving the Dilbert Paradox: Be the CEO of Your Domain

August 10, 2010
Tim Whipple, VP Agent Services

Tim Whipple, VP Agent Services, "The Mayor"

Recently I was invited to the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program Roundtable on Talent Development, where the theme was Solving the Dilbert Paradox. The paradox, in a nutshell, is that while managers claim that their highest priority is the selection, retention and satisfaction of high-quality employees, many of the most talented contributors feel under-appreciated and under-utilized.  And those who are the most passionate about what they do often end up being the most frustrated and dissatisfied with their jobs.

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The Power of Giving Back: Nothing “Yeah, But” About It

July 29, 2010
Maynard Webb, CEO

Maynard Webb, CEO

I just returned from Aspen where I participated in Fortune Brainstorm: Tech, an annual gathering of tech leaders, media visionaries, entrepreneurs, and a variety of other big brained folks to talk about trends and changes in technology, culture and society as a whole.

The event, and particularly the public discussion I participated in about how technology can supercharge a new generation of nonprofits, left me newly inspired. It also further convinced me of the role giving back has in empowering businesses. Read the rest of this entry »


The “Spirit of And”: Part 2

July 15, 2010
Maynard Webb, CEO

Maynard Webb, CEO

Miracles don’t only happen on the ice—they happen every day in the workplace.

I’ve been lucky enough to experience several in my career. When I went to eBay in 1999 the company was battling some significant technology issues. Many people said I was crazy to join in the midst of such turmoil. Certainly during those dark days at eBay, no one believed it would evolve into the world’s largest online marketplace and transform the world of e-commerce. But the real miracle I witnessed was not eBay’s rise to greatness, but rather the many moments when I saw teams unleash their potential and brilliantly solve what was previously deemed impossible. Read the rest of this entry »


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