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The Thoughts on Selling™ Podcast81. The Future of Sales is Looking Bright: Meet NISC Finalist and Super Star Nina Iannuzzi!What do selling gum in the 5th grade and playing defense in hockey have in common with enterprise sales? According to Nina Iannuzzi, everything.In this episode, I sit down with Nina, a sophomore at the Isenberg School of Management (UMass Amherst) and a top-5 finalist at the recent National Intercollegiate Sales Competition (NISC). We relive the chaos of "speed selling" in a gym filled with 1,000 suits, discuss how to handle a curveball question from a CFO, and laugh about the moment I rudely interrupted her final sales pitch with a fake phone call.Nina...
2025-12-0945 min
ヒダテン！ボイスドラマボイスドラマ「金庫破り」ボイスドラマ『金庫破り』は、高山市を舞台に、オー・ヘンリーの名作をベースにしたサスペンスドラマです。天才ブラックハッカーとホワイトハッカーの追走劇、そして予想もつかない愛の行方。最先端のサイバー技術とクラシックな金庫破りの技術が交差し、スリリングな展開を繰り広げます。果たして主人公は"過去"と"未来"、どちらを選ぶのか――？そして、高山の街並みが、この物語にどんな彩りを添えるのか（CV：桑木栄美里）【ストーリー】■SE／高山駅前の雑踏〜足音「ここが高山か。（※ブルブルっとして）冷えるなあ」初めて降り立った高山駅。改札を出て、左手に曲がると、コンコースは匠通り？・・・祭りの屋台や飛騨の匠の木工品が展示してあるんだな。面白い。高山を選んだ俺の勘、結構冴えてるんじゃないか。俺？俺は天才ブラックハッカー。人は『金庫破り』と呼ぶ。いや、実際に銀行に忍び込んで金庫破りをするわけじゃないぞ。ほら、天才ブラックハッカーと言っただろ。大金持ちの銀行口座に侵入してほんの少しだけ、お裾分けをしてもらってるのさ。言っておくが、相手は真面目に働いている人間ではない。人が一生懸命貯めた金を奪うようなことは、流儀に反する。なんとなくわかんないか？TVとかネットを見てると、いるだろ。国民の税金を懐へ入れてしまうようなやつ。それに反社会的なやり方で金を溜め込んでいる団体。そういうやつらの口座からちょいと拝借してやるんだよ。ただ、東京-名古屋-大阪と銀行口座を荒らしまくったからなあ。最近は、内閣サイバーセキュリティセンター＝NISCから目をつけられちまって。なんてったっけな。ええっと・・・そうそう。ブライス。ブライスとかいうホワイトハッカーから執拗に追いかけられてるんだ。なに？ハッカーなのに、リアルに銀行行く必要があるのかって？ふふん。それも俺流の仁義なんだよ。銀行に行かないとわからないことがあるだろ。どんな銀行員がいて、どうやって働いているのか。そいつらがみんな真面目で感じいいやつだったとする。なのにもしオレがハッキングしたせいで、彼らが責任とることになったら後味が悪いじゃねえか。ん？ああ、大丈夫だ。メガネをはめてウィッグをかぶれば、絶対にバレないよ。いや、そうでもないか。どうして俺が現場にいると思ったんだろうな。ブライスは銀行の監視カメラを徹底的に調べて俺のアバターをモンタージュしやがった。やりにくいったらねえぜ。だから今は、3Dプリンターで薄い皮膚を作り、まるでルパン三世のように変装している。やっぱり、口髭は似合わんな。パソコンも専用ケースではなくチタン製のアタッシュケースに入れた。こんなごっついケースにパソコンだけが入っているとは思うまい。パソコンはいわば俺の七つ道具。スリムなボディに特注の24コアCPU。64GBのメモリ。8TBのSSDストレージ。ハッキングした口座からのダウンロードなど一瞬で可能だ。おっと、前置きが長くなっちまったな。急がないとな。地方銀行とはいえ、閉店ギリギリに行ったりすると顔を覚えられちまうからな。『あ、ごめんなさい』ん？誰だ、あれ？ぶつかりそうになりながら俺の横をすり抜けて銀行へ入っていきやがった。おや、入っていったのは頭取室(とうとりしつ)？大口のお得意様かな。一通り、行内とキャッシュディスペンサーをチェックしてから偽のIDで口座を作った。今度の名前は・・・スー・ヴァレンティン。そのあとは変装を脱ぎ、いつものようにカフェでラテをオーダーする。少々寒いが、コートの襟を立てて、日除けの下のテラス席へ。通りの向こうで、銀行のシャッターが降りていく。いい場所が確保できたな。パソコンを開いて、ゆっくりと『金庫破り』に入るとするか。どれどれ、預金者のリストは・・・『やだ、ごめんなさい！』先ほどと同じ声が、同じセリフを呟く。顔をあげると・・・予想通り、先ほどの女性が目の前に立ち尽くしている。『私ったら、なんてことを・・・』よく見ると、彼女が持っているトレイから俺のコートにエスプレッソが流れ落ちている。『ああ、どうしましょう・・・』つぶらな瞳をうるませて彼女がうろたえる。『はは。大丈夫ですよ。安物のダウンコートですから』『そんな、いけませんわ・・・』なおも食い下がる彼女。俺は一瞬で、その瞳の光に射抜かれてしまったようだ。見つめ合ったのは数秒間。俺にとっては永遠のように長く感じられたのだが。彼女がはっと気づいたように取り繕う。『では、せめてお名前を・・・』『スー。スー・ヴァレンティンと申します』『私は、エミリ。エミリ・ハンプティです』ハンプティ？さきほどの銀行の頭取と同じ苗字だ。ってことは・・・それからというもの、エミリとは頻繁に会うようになった。私が滞在先のホテルを教えたからだ。私？そうだ。彼女と知り合って私は生まれ変わった。”俺”でも『金庫破り』でも本名でもなく、スー・ヴァレンティンとして。彼女が銀行家の娘だと知ったからではない。純粋にエミリを愛してしまったからだ。生まれてこのかた感じたことのない感覚。天使のような笑顔のために、私は金輪際悪事は働かないと誓った。エミリは父である頭取に私を紹介する。父親も心から喜んで、私のこと気に入ってくれたらしい。私がシステムプログラマーだと言うと、銀行のシステム一切を私にまかせてくれた。私は自分が今まで破ってきたファイアウォールをはるかに上回る強固なセキュリティシステムを配備する。3か月もあれば完成するだろう。その頃、地方銀行にしては珍しく、最新式の金庫が納品された。エミリの父は頭取の顔で、私にその説明をする。電子式のナンバーロックシステムは五段階認証のセキュリティ。さらに扉の部分には新案特許をとった工夫がほどこされていた。閉めるときは自動でダイヤルが回り子供でも簡単に閉じられる。しかし、開けることは容易ではない。まず頑丈な鋼鉄のダイヤルが三列に並ぶ。あらかじめ決まった時刻にそれを同時に回さな
2025-03-0417 min
ヒダテン！ボイスドラマボイスドラマ「高山ウォーズ」（CV：桑木栄美里）「ご乗車ありがとうございました。まもなく高山、高山です」テンションあがるなあ。3年ぶりの高山は。っていうか、3年ぶりの帰省か・・・ママの顔見るのも大学の卒業式以来。昨日いきなり帰るって電話したときは、なんか、急に ママ黙っちゃったけど。ウルっとしたのかなあ、それとも私が帰るとまずいことでも・・・いやいやいや、それはない。にしても、HC85系の特急ひだは静かだなあ、揺れないし。3年離れているうちに、世の中って変わるもんだわ。あ、私の名前はエミリ。職業は国家公務員。ママはフツーの国家公務員だと思っている。でも、私が所属するのは、内閣サイバーセキュリティセンター＝NISC。以前ニュースにもなったからみんな知ってるでしょ。知らない？で、私の仕事はホワイトハッカー。国家機密や企業のコンピュータに不正侵入するブラックハッカーと日夜戦っている。みんな知らないけど、そもそもハッカーという言葉には悪意なんてないんだよ。本来の意味はコンピューターやインターネットについて高度な知識と技術を持っている人。悪いハッカーはクラッカー＝ブラックハッカーと呼ばれるんだ。エミリったら、3年ぶりに電話くれたと思ったら、明日帰る、ですって。まったく。まあ、今年もあと3日だからいいんだけど。それにしてもまた、タイミングの悪いときに・・・私への脅迫メールが届いたのはクリスマスイブ。送信元は、外国人のテロリスト集団。結婚前に戸籍も変えて、高山でひっそりと暮らしていたのにどうして気づかれたのかしら？おっと、自己紹介が遅れたわね。私はエミリの母です。年齢？・・・ちょっと、それ失礼でしょ。ノーコメント。職業は社会福祉士。高山の社会福祉協議会で働いています。私、結婚前に中東で仕事していたことがあって・・・まあ、はっきり言うと傭兵なんだけど。いろんな国の兵士として、いろんな国の戦場で戦ったわ。たぶんみなさんよく知っている、あの国や、この国へも。女性の傭兵としては、かなり危ない橋も渡ってきたと思う。成果はいっぱいあげたけど名前は知られたくないから、”イリメ”というコードネームで戦ってきた。だけど、お腹に子どもができてから、完璧に足を洗った。東京を脱出してひっそりと高山で居（きょ）を構えた。私に子どもが産まれたことは、私を雇った国や組織も知らないはず。私が高山に住んでいることも。もちろん周りの人間はだれも、私の裏の顔を知らない。なのに、どうして今さら？いや、いまの世界情勢を考えるとわからないでもないか。彼らの目的は明確だ。テロというのは当事者よりも、傭兵のような外部に実行させた方がよい。あとからなんとでも言えるからな。メールには、「仕事のオファーだ。断る選択肢はない」と書かれていた。外資系企業のドメインだったけど、そんなの私にわからないはずがないでしょ。知る人ぞ知るテロリスト集団のダミー会社だ。私1人ならなんとでも対処できたけど、まさかこのタイミングでエミリが帰省するなんて。「ちょっとママ、どうしたの？タクシーなんてもったいない。私、久しぶりだから高山の街、歩きたかったのに」ママは私の質問に答えずに、運転手さんと何やら話している。”最近きつねを見かけたか”とか”古い町並に迷路ができた”とか。うーん。なんか引っかかる。いつもならすぐにパソコン開いてハッキングのチェックとかするんだけど。実は私、急に帰ってきたのは、ちょっとだけ仕事に疲れちゃったんだよねー。毎日暗号やらウィルスやらとにらめっこで、ストレス満載なんだもん。高山帰ったときくらい、ゆっくりぼ〜っとしたいわ。タクシーが家に着いたとき、母は運転手になにかを渡していた。”チップ”だと言ってたけど、紙のチップってなによ。玄関の真ん前に横付けしたタクシーから玄関へ。母の死角になって、町並もなんも見えなかったじゃん。私が家に入ると、母はタクシーに忘れ物をしたと行って外へ。おいおいおい。あわただしいなあ。■SE／タクシーのドアを閉める音駅前からタクシーに乗る。エミリはもったいない、と言ったけど、これが最善。観光客でごったがえす町なかを歩くわけにはいかない。標的になりにいくようなもんだわ。いつRed dotにとらえられるかわからない。しかも、このタクシー、何を隠そう、防弾ガラス製なのだ。運転手は、私の元同僚。彼も過去を隠して、高山の乗合自動車で働いている。エミリには気づかれないように、やりとりは暗号で。”最近きつねを見かけたか”というのは、怪しい人物の情報。”古い町並の迷路”は、有事の際の脱出ルート。さすが、ベテランの彼はすべてを把握していた。今回使用する暗号解読の乱数表を彼に渡して車を降りる。そのとき、私の耳は小さな銃声をとらえた。私はエミリを玄関に上がらせ、外へ出る。彼は車を発進させずに待っていた。「サイレンサーだな。威嚇か」そう、間違いなく宣戦布告だ。しかも、サイレンサーの音を聞き分ける我々だけに向けて。「私は家に戻る。そっちも油断するな」「ママ、ちょっとこれ見て」「なあに、お行儀悪い。立ったままパソコン開いて」「そんなことより見てってば」「どうしたの？」「うちのメールって、このプロバイダのドメインでしょ」「そうよ」「なんか、海外から同じ内容のスパムが大量に送られてきてる」「どんな内容？」「これ、中東の文字かな。よくわからないけど、宛先は”イリメ”って書いてある」「みせて」本当は意味もわかる。クラッカーは中東の人間も多いから。アラビア語もヘブライ語もクルド語もNISCでつくった解読アプリで一発だ。裏の意味までわかるはず。”警告はした。大切なものを失いたくなかったらオファーを受けろ”ふうん、よくわかんないけど、単純なサイバー攻撃だわ。ようし、IPアドレスからハッキングしてつきとめるか。返り討ちにしてやるわ。「エミリ、今日はダイニングで寝なさい。あんたの部屋ちょっと倉庫みたいになっちゃってるから」自宅まで知られた以上、どこからスナイパーが狙ってくるかわからない。この家では窓がないのはダイニングだけ。唯一のセーフティゾーンだ。それにしても迂闊だった。娘の名前から、私のコードネームまで辿りつくとは。そう、『エミリ』というのは、私のコードネーム『イリメ』を逆から読んだ名前。それでも、この娘は絶対に守り抜かないと。「ママちょっとお買い物
2025-02-0814 min
Power to SellDr. Stefanie Boyer – Power of ConfidenceIn season three of the Power to Sell Podcast, our NDSU Sales students have partnered with the NDSU Women in Business organization to interview exceptional female leaders, executives, sales leaders, entrepreneurs, or community leaders. Our sixth episode of Fall Semester 2023 (episode 18) is a special edition with a wrap-up to the Northeast Intercollegiate Sales Competition (NISC). NDSU and Bryant University students got to interview Dr. Stefani Boyer, a professor at Bryant University and director of NISC. Stefanie shared her career journey and highlighted the importance of confidence.
2023-11-1616 min
Healthcare Happy HourHow to Best Leverage Employee Benefits Portfolios – from Retirement Plans to Pet InsuranceIn a recent benefits survey, 92 percent of respondents said that benefits were important to their overall happiness on the job. In today’s world, that means offering benefits that go beyond health insurance. For those that work in the group market know that employers are always looking for interesting and useful supplementary benefits to attract the best and brightest employees. On this week’s episode of the Healthcare Happy Hour, we are joined by Heidi Sirota and Andee Gravitt from Nationwide along with Adam Sheehan from AccuRisk Solutions, to discuss how to best leverage employee benefits portfolios to optimize employee rete...
2023-05-2600 min
The New York Information Security MeetupRisk and Compliance Unleashed: A Deep Dive with Raviv and Tom GarrubbaJoin the insightful journey into the dynamic world of third-party risk and compliance with two trailblazers, David Raviv and Tom Garrubba. As visionaries, implementers, and practitioners who have shaped risk programs for Fortune 100 companies, their combined expertise offers an unrivaled view into this complex and ever-changing field.
Both internationally recognized, Raviv and Garrubba have influenced the industry through assessment workshops, panel discussions, and seminars for prominent organizations like Shared Assessments, NISC, IAPP, ISACA, CEFPRO, IIA, Gartner, and at numerous university IT security fairs.
Each week, they unravel the intricacies of risk and compliance, distilling their...
2023-05-2258 min
Secure LiaisonTwitterの思ゐ出や障害オンコール(収録日: 2023/02/07)
# 感想はtwitterでハッシュタグ「#secure旅団 #secureLiaison」やGoogle Formにいただけると嬉しいです。
# 内容
NISC情報セキュリティ月間タイアップ
Twitterの思ゐ出
障害・オンコール
お便り紹介
https://twitter.com/todkm/status/1620686930546692097
https://twitter.com/TTamadwu/status/1620460595744223232
# 参照
https://gihyo.jp/article/2023/01/mitene-04oncall-engineer
#積ん読
なし
# 参加者: 針金細工さん（元名無しさん）、 松本さん(@ym405nm)、ken5scal
# ジングル: @hajipion
2023-02-2058 min
セキュリティのアレ第168回 ロマンスカルテ集計！愛に気付いてください！スペシャルTweet【関連記事】
・2023年サイバーセキュリティ月間 – NISC
・Romance scammers’ favorite lies exposed | Federal Trade Commission
・「電子カルテシステム等のセキュリティ対策状況について」報告
・[2023年1月公開]過去3年分の国内セキュリティインシデント集計 | Digital Arts Security Reports｜デジタルアーツ株式会社
・コンピュータウイルス・ 不正アクセスの届出状況 ［2022 年（1 月～12 月）］
・Talos Year in Review 2022
・映画『#マンホール』公式サイト
辻伸弘メモ：
サイバーセキュリティ月間でした。広尾にお店を出すなら。大分無理しているのかもしれない。LINEスタンプの反響。それぞれの口癖。頭良さそうな言い回しを使おうとする頭悪そうなコメント。素敵やん。愛に気付いてください詐欺。7万人報告。よくつく嘘。一番遭遇する経路。相手を選ぶ送金手段。信じ込んでいるという心理状態にどうアプローチするのがいいのだろう。見抜くのも難しい。ほとんどがリモートメンテしてる。把握したは最近把握したのかもしれない。Forti以外にも触れてほしい。PulseSecureのとかProxyLogonとかのここ数年の脆弱性とか。パッチ適用ではなく脆弱性対処、管理をスコープにしたほうがいいですね。情報提供内容の分かりやすさは主観が入るので実例がもう少しあるといいですね。いい例。それによってどういうアクションに役立ったかもあるともっといいかも。双方の言い分、双方の視点を合わせると有意義ですね。継続してほしい。答えているところは答えられるところ？他にも同じようなことはあるので横展開されてるといいですね。地道な集計とまとめいいですね。界王拳。単純に感染が増えたのか。報告しやすくなったのか。結果的外圧も増えたのかも。うちじゃない証明も？関係あるかい。Info Stealer系はどうなんだろう。出てきにくいかな。コモディティローダーはもっと伝わらないだろうな。オンライン試写便利。
収録日: 2023年02月12日The post 第168回 ロマンスカルテ集計！愛に気付いてください！スペシャル first appeared on podcast - #セキュリティのアレ.
2023-02-141h 04
The Diving PodEpisode #93 Hanos MahariJoin us in talking with newly crowned NISC Women's Diving Coach of the Year! Hanos has made the transition from diver to coach and was forced to learn on the job and he is doing great! Looking forward to big things in the future from him!
2023-02-1344 min
エッジのたたないポッドキャスト[セキュリティ]広告をブロックせよとFBIに言われる時代さて今回も情報セキュリティの話題。というか前回重目な話題になっちゃったので、今回は軽く落ち穂拾い的に参りましょう。
昨年末の気になったネットのニュースから。
なんでもFBIがWebを見るときは広告ブロッカーをいれたほうがいいですよ、てなことを言ったんだそうで。なかなか複雑な時代になってきました。
関連リンク:
2023年サイバーセキュリティ月間 – NISC
例外規定が不正ログインの一因に 熊本県立大が被害 2要素認証なしの名誉教授が狙われ – ITmedia NEWS
FBIがみんなに広告ブロッカーを使って欲しい理由 | ギズモード・ジャパン
Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Cyber Criminals Impersonating Brands Using Search Engine Advertisement Services to Defraud Users
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2023-02-1208 min
2022-05-1710 min
Everything Co-op with Vernon OakesVern Dosch, ret. National Information Solutions Cooperative President/CEO discusses his CareerVern Dosch, retired National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC) President and CEO, discusses his experiences throughout his career. Vern coupled the spirit of cooperation, a commitment to rural America, and cutting-edge technology to help utilities and telecoms provide quality, affordable service to consumer-members. Under his leadership, NISC became a leading provider of IT and software solutions to utility and telecommunication cooperatives, helping its members become more efficient and improve customer service while setting the stage for economic expansion in rural America.
NISC’s success under Vern’s leadership (2002-2020) is well documented. Membership grew from 392 to more than 850; the employee population grew...
2021-10-1747 min
Tomの入門サイバーセキュリティ！#60 5月27日の情報セキュリティーニュース NISC、国土交通省、外務省から情報流出 富士通 Project WEB3機関以外で政府情報の流出確認されず - 政府 他
2021-05-2715 min
REDDERS Sports PodcastJimmy & Redders NRL Podcast 270521In two parts (due to a phone call to Redders cutting Jimmy off in mid-sentence, how dare they?), here is this week's Jimmy & Redders NRL Podcast, looking at Origin, the high tackle crack-down, Manly's excellent form and Jimmy looking forward to sitting on the NISC Hill with the long-suffering Dave Radley this Sunday.
2021-05-2725 minTomの入門サイバーセキュリティ！#59 5月26日の情報セキュリティニュース 富士通の「ProjectWEB」の不正アクセスがヤバいNISCの一部システム情報が外部流出 - 富士通「ProjectWEB」への不正アクセスで 他
2021-05-2619 min
How Might We...?How Might We Improve Relationships With Trust‘Trust is the glue of life, it’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships’ Steven Covey
My guest is Geoff Hudson-Searle, we discuss trust, the importance of it in relationships. And as Geoff mentions he thinks this is the biggest enablers of our time. Trust is the foundation upon which the legitimacy of government, public institutions and family, the very cornerstone in which relationships are built and is crucial for maintaining social cohesion.
The dynamics of trust are delicate in important relationships, and the loss...
2021-02-2251 min
The Balancing Act by Security CompassSesh Vaidyula & Harvey Nusz - CMMC in a Commercial ContextToday we are joined by Altaz Valani from Security Compass, Sesh Vaidyula, Partner at Templar shield, and Harvey Nusz, Principal at 4IT Security, Governance & Compliance, to talk about CMMC in a commercial context, given its overlap with NIST 800-53, NISC CSF, and ISO 27001. We will also discuss its similarities with other non-maturity standards and regulations such as PCI, HIPAA, GDPR. To conclude, we will talk about how CMMC might help the broader commercial industry.
2020-12-1806 min
Diversidade e Inclusão na Educação4. CONHECENDO SOBRE O NEI com Adriene Santana e Ana Carolina Souza - Mediação Leandro MacielTeremos a presença da pedagoga e coordenadora do Núcleo de Educação Inclusiva da UFOP Adriene Santanna e de uma das Monitoras do núcleo ,estudante de Direito, e extensionista do Projeto Vigilância em Saúde LGBT + do NISC, Ana Carolina Souza. A pedagoga irá trazer experiências de atuação no campo da educação inclusiva,e as construções coletivas realizadas na universidade,e também a presença de uma estudante de direito que realiza o trabalho no desenvolvimento de um projeto de extensão juntamente com a educação inclusiva.Juntos vamos dialogar sobre ponto...
2020-05-2858 min
Connections PodcastEpisode 8: Andy ManerAndrew (“Andy”) Maner is the Chief Executive Officer of the merged E3/Sentinel. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction, long-term goals, and growth objectives while positioning the firm for continued expansion into new markets. Andy ensures consistent delivery excellence to clients while maintaining a strong culture of professional development and a future strategy of growth. He has over 25 years of executive leadership experience in both private and public sectors.In 2016, Andy purchased a majority stake in Sentinel where he served as the Chairman. He helped lead organic and external acquisition growth strategies for Sentinel, which is a...
2020-05-221h 24
NISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 78 - New Years ResolutionsThe start of a New Year is a time when people make resolutions to make changes or improvements in their life. While I'm mildly successful in following through with these resolutions, I do think about a restart or a new beginning each new year. On my list each year, the usual ones like lose weight, run more and be nicer to Ed Wolff. All three will require focus, concentration and hard work to achieve. While personal resolutions are important, I've also thought about what resolutions we want for NISC in 2020. After thinking about this for a while, I think I c...
2019-12-2702 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 77 - An Era Has PassedIt was June of 1986. At that point in my career, I had gratefully worked in the industry for ten years. And I remember thinking to myself that I had found my calling, and I could see myself retiring from this industry. My phone rang. I picked it up, and I immediately recognized the voice on the other end as Ray Clouse, the CEO of NCDC. I had worked with Ray and his staff over the years as a member of NCDC and often times as a beta test site for their products. My conversation with Ray was short and to...
2019-10-1707 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 76 - An Important Message For NISC EmployeesVern: More than 44 years ago, when I started my career, I never imagined that someday I would have the opportunity to sit in the CEO’s chair. I was a wet behind the ears, idealistic, naive newbie to the industries. I knew very little about the Utility and Telecommunication and even less about the cooperative business model. Many of you know that my career began at Capital Electric an NISC Member. And For a young college graduate, capital offered a good wage, excellent benefits and much needed stability in my life after four years in college. I will be forever grat...
2019-08-2911 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 75 - Perseverance, Determination, & RelationshipsFor the past 50 years, NISC marketing and industry personnel have been driving down I-94 through Montana. About 150 miles from the North Dakota border is a small town by the name of Forsyth. A rugged Montana town sustained by local farming and ranching. It's a part of Montana where miles upon miles separate farms and ranches. A part of the country where broadband and telecommunications services are vital and literally the critical link between those hearty Montana souls and the rest of the world. It is a harsh and many times hostile part of the country. Harsh winters, unrelenting heat in t...
2019-08-2205 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 74 - Grateful for the Leadership TeamThe year was 1992 and I was given the opportunity by our board of directors to be NCDC CEO. I was young, inexperienced, and frankly very naive. As I was sitting in Ray Clouse's office on his last day as CEO. He gave me one final piece of sage advice. "Dosch" he said "this is a damn lonely job." I nodded my head to acknowledge his final words of wisdom but my inner voice was saying well it may be lonely for you Mr. Clouse but not for me. Today, 27 years later I must admit that Mr. Clouse was absolutely right. Som...
2019-07-1607 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 73 - Red Letter Day - Gratitude for EmployeesDuring our 50 year history, we have experienced and successfully navigated through an amazing transformation of the telecommunications industry as they went from plain old telephone service to delivering robust broadband. In the utility industry, we have watched and assisted in the transmission from a sleepy analog industry to a dynamic, smart grid-enabled enterprise powered by fossil fuels as well as renewables like wind and solar. Although NISC is not immune from the global, political, and economic volatility of the industries we serve. We have a great deal to be thankful for as we consider the historical stability of our organization...
2019-06-1707 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 72 - A Decision on VP of Member & Industry PositionAt NISC, we have always taken succession planning very seriously. Each January, the Vice President group and I update a comprehensive matrix that identifies at least three possible candidates for every team lead manager senior manager vice president and the CEO of NISC. The succession matrix is presented to the NISC Board of Directors at our January strategic planning session. This valuable exercise helps us to accomplish several objectives. The first, is to identify a successor in the event of a departure or a retirement for every supervisor here at NISC. The second purpose is to identify those areas in...
2019-05-2805 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 71 - A Conversation With Jim CollinsFor those of you who have been at NISC for a while, you have heard me talk about Jim Collins and the book Good to Great. I first read this book in 2001 the year that it was published and I must say that of all the business books and all the authors I have read, in my career, This one made a profound impact on me and the culture of NISC. Many business books are simply the author's opinion and we all have an opinion including you and I. But what always impresses me with the writings of Jim Collins...
2019-04-0108 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 70 - Expanding the NISC SolutionNISC is an organization that is dedicated to delivering enterprise technology solutions to our member-owners. These mission-critical components are essential for our member-owners to operate their business in the most efficient manner, improving their customer experience and maintaining their competitiveness and to do that they embrace the power of NISC technologies. Now the best analogy that I could present is that NISC enterprise is the virtual heartbeat of our member-owners organization. As employees, it is for us to understand the significance of our work whether you're designing, developing, implementing, or supporting the various modules of the enterprise or maintaining the...
2019-02-2207 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 69 - Only the Paranoid SurviveOver the years, no doubt, you've heard me use the phrase "only the paranoid survive". It's a popular quote that has been credited to Andy Grove, the first CEO of Intel. But what you may not know is that is only part of the quote the entire quote is "success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive," and it is that entire quote that I'd like to talk about today. At NISC we are on a rather long string of success. Literally, for the past 15 years, we have seen revenues, margins, cash, our employee base, and membership base...
2019-02-1307 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 68 - Annual Meeting MusingsA couple of weeks ago the vice president group and I spent several days with our Board of Directors for our quarterly board meeting and also our annual strategic planning session. We left those meetings exhausted but encouraged grateful and determined. I can't tell you how thankful I am to have those vice presidents, every one of them, involved with our board meetings and our critical strategic planning sessions. Their confidence, their expertise that allows them to be active participants in this process has built an incredible amount of trust between the executive staff and the Board of Directors which...
2019-02-0507 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 67 - State of the CooperativeState of the Cooperative - January 2019 Introduction 2018 was a year of success and milestones for our cooperative. It was also a year of celebration as we recognized our 50th Anniversary. Preparations for this event included an extensive effort to digitize and catalog photos, videos and other items accumulated over the past half century. It’s important that this critical material, which documents the legacy of our organization, is preserved for future generations. Throughout the year we experienced strong, calculated growth in our Membership and employee base. Exceptional and accelerated demand for NISC solutions and services resulted in challenges and efforts to i...
2019-01-0420 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 66 - The Gift of Job SecurityThe other day I was walking through the cafeteria and bumped into an employee that I have long admired. I describe this employee as hardworking, engaged, always grateful. He's an interesting success story. He came to NISC without a degree and began in a very entry level position and without fanfare or much drama. This young man completed his undergraduate degree, got married, started his family, completed his master's at the top of his class, and after a couple of lattice moves had worked himself into a position of responsibility here at NISC. He's a low maintenance, accountable employee who...
2018-12-2010 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 65 - Stability in a Time of Rapid ChangeRecently I received a note from Mary Ellen who drew my attention to a post that we did back in the days when we actually did blog posts rather than these audio BlogCasts as we do today. It warmed my heart to read this blog that was first posted in September of 2013. Much has changed since that posting over the last five years. We've added about 140 members systems, 350 employees, and have been through 15 versions of our core product offering. Sometimes the pace of change is a bit dizzying but what is most interesting to me is that some things, like th...
2018-11-2705 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 64 - No EgoOver the years we have made a point, as a Vice President group, to periodically select a book that is required reading by the entire group and then discussed what we've learned from the book and try to figure out how it would apply to improve NISC. Some of the great books we've read over the years are "Good to Great" by Jim Collins, "Five Dysfunctions of a Team" by Patrick Lencioni, "Leaders Eat Last" by Simon Sinek, "Built to Last" by Jim Collins, and "The Ideal Team Player" by Patrick Lencioni. Presently we're reading a book entitled "No Ego"...
2018-10-3008 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 63 - How the Mighty Fall: A Case StudyThomas Edison was born in 1847 and died in 1931. He truly was an American inventor and a businessman. He was often described as America's greatest inventor. His inventions included the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting practical electric light bulb which had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was a prolific inventor holding 1093 U.S. patents. His talents eventually led him to found 14 companies including General Electric; still one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world. Now let's take a few minutes to look at the history of this American icon of a company...
2018-10-1507 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 62 - MIC General Session ExperienceMy career at NISC has provided many amazing experiences and opportunities and for those milestones, I am very grateful. But at the top of my list, without exception, is the opportunity to represent our organization during the general session of our Member Information Conference. It's hard for me to put into words the emotion of stepping on that stage to represent the hard work and the dedication of our employees. Each year, I am reminded what a privilege and an honor it is for that moment to be the spokesman of our organization. In a very real way, I feel...
2018-09-2502 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 61 - Gratitude vs EntitlementThere seems to be a constant stream of articles and news stories regarding the current workforce and their sense of entitlement. Rather than appreciating the opportunity to have a job, like our parents and grandparents did, it is said that employees today act as if it is their right to have virtually unlimited choices when it comes to their jobs and the amenities of those jobs. Now in a way this makes sense since they are children of the baby boom, a time of unprecedented prosperity and hope in our country. We all get accustomed to the fact that a...
2018-08-3110 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 60 - Hard is Soft and Soft is HardMost of you know that I have a passion for reading and over the years I have learned a great deal from authors like Tom Peters, Jim Collins, and Simon Sinek. From my years here at NISC and what I have learned from my readings I would summarize my entire wisdom, of my career, with the following statement; Hard is soft and soft is hard. Let me explain. Hard. These are the financial reports that we share each month with our board and our employees. It's the supporting budgets, the forecasts, the endless PowerPoints. and projections. Hard includes the surveys...
2018-08-1607 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 59 - Only the Paranoid SurviveOne of the most important and impactful quotes I have come across in my career is “only the paranoid survive” a statement by the Andy Grove the first CEO of the Intel Corporation, arguably one of the most successful and impactful technology companies in history. We have used this quote many times here at NISC as we talk about our strategies and position in the market, and in my humble opinion, this statement and admonition is more relevant here at NISC today than ever in our history. Perhaps some of you are thinking, lighten up Vern, because , t the risk of so...
2018-07-2606 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 58 - It's a Red Letter Day Thanks to You!As I was driving through our city this morning, I saw a billboard announcing that a particular hospital in our city was the very best hospital in the state. A little further down the road was an eating establishment advertising that they, and only they, were the home of the world's best hamburger. Now you've all seen the articles in Forbes and U.S. News declaring that certain businesses, cities, and states are the best of something or other. Many of these 'best of' declarations, in my humble opinion, don't hold much credibility as they can be manipulated and in...
2018-06-2506 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 57 - Laser-Focused on iVUE ConnectFor the last several years we have followed a strategic planning process where we identify between seven and 10 major strategic initiatives. These are projects or goals for our organization to be accomplished within the next fiscal year. It's been a very good process and one that we've been able to use and refine and perfect year after year. I believe our board of directors is comfortable with this methodology and it's also a very good way to help our employees understand how they fit into and can contribute to the future success of our organization. Now as we close out th...
2018-06-0515 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 56 - The Blessings of a Long CareerEvery grade school kid has a vision of making it to the pros. And every parent with what they believe is a prodigy child firmly believes that that is a distinct possibility. But the facts would indicate otherwise. Of all high school seniors only .03 percent will eventually have the opportunity to turn pro, and once they make that transition, the career of a professional athlete is rather short. Let Me tell you what I mean. The average professional golfer last 3.5 years. Basketball player 4.8, football 3.3, baseball 5.6, hockey 5.5, golf 3.5, and tennis at 9.5. So the statistics say that on average a professional athlete...
2018-05-2408 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 55 - Relationships And TrustI must admit the older I get, the more and more I have come to realize that there is so much more that I need to learn about appropriately and effectively managing an organization. Much of what I have learned about leadership is from great examples of leaders in my own life starting with my father and also from more business books than I care to admit. I did a quick search for business books on Amazon, and it came up with over 2 million plus titles which is a bit overwhelming. Every former CEO or college professor seems to think...
2018-05-0910 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 54 - Lessons Learned From Disney ExperienceI normally do not like to bore you with aspects of my personal life, but last week I experienced a trip to Disney World with all five grandchildren. Some of you with the blessings of grandchildren in your life will understand the magic, no pun intended of this type of trip, and others will understand the importance of the Disney lessons I learned, many of which apply to the work we do here at NISC and the culture that we are working together to build. First of all, a couple of practical lessons learned for those of you who have a...
2018-04-1810 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 53 - Hitting Refresh at NISCRecently I picked up a new book by Satya Nadella. Hope I'm pronouncing that correctly. He is the current CEO of Microsoft and the name of his book is "Hit Refresh." I found his book to be very fascinating and although the scope of Microsoft is much different and broader than NISC, there are many similarities and many lessons that we can learn by watching the transformation that is going on or the refresh that is going on at Microsoft. Here are a few observations. For starters, I don't know about you but from time to time, as I have...
2018-04-0407 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 52 - An Uncommon 50 Year PartnershipYou have heard me say many times that ours’s is a relationship business. Yes, we are a technology company and our products are comprised of the intellectual property of our software and technology that our enterprise solutions deliver to the market. Every company I know has a mission statement or a listing of their corporate values, it’s the politically correct thing to do, the question is, are they real, are they part of the fabric of the organization, are the employees engaged and to they understand how important those values are to the success and future viability of their...
2018-03-1905 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 51 - Introducing the Strategy CommitteeAlmost 10 years ago we made one of the most important organizational shifts in our history. It was the formation of NISC's Operations Committee or OC as it has come to be known. The purpose of this internal committee was to establish a cross-divisional representation, which was tasked with breaking down what was truly a frustration for all of us. And that was the divisional silos that we saw being built up in our organization. We also asked this committee to address some of the operational challenges that we were experiencing at the time and also to address challenges that certainly...
2018-03-1906 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 50 - 50 Years - Grateful For YOUR AccomplishmentsOur fiftieth BlogCast on our fiftieth anniversary. This is such an amazing coincidence that we would be delivering our fiftieth BlogCast on the eve of NISC's fiftieth anniversary. I do believe that sometimes things happen for a reason. Well this has been quite a week. It began with our travels to Nashville for NISC's utility annual meeting and our fiftieth celebration, which we hosted on Sunday at noon. And a celebration it certainly was! Once that event was finished, we dashed to the airport, headed to Austin, Texas, and the telecom annual meeting and fiftieth celebration, which we hosted on...
2018-03-0904 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 49 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on ProductsVERN: Welcome. This is the tenth in a series of podcasts that we've been doing for our employees. My name is Vern Dosch and with me today is David Bonnett, the Vice President of Product within NISC. This is a relatively new discipline that we have in our organization, very much defined by David and his people as NISC kind of grew and matured as an organization. We got to a place where we asked the question "Who owns the products?" Is it research and development? Is it implementation? Is it support? Who owns products? Is it our advisory committees...
2018-03-0714 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 48 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on Our StrategiesVERN: Hello and welcome to the ninth in a series of podcasts that we are doing for the employees of NISC. The main purpose of these podcasts is to help our employees understand a pretty significant piece of strategy that has been implemented and approved, and now we're tasked with carrying it out and that is called an acceleration strategy. And with me today I have Todd Eisenhauer, and Todd wears two fairly distinctive hats in his responsibilities here at NISC as a Vice President. He's in charge of product for engineering and operations, which is an area of growth...
2018-03-0512 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 46 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on MembersVERN: Hello, this is Vern Dosch, and this is the seventh in a series of blogcasts that we're doing to help our employees understand what the acceleration strategy means for the respective divisions within NISC. I've had a chance, Jasper, to talk to six of the other Vice Presidents, and we continue with that discussion until we work all the way through the nine of them. But a couple of things that I wanted to talk to you about because certainly, your division is front and center on what we mean with acceleration. I think one of the most effective...
2018-02-2814 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 47 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on RD&QVERN: Hello and welcome. This is Vern Dosch, and this is the eighth in a series of podcasts that we're doing for our employees. The topic is the acceleration plan that has been put in place that has been approved by our Board of Directors. Literally this plan will affect every single NISC employee, every single division, directly or indirectly. And so the purpose of these podcasts is to answer that question. What does the acceleration plan do for my division? How possibly could it impact me? So with me today we have Dan Wilbanks. Dan is the Vice President o...
2018-02-2816 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 45 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on CybersecurityVERN: Hello and welcome to the sixth in a series of podcasts that we're doing to help our employees understand the impact of what we're referring to as the acceleration strategy. And with me today I have Jeff Nelson. Jeff has kind of a wide variety of responsibilities as a Vice President within NISC. First and foremost it's legal and risk mitigation for our organization, but it's also the internal infrastructure that we have and cybersecurity. So, Jeff, you've been involved in all of these planning sessions as we talk about acceleration, and that's stepping up how we take care o...
2018-02-1512 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 44 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on EmployeesVERN: Hello. This is Vern Dosch and welcome to the fifth in a series of podcasts talking about the acceleration strategy here at NISC. You know, Kari, thinking about it from the standpoint of an employee, you hear the last couple podcasts talking about how this acceleration strategy affects implementations, affects our financials, affects how we support and service our Members. But I don't know; we're all employees. What does this mean for us, Kari? What does the acceleration strategy mean for the existing employees? KARI: I think it means a few things. You know I think there might be...
2018-02-1312 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 43 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on ImplementationsVERN: Welcome. This is Vern, and this is the fourth in a series of podcasts that we're doing to try to help our employees understand the ramifications and the strategy associated with what we're referring to as acceleration. You know, Ed, I'm so pleased to be with you today. We had an opportunity to work together for a lot of years, and about six months ago we asked you to take on a pretty formidable task, and that was to oversee all of the implementations, and we're looking for consistency, and we're looking to do a better job of presenting...
2018-02-0713 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 42 - Acceleration Strategy - Impact on SupportVERN: Well welcome to this third in a series of podcasts that relate specifically to what we're referring to as the Acceleration Program here at NISC. With me is Doug Remboldt. Doug heads up all of the support areas of the service areas within NISC, whether it's accounting, billing, engineering, or telecom utility. So that's a pretty big wheel house, Doug, and when we talked about this acceleration plan in my mind, the first thing I think about is our focus is on improving what we already do, for the members that we already have. 820 members, literally thousands of calls...
2018-02-0712 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 41 - Acceleration Strategy - Financial ImpactVERN: Well welcome. With me today is Tracy Porter, CFO. Longtime CFO, can I say that Tracy? TRACY: Yes you can. VERN: Twenty-five years, is that right? TRACY: Just hit 25. VERN: Just hit 25 years, that's a milestone. And so Tracy we're doing a series of podcasts and the first one we released to the employees just kind of told them about some of the activity that happened at the board meeting at our strategic planning session. And I said in the podcast, and I truly believe that it was pivotal for NISC. I mean we are going down the path...
2018-01-3010 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 40 - Moving From Defense to OffenseDuring the second week in January we had a quarterly board meeting as well as two days of strategic planning with our board of directors and our vice president group. Our strategic planning session is always very intense with a series of presentations delivered by our vice presidents on topics such as employee recruiting and retention, market developments, market share comparisons, and trends. We talk about product roadmaps and delivery schedules for new products and enhancements. In addition, we spend a lot of time analyzing and discussing technology trends as well as the overall Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats to...
2018-01-2306 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 39 - Life Changing Resolutions for 2018It’s New Year's Eve. And time once again for our traditional New Year's resolutions. And at a time when so much of our attention here at NISC is focused on coaching, leadership, deadlines, marketing wins, our bottom line, recruiting and onboarding new employees, development schedules, our capacity to meet the demand for our products, One on One sessions wage and salary matrixes, strategic initiatives, and all the rest. I have decided to take a little different approach in my final BlogCast of 2017. One of my favorite places on the planet is right on my own patio watching the geese an...
2018-01-0407 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 38 - Christmas Greeting from VernCEO Vern Dosch talks about the past year and pauses to give thanks over this Christmas season as we head into our 50th year. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-12-2105 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 37 - Culture Matters - Lessons Learned from UberCEO Vern Dosch talks about how how Uber's recent actions has caused shaken the foundation of their culture and potentially the loyalty of its customer base.
2017-12-0105 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 36 - A Lasting LegacyCEO Vern Dosch talks about the impact that Brian Wolf is still having in our organization to this day. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-11-2807 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 35 - The Art of CelebrationCEO Vern Dosch talks about all of the reasons we have to celebrate, especially the launch of our new iVUE Connect Phase II at our first member site! If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-11-0909 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 34 - It's a Red Letter DayCEO Vern Dosch talks about all of the recent events and milestones that make this day a Red Letter Day! If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-10-1007 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 33 - NISC Fire FightersCEO Vern Dosch talks about the individuals ("Fire Fighters") who have stepped up in times of crisis here at NISC and how the rest of our employees can support and sustain that effort in the future. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-09-1907 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 32 - A Culture of GratitudeCEO Vern Dosch thanks employees for a strong and successful year, and emphasizes the value in continuing to raise the bar for the benefit of our Members. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-09-1405 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 30 - The True Meaning of Labor DayCEO Vern Dosch reflects on what Labor Day means to him and to our employees here at NISC. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-09-0506 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 29 - Life On the Other SideCEO Vern Dosch reflects back on the former employees that recently attended our first annual Alumni Luncheons and the impact that their loyalty and hard work has made on the environment and culture we know as employees today at NISC. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-08-1004 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 28 - Winning the Cybersecurity BattleCEO Vern Dosch talks about the role that each of us play here at NISC when it comes to winning the ongoing battle in the world of cyber security. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-08-0106 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 27 - Shared Value - Personal DevelopmentCEO Vern Dosch talks about the importance of our Shared Value of Personal Development and why it's never too late to learn something new no matter where you are in your career. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-07-2504 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 26 - How Much Growth Is Enough?CEO Vern Dosch talks about the rationale behind our continued growth and expansion at NISC and the impact it will have on our future. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App(iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App(Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-07-1905 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 25 - Board Action - Fiscal Year End Budget 2018CEO Vern Dosch talks about the recent NISC Board meeting in Mandan and the details regarding the Fiscal Year End Budget for 2018. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-07-0509 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 24 - The Business Circle of LifeCEO Vern Dosch talks about how moving from Good to Great impacts the circle of life within an organization and what that means for our team here at NISC. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-06-2108 min
The StoryConnect Podcast073 Electric/Telco Partnerships in Broadband Delivery, With Jasper SchneiderLive from the Kentucky Telecom Association 2017 Annual Meeting
Jasper Schneider discusses partnership opportunities between rural telcos and electric providers. For six years, Schneider ran a federal agency at both a state and national level, leading USDA’s Rural Utilities Service as State Director in North Dakota, and acting Administrator in Washington, DC. Schneider is also a former lawmaker, serving in the North Dakota Legislature.
Website: http://www.nisc.coop/
2017-06-0810 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 23 - State of Our Coop - Good To GreatCEO Vern Dosch talks with VP Ed Wolff about the working mindset of moving our coop from "good to great" and what that means for the employees of NISC. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-06-0712 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 22 - Collateral BeautyCEO Vern Dosch talks about watching the in-flight movie "Collateral Beauty" starring Will Smith and the real-life experience he had shortly after that with the President of a local college. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-05-2405 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 21 - The State of Our Cooperative - Member SupportCEO Vern Dosch talks with VP Doug Remboldt about the support we give our members and some new support models we have been developing and testing with our members over the last couple of years. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-05-1616 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 20 - When Is Good, Good Enough?CEO Vern Dosch talks about the NISC's reputation in the industry and the mindset we must maintain during our journey from Good to Great. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-05-0204 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 19 - The State of Our Cooperative - The EmployeesCEO Vern Dosch talks with VP of People Services, Kari Reichert about the employees of NISC, how we recruit and retain the people that are the future of our organization. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-04-2521 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 18 - Software Advice From an Uber DriverCEO Vern Dosch talks about an interesting conversation he had during an Uber ride he had in the Minneapolis area. Wait till you hear the software advice this guy had for Vern! If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-04-1905 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 17 - The State of Our Cooperative - NISC's Financial PositionCEO, Vern Dosch visits with VP & CFO Tracy Porter about NISC's financial position. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-03-2117 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 16 - The State of Our Cooperative - Focusing on Our Members - BT2016Our CEO, Vern Dosch, visits with VP David Bonnett about Blocking & Tackling 2016 (BT2016), one of our major initiatives for focusing on our members and where we go from here. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-03-1413 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 15 - The State of Our Cooperative - Delivering Products & SolutionsCEO Vern Dosch and Vice President Dan Wilbanks discuss our processes and philosophies of delivering products and solutions to our members. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-02-2116 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 14 - The State of Our Cooperative - Cyber SecurityCEO Vern Dosch visits with Jeff Nelson about the ongoing threat of cyber attacks and what we are doing at NISC to help protect the integrity of our networks, not only internally, but for our members as well. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-02-1421 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 13 - The State of Our Cooperative - Strategic PlanningCEO Vern Dosch along with Vice Presidents Jasper Schneider and Todd Eisenhower talk about the creation of our strategic plan and the impact it will have on our organization moving forward. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-02-0917 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 12 - The State of Our Cooperative - IntroductionCEO, Vern Dosch talks about the upcoming "State of Our Cooperative" BlogCast series and what you can expect to hear in each episode. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-02-0604 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 11 - The Competitive Landscapes Is ChangingCEO Vern Dosch talks about a recent merger between ATS and SEDC (our competitors) and what that means to the work we are doing here at NISC. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2017-01-2405 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 10 - Lessons Learned From Wells FargoCEO Vern Dosch talks about some lessons we can take away from the recent troubles at Wells Fargo. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-12-2204 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 09 - Coming Full CircleCEO Vern Dosch talks about the history of the iVUE, a platform that would see a re-write over 6 million lines of code, and how our character and reputation would ultimately help us complete the project. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-12-1405 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 08 - The Circle Of LifeCEO Vern Dosch, inspired by the recent Thanksgiving Holiday, talks about the Circle of Life. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-12-0905 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 07 - Does Your Work Make A Difference?CEO Vern Dosch tells a story of how the work we do here at NISC can make a huge difference for our members and our employees. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-12-0205 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 06 - Lessons Learned From Samsung Note 7 DisasterCEO Vern Dosch talks about the lessons that NISC can learn from the recent Samsung Note 7 problems. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-11-1606 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 05 - A Culture of CaringCEO, Vern Dosch, talks about his personal experience with our culture of caring. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-11-0203 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEP 04 - The Power of AutomationCEO Vern Dosch talks about the automation our software offers and the impact it had on one of our members during the recent oil booms and busts in the Bakken. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-10-1904 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEp 03 - Building a Culture of Security at NISCThe more we grow and innovate in the technology industry, the more we need to be vigilant in making sure our security systems are protecting our members and our future here at NISC. CEO Vern Dosch talks about what we can do, as employees, to help keep our members and our jobs safe and secure.
2016-10-0607 minNISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEp 02 - 2016 MIC RecapAnother NISC Member Information Conference (MIC) is in the books. CEO, Vern Dosch recaps the 2 week experience.
2016-09-2203 min
NISC BlogCast with Vern DoschEp 01 - Incentives: A Rising Tide Raises All ShipsThere are many advantages to the cooperative business model that we have here at NISC, this model allows us to focus on our employees and Members rather than just be obsessed by the bottom line. If you would like to receive these BlogCasts on your mobile device, you can subscribe using podcast software on your phone with the URL: http://niscmedia.libsyn.com/rss. New episodes will automatically be pushed out to you. Information on the Apple Podcast App (iPhone) Video on Podcast Addict App (Android) Site for BeyondPod App (Android)
2016-08-2605 min
NISC BlogCast with Vern DoschIntroduction: To Blog or Not to BlogWe have decided to bring the executive blog out of retirement with a new twist. It will be the same direct, informal format but it will be a podcast that will be recorded in my own words. It's my hope that the podcast will provide each of you a unique perspective of NISC from my position in the organization. We will be releasing new episodes approximately every two weeks and will also include the transcript of the audio for those of you who still prefer to read instead of listen. With the launch of the first episode, we will also be...
2016-08-1003 min
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2016-07-2613 minThe StoryConnect Podcast010 Disruptive Technology, With Brad Molander Of NISCWith so many distractions, utilities are in a battle for the consumer’s attention. How do you communicate your message in such a fractured market? Brad Molander is a “technology evangelist” with NISC, and he joined WordSouth’s Andy Johns at the recent RTIME event (the annual telco event hosted by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association) to discuss disruptive technology and how to capture a consumer’s attention to stay relevant.
Website: www.NISC.coop
2016-04-2515 min