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Our blog is filled with actionable insights on collaboration as well as practical approaches to implement these insights within organizations.

Jake Blocker

Jake Blocker
Jake Blocker creates and executes marketing initiatives for Interaction Associates (IA). He’s involved from initial ideation to the creative development and the analysis of the results. If you were to merge the left and right brain into a job, you would have Jake’s role at IA.
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Leadership Personal Development

How Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Drives ...

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is more than just a buzzword your boss might toss around during performance reviews. It's..

by Jake Blocker
One employee in a wheelchair sits at a table, meeting with two other employees.
Meetings

How to Make Meetings More Accessible

Ever feel like some voices get lost in meetings? It's often not intentional, but traditional meeting formats can leave..

by Jake Blocker
Person giving thumbs up during virtual meeting, laptop screen showing grid of video call participants
Virtual Working

Facilitation: The Must-Have Skill for ...

There's a lot to love about virtual and hybrid work arrangements. From increased flexibility to reduced commute times,..

by Jake Blocker
A skilled meeting facilitator guides a hybrid meeting, ensuring all participants are engaged and contributing effectively.

A Guide to Virtual/Hybrid Meeting Facilitation

There's a lot to love about virtual and hybrid work arrangements. From increased flexibility to reduced commute times,..

by Jake Blocker
Screen displaying Zoom meeting with everyone's face visible
Virtual Working Meetings

How Camera-Off Meetings Can Support All Team ...

I'm sure we've all had those days where the last thing we want to do is turn our cameras on and attend yet another..

by Jake Blocker
Employees sitting in a meeting intently watching a speaker in front of them.
Meetings

What Bad Meetings Tell Us about Employee Burnout ...

Meetings are meant to bring teams together, encourage collaboration, and drive progress. Yet, for many employees, they..

by Jake Blocker
Woman on virtual meeting using AI tools to improve her meeting process
Leadership Virtual Working

How AI Can Improve Your Meetings

We have all attended meetings where we sit back and think to ourselves, “This really could have been an email.” Whether..

by Jake Blocker
Collaboration Meetings

Time is Precious, Stop Wasting it in Bad Meetings

I’ve written before on the good and bad of meetings. You know, corporate America’s favorite pastime. So, I thought I’d..

by Jake Blocker
Engagement Personal Development

Lessons I Learned from RuPaul About Conquering ...

Photo Credit: RuPaul Charles poses for a picture at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, September 19, 2021. (Mario..

by Jake Blocker
Leadership Personal Development

4 Tips on Outwitting Your Imposter Syndrome

It was midnight on October 21, 2022, and I had just poured myself a cup of Tazo’s Glazed Lemon Loaf Hot Tea (highly..

by Jake Blocker
Meetings Engagement

An Introvert's Survival Guide to Meetings

Years ago in a previous role, I recall sitting in a meeting room (an ACTUAL meeting room, remember those?). There were..

by Jake Blocker
Meetings Engagement

Ask IA: How Do I Get Focus Back When Meetings Go ...

As a project manager, I tend to lead 10-20 meetings each week. While I do make an effort to set my meeting up for..

by Jake Blocker
Leadership Engagement

Stop Stressing, Start Delegating

How are you currently feeling at work? Overworked, stressed, and constantly feeling that you’re behind? For many, this..

by Jake Blocker
Collaboration Meetings

What Baking Taught Me About Running Effective ...

April 10, 2020. I was supposed to be a few days into a relaxing vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico but was instead in..

by Jake Blocker
Collaboration Virtual Working

Six Insights from Working Together Across ...

Interaction Associates and Vantage Partners hosted The New Norm: Working Together Across Distances & Differences on..

by Jake Blocker
Virtual Working Meetings

IA Recommends: Overcoming Zoom Fatigue

It's 2:00pm and you're on your fourth online meeting of the day. The coffee that got you through the morning has worn..

by Jake Blocker
Virtual Working Meetings

Why Are We Meeting?

A few years ago, I attended a meeting at my previous company entitled “Marketing Update.” This wasn’t our weekly..

by Jake Blocker
Leadership Meetings

Meeting Roles - Infographic

Meeting roles define who will take responsibility for performing meeting functions. You don't need to use all the..

by Jake Blocker
Meetings Engagement

4 Tips to Productive Online Meetings

Picture this, you're in an online meeting and catch yourself checking your email or working on another project, you've..

by Jake Blocker
Virtual Working

Your Office Set Up Can Change Your Work Life

The desk. If my basic math calculations are correct, this is a place you may call home for upwards of 950 hours each..

by Jake Blocker