Katie Swalm's Page
Katie works at Berrett-Koehler as the Editorial and Digital Intern; she also interns at Sojourn Chaplaincy in SFGH. She is an English major at Westmont College and currently lives in San Francisco (for the next three months). She is in charge of the social media for her school program, but is...
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Katie Swalm posted a blog post
Why The Christian Church Should Let Refugees Sleep In Their Apartments
Today, I stumbled across a site on my newsfeed. “Google Fortunetelling,” the link told me. I clicked on the site, intrigued, and somewhat expecting a legitimate answer to my question, because Google know all.As soon as I start typing into the search bar, the site starts to complete the question f...
December 14, 2015
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Katie Swalm posted a blog post
Why People Aren't Reading Your Blog
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer in possession of a good blog must be in want of comments." - Jane Austen, probably As I read through the comments on our blog, I notice that there are many from within the BK company and less from those on the outside. The most-commented up...
December 14, 2015
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Katie Swalm commented on Charlotte Ashlock's blog post Is "The New Leadership Paradigm" Steve wrote about part of the BK Way?
Since BK has focused so much of its energy into publishing books about leadership, it's part of the identity of the company and therefore should be included in the BK way. "Paradigm" upholds the mission and values that BK tries to enfold into its function, such as community, connection, and colla... ...Read more
December 1, 2015
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Katie Swalm posted a blog post
Ira Chaleff In The New York Times
There is an obsession with leadership in today's business culture - it is in this context that Ira Chaleff presents a subversive idea. What does it mean to be a good follower, and maintain an ethic of independence and intelligence? It is an oft-neglected subject, but one that will be the reality ...
November 2, 2015
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Katie Swalm posted a blog post
What You Need To Know About Millennials And Social Media
I've noticed that a question I've heard quite a few times now from different sources is - "What do you kids do on those phones anyways?" And since I am landed squarely in the Millennial generation - born in 1995, and most generational scholarship defines the borders from about 1982-2004 - and I p...
October 16, 2015
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Katie Swalm posted a blog post
The Ultimate Guide To Marketing
The following is the best advice, tips, and tricks from the staff here at BK on how to market your book on a variety of platforms. Links are grouped topically and chronologically so you can easily find what you need to get your book out there. Click on the post title to go to the blog post - link...
October 1, 2015
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Katie Swalm posted a blog post
How To Hang Out With Bestselling Authors All Day
The elevator ascends to Floor Ten and shows a bird’s eye view of Oakland before I open the inscrutable wooden door to the second day of my new internship. I fortunately hadn’t committed any fireable offenses on my first day, and so Monday morning find myself sitting in a window-filled conferenc...
September 28, 2015
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Katie Swalm is now a member of Berrett-Koehler Community