Katherine Oliver

Strategic communications director, wisdom collector, wordsmith, wearer of many hats

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Great #careeradvice and #life wisdom!

[VCU Business @VCUBusiness]

@Cavallokristen @MartinAgency with @VannGraves: The most important thing that students can learn is how to be persuasive. Learn how to write, speak, argue. Travel, read, get out of your city, study people. Bring your whole self to that job. #leadership #VCU #CreativityAtWork

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Love this from Susan Somersille Johnson, @SunTrust CMO: “my career didn’t start to grow until I looked up, reached out wider, and started to build relationship capital.” #relationshipsmatter #networking #lifelonglearning

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Creativity takes time. It’s hard work. It’s risky. A leader can can help by raising sights, shaping team culture, being a role model, choosing the right mix of people. @RRPcreativity #CreativityAtWork

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

How we define the problem will lead us in a direction for a particular solution. We need to have team members discuss how they define the problem - a richer understanding leads to more effective and original solutions. @RRPcreativity #CreativityAtWork @VCUBusiness

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Teams that are better at reflection tend to be more creative. They debrief, learn and grow. But teams rarely do that before going on to put out the next fire. @RRPcreativity

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Functional diversity (job, department, education, experiences) is most beneficial for the creativity of a team @RRPcreativity #CreativityAtWork

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

When we have diverse teams, it increases the difficulty of the process, but the advantages are also greater for tackling complex problems. #CreativityAtWork

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Congrats graduates! #VCUBusiness2018

[CoStar Group @CoStarGroup]

#RVA's growth in perspective at #VCURETC2017. Nice job Richmond!

[CoStar Group @CoStarGroup]

Why #RVA can make a strong case for Amazon's HQ2. #VCURETC2017

[VCU Business @VCUBusiness]

Why creativity? "Not just in business, but as a person, you want to be a better problem-solver." @Cyndiburnett #creativityatwork #lifeskill

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Such a cool project! Have enjoyed working with @NoahScalin as our artist-in-residence. https://t.co/0YIfwc443T

[Richmond BizSense @rvabizsense]

VCU artist-in-residence gets back to business. https://t.co/KFdSd3kxaB #RVA @VCUBusiness @NoahScalin

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

"Read books. Scientific articles. Primary sources. Go deep. Solve real problems." @HealthWarrior @EMMETT_HW #innovation

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

"There is a difference between continuous improvement and innovation. They are both good." David Christian @DomVAPower #VCUInnovationSummit

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

"Great brands and great messaging always break through the clutter." @TIME Exec Chairman Joe Ripp @AACSB #AACSBbcds

[Brandcenter @VCU_Brandcenter]

We're proud of all our alums that worked on #SuperBowlCommercial spots this year - so we made a playlist of them! https://t.co/7XBH5LfuOn

[Brandcenter @VCU_Brandcenter]

It's finally here! #SUPERBOWLSUNDAY ❗️ In between games of finger football & snacking, kee… https://t.co/Pi3pj79g5E

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

@VCU_Brandcenter love all these insights. Is this talk being filmed?

[Brandcenter @VCU_Brandcenter]

Perfectionism is the most dangerous quality a creative leader can possess. #BCalumnisummit

[Katherine Oliver @lkoliver]

Need #creative solutions? "Give your employees time to think." Chris Shalley scholar-in-residence @VCUBusiness