I just returned from the trip of my life to Ireland. It was 100% pleasure: no concerns, no email /voice mail –a true vacation. People asked me, what was the best part? I struggled with this question, but only once. It was difficult to pick my favorite thing, because there were many favorite things. But… [Read More]
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Hire the B.E.S.T. Employees to Create an Engaged Workforce, Sharon Lauby
Our guest post comes from Sharlyn Lauby of HR Bartender and ITM Group. For the second year, she’s attending our annual users conference, SilkRoad Connections, and sharing her thoughts on the event. Employee engagement starts before an employee is hired. I think we have a tendency to think of think of employee engagement only in… [Read More]
Tiger Woods and Employee Engagement: Huh?
In no way am I going to share my personal feelings about Tiger Woods. That would be another blog on another site. What is so obvious to me though-are the parallels between the controversy at this year’s Masters and when unfairness erodes your organization’s culture. Ask yourself: Do you make exceptions for your rock stars?… [Read More]
It’s Time to Give “Tri-Branding” a Try
There’s no denying that social media has taken the world by storm. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter boast millions of users. Social media is a huge engagement, staffing, retention, and increasingly, branding tool. It’s at the foundation of what I call tri-branding. Tri-branding is when companies use social media to link both product and employment brand, and… [Read More]
I Don’t Blog about Politics but There is an Engagement Lesson Here…
There are a handful of subjects I won’t blog about. The 2 obvious ones are politics and religion. It’s too personal. So why am I blogging about politics? I kind of am, and kind of not. When it comes to employee engagement, there is a recent example worth noting. Keep reading. It’s not what you… [Read More]
CBS News: 9 things Great Leaders Never Say
April 30, 2013, By Amy Levin-Epstein (with Bob Kelleher) (MoneyWatch) Merriam-Webster defines “leadership” as “the office or position of a leader.” But you don’t have to be the boss to lead. And since leadership is a trait that is looked at closely when deciding on whom to promote, showing you have what it takes to… [Read More]
Training Magazine & Bob Kelleher, Creativeship Webinar, May 3
Creativeship: Leadership is SO Yesterday Creating a sustainable company in a world of unprecedented technological advances, globalization and shifting economic drivers is one of the greatest challenges facing decision-makers today. Fostering this environment requires that companies invest their time in a series of interrelated priorities. In this FREE webinar, best-selling author and Founder of The… [Read More]
Entertainment News: Fun and Brainless. Work Gossip? Hurtful and Disengaging.
I make no secret I love entertainment news. It is my weakness. My Grandmother use to buy The Inquirer back in the days. It’s in the genes. The guilty pleasure of reading about Miley Cyrus, constant Lindsey Lohan updates and of course, Kimeye gives me brainless pleasure. Sometimes I can even relate some messaging about employee… [Read More]
A Blog Like No Other: Boston Marathon Tragedy and Coming Together
At TEEG, we think globally. It’s part of our cultural DNA, but we make it no secret we are a proud, Boston based company. April 15th is not only Patriots Day, but it is the annual, Boston marathon. A tradition since 1897. Infact since 1959, the Red Sox play at home in Fenway Park. It is school… [Read More]
Leadership is SO Yesterday: Six Pillars of Creativeship, Bob Kelleher
Leadership is SO Yesterday, SIX PILLARS OF CREATIVESHIP, Bob Kelleher Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Click Here to View Original Article Today, leadership is about “creativeship,” defined as the creation of sustainable cultures and business models. Creativeship enables businesses to compete and thrive in this world of unprecedented technological advances, globalization, shifting economic drivers, government intervention,… [Read More]