Harvard Business Review, June 2011, Martin, Roger, p.82 Intuit, a California based software company, was struggling to attain new customers in 2007. CEO, Scott Cook, was aware he was not Steve Jobs but strived to be innovation driven. Cook coordinated a 2 day off-site meeting for their top 300 managers, called, Design for Delight. The… [Read More]
Employee Engagement Blog
New York Times: When Fear Stiffles Initiative
Goldfarb, Robert, May 14, 2011 Goldfarb refers to it as, “Trickle-down anxiety. Accustomed to hearing about budget cuts and layoffs from on high, employees at every level are becoming risk-adverse.” While companies and leaders encourage innovation, employees are reluctant to speak up, suggest new ideas, and even take vacation, fearing it will cause unwanted attention,… [Read More]
World Leasing News, 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps that Drive Results
April 25, 2011, Bob Kelleher Author of Louder than Words, 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps that Drive Results, Bob Kelleher shares his thought leadership on employee engagement. Your organization should have an employee engagement strategy that can be sustainable during the good times and bad. Even during the economic down times, you should continue to… [Read More]
NY Times article on Leadership
Great article from the New York Times on Today’s leader. They need to have passionate curisoity, battle hardened confidence, team smarts, a simple mind set, and fearlessness. To Read Full Article, Click Here
NEHRA Annual, Spring Conference, May 19-May 20
Rethink HR: People Practices and Tools for Today’s Reality Join NEHRA for their Spring Conference and learn strategies and tactics that will help you succeed in today’s business reality. The use of this seal is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met… [Read More]
Reviving Starbucks, Store by Store
Boston Globe, April 24, 2011, Bray, Hiawatha Howard Schultz retired from Starbucks in 2000and returned again in 2008 when Starbucks was suffering. Schultz attributes his love for Starbucks as the reason to return as CEO. “I have a deep love for the company, and as a results of that, a responsibility that I feel to… [Read More]
Your Employer Brand is the Story of Your Culture
An employer brand tells a story-one that resonates with your employee and customers. It conveys the message of why someone would want to work for you and why they stay. Benefits of an employer brand include the following: Provides clarity and unifies your mission Provides a call to action Focuses employees by providing a clear… [Read More]
Talent is Top Priority for CEO’s, Overtaking Management Risk
WorldatWork, April 20, 2011 According to PwC’s 14th annual CEO survey, managing talent has overtaken risk at the top of the CEO agenda. “As we move out of the downturn, CEO’s are putting the focus firmly on their people…Staff are not motivatedby pay alone. With labor markets more buoyant, firms need to make sure employees are… [Read More]
Email Marketing: How to Push, Send and Grow Your Business
CopyBlogger, Clark, Brian While email Marketing is effective, we all have experienced fatigue and frustration receiving multiple e-mail campaigns. CopyBlogger has created a 7-part tutorial that will get you up and running with the basics of email marketing. There is no charge, and they do not even ask for an email address! Click Here to Learn More.
One-Day Workshop: Engaging Employees to Drive Results. June 7th, Atlanta, GA
Bob Kelleher, Founder of The Employee Engagement Group, and Author of Louder than Words, will be hosting the award-winning workshop, Engaging Employees to Drive Results in Atlanta, Georgia on June 7th. SilkRoad Technology is sponsoring the 1 day workshop and it will be hosted at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. Click Here to Register… [Read More]