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June 8, 2011 The Employment Engagement Group (TEEG), Waltham Massachusetts, announced that John Konselman has joined the company as Vice President. According to CEO, Bob Kelleher, “I’m delighted to have John re-join me and join The Employee Engagement Group. Having previously worked with John, I know his organizational development expertise is second to none. Our… [Read More]
Halvorson, Heidi, HBR.com, 2/2011 Research on achievement has determined that it is not the characteristics of a person that makes them successful, but their actions. HBR identifies 9 thingsthat successful individuals practice: Be Specific Seize the Moment to Act on Your Goals Check and Know Your Progress Regularly Be a Realistic Optimist Focus on Getting Better (as opposed… [Read More]
MM&M: Medical Marketing & Media, Granddaddy Sets the Pace, January 2011, Lewis, Tanya, pgs. 44-45 As New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) approaches it’s 200th anniversary in 2012, they have launched 2 iphone applications. Tom Easley, Publisher of NEJM says, “We’re very happy with our social media engagement…we approach it is a benefit because it deepens… [Read More]
HotelExecutive.com, Kelleher, Bob, May 30, 2011 Bob Kelleher, author of Louder than Words, and Founder of The Employee Engagement Group, is very clear when he reiterates: Repeat after me: Money Does Not Motivate Employees Long-Term. Of course there are some exceptions (sales compensated teams, employees who depend on tips), but this is not the norm. … [Read More]
Financial Post, May 24, 2011, Williams, Ray According to Stan Smith, Director of Next Generation Initiatives at Deloitte, “The scales have tipped in favour of young knowledge workers when creating a sellers’ talent market.” It is a fact: Gen Y will replace Baby Boomers in the workplace and introduce different values, strengths, differences and desires… [Read More]
According to Blessing White’s 2011 research: Out of the 10,914 workers surveyed, only 31% are Engaged In all regions except Southeast Asia, more employees indicate there is “no way” they will stay with their employer in 2010 than compared to 2008 Employees worldwide who know their manger well “as a person: are more likely to be… [Read More]
Harvard Business Review, June 2011, Brown, Bruce & Anthony, Scott, pgs. 66-72 In the early 2000s only 15% of P&G’s innovations were meeting their revenue and profit targets. After P&G built organizational structures to systematize innovation, that figure is 50%. Chairman, President, and CEO, Bob McDonald explains, “People will innovate for financial gain or for competitive… [Read More]
Author of Eat, Pray & Love, Elizabeth Gilbert shares her belief that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. To Watch this Video, Click Here.
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]
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]
