Philadelphia’s top station, KDKA, turned to Kelleher for his thought leadership on Employee Engagement and profitability. The economy is showing some signs of improving, and as research shows, employees are currently disengaged. As the economy further improves, employees will be looking for new opportunities. Companies and leaders should be focusing on employee engagement efforts today… [Read More]
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Chris Anderson: How web video powers Global Innovation
Chris Anderson began his career in journalism and publishing, and in 2001 became the curator of the TED Conference in 2002. Since then he has developed it as a platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading. In this TED video, Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he… [Read More]
How to Sell on You Tube, Without Showing a Video, Wall Street Journal Article
In Monday’s, Wall Street Journal Small Business section, Dennis Nishi writes an article, How to Sell on You Tube, Without Showing a Video. The article highlights Shelley Davis, owner of Kink-Curly Hair Products L.L.C. After offering advice and answering questions about her products, vloggers posted over 5,100 videos using her products. The result?… [Read More]
Say it ain’t so Google
Recent USA Today article reports that Google is planning on giving every employee a 10% pay increase at year end. If this report is true, I caution Google’s leadership to consider alternative investments and avoid using “pay” as an engagement or retention tool. Increasing everyone’s salary the same percentage will not reward high performance and will have … [Read More]
Taleo Article: Are You a Gen Y Magnet?
Great Taleo Article on Gen Y and Employee Engagement. Topics range from social media, work environments, corporate social responsibility, how to engage Gen Y and more. To Read the full Article, Register Here (it’s free) OR view our Resources page. http://www.taleo.com/whitepaper/are-you-gen-y-magnet
Towers & Watson: Employee Engagement Statistics
Towers & Watson reports that companies with high levels of employee engagement, operating income improved by 19% over 12 months while, in companies with low levels of engagement declined by 33%. Their research shows that out of all organizational charcteristics, an understanding of some key topics have the greatest influence on employee engagement levels. These… [Read More]
Best Buy and Recent Employee Engagement Statistics
According to the October 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review, Best Buy has proven the value of a 0.1% increase in employee engagement at a particular store is $100K. This led Best Buy to hold employee engagement surveys on a quarterly basis as compared to annually. To read the full article, Click Here
Daniel Pink, Author of Drive References Kelleher’s Book, Louder Than Words
Dan Pink, best selling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind, references Kelleher’s book, Louder Than Words – 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps…that Drive Results on his November 2 twitter post. To read Pink’s Tweet, Click Here.
Branding and Gen Y: Article by Branding Marketing
Branding Marketing outlines the importance of Gen Y and why they are winning the “Branding War”. While many Boomers ask themselves, “Who cares about Twitter and why would it help an organization?”, Branding Marketing pinpoints several advantages that Gen Y brings with social media: Increased marketing awareness through search engines. An organization’s exposure can be… [Read More]
Dan Pink Tweets Louder Than Words – 10 Employee Engagement Steps
Dan Pink, best selling author of Drive, referenced Bob Kelleher’s Louder Than Words – 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps…that Drive Results on his November 2 twitter post. (www.BobKelleher.com)