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In our efforts to engage our employees, we tend to forget that their spouses have huge influence on how they feel about the firm. Spousal influence can make the difference between keeping a valued employee and losing her. Spousal influence can also make the difference between having an employment offer accepted or rejected. Here are… [Read More]
The Employee Engagement Group is excited to learn Bob Kelleher has been chosen to speak at SHRM’s (Society For Human Resource Management) 2012, Annual Conference. Kelleher delivered, Louder than Words..10 Practical Employee Engagement Stpeps that Drive Results in 2011 (rated 4.8/5). In 2012, Kelleher will speak about Creativeship-a term he created, meaning: the creation of… [Read More]
Bob Kelleher, 12/19/2011 Do you have a “…just because” culture? If you do, I suspect you work for a firm that lacks innovation, empowerment, and engagement. I also suspect your firm’s growth is less than your peer group, your client or customer satisfaction levels are lower than the industry average, and employee voluntary turnover is… [Read More]
Innovation is a powerful engagement factor. TEEG focuses on encouraging innovation and creativity in the workplace. Infact, Bob Kelleher’s book-in-progress is all about Creativeship. Creativeship is defined as, the necessity to create an organizational culture that can compete and thrive in this new era. Innovation is a key component of creativeship. When I came across… [Read More]
Blog: Stephanie Hogan, 11/17/11 The timing of this blog is somewhat uncanny. I am working with our Bookeeper, and one of our challenges is how to solve some problems without having to involve Bob Kelleher, CEO/Founder, in the mundane “details”. The details have to be done though-they are financial matters that Bob trusts us with…. [Read More]
USA Today, 10/28/11, Petrecca, Laura The Great Place to Work Institute examined factors for a standout workplace and released it’s list of global companies and keeping employees “happy”. Among the winners were NetApp, Microsoft, Fedex and, of course, Google. According to Pete Foley with Mercer Consulting confirms that if pay if way out of line, it is… [Read More]
Wall Street Journal, 10/24/2011. In October 24th’s Journal Report on Leadership, the Wall Street Journal share 5 tips to maximize recruiting efforts with Facebook: 1. Use professional-networking apps built for Facebook: Companies such as BranchOut allows users to create professional looking resumes that recruiters can leverage 2. Ask Employees to contact their Facebook friends who… [Read More]
Bradley, Anthony, McDonald, Mark, 10/17/11 In this Harvard Business Review article, 6 attitudes are identified that leaders adopt towards social media. Which attitude does your organization embrace? Folly: Leaders believe that social media has little or no business value Fearful: Leaders believe that social media is a threat to productivity, compliance and almost everything else… [Read More]
TIME, 8/29/2011 Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, are bringing their leadership and military lessons back home. There is a lot of publicity about veterans returning home with PSTD, domestic violence issues, and depression. However, veteran leadership stories should take notice. Among them include: Captain Jeremiah Ellis (4thInfantry Division on southern Afghanistan) worked with First Sergeant Jack Robinson, to learn how… [Read More]
Forbes.com Lesson #1: Know What Business You Are In: Schultz believes, that although their product is coffee, it is not their business. Their business is the people business, which means treating their employees with respect and dignity..it’s all about the human connection. Lesson #2: Make An Emotional Connection With Your Customers: Through rapid growth, Starbucks lost… [Read More]
