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Raymond Gilmartin wrote a poweful article for HBR, CEO’s Need a New Set of Beliefs. Gilmartin reflected on what CEO’s have been focused on in the past (maximizing shareholder value). However, he emphasizes what CEO’s should be focused on. Below are a couple of his beliefs, along with EEG ‘s (Employee Engagement Group) views that mirror Gilmartin’s. … [Read More]
Julie Gebauer, Managing Director for Towers Perrin leads their Workforce Effectiveness practice. Their Global Workforce study showed that: Barely 1 in 5 employees are (21%) are engaged on the job 8% are fully disengaged The remaining 71% fall into 2 categories: Enrolled (partially engaged) and Disenchanted (partially disengaged) There is a clear connection between engagement… [Read More]
Team Exercise: Build the tallest, standing tower with marshmallows, spaghetti, masking tape and string. Who Consistently Performs the Worst? Recent business school graduates Who Consistently Performs the Best? Kindergarten students What Happens When an Executive Assistant is on the team? Performance increases What Happens When you Incorporate Incentives? Performance decreases Why? To Watch this 7… [Read More]
Hubspot.com, Bodnar, Kipp, 8/31/11 20% of searches on Google each day have never been searched for before There are more than 3.5 billion pieces of content shared each week of Facebook 43% of all on-line consumers are social media fans or followers 53% of Twitter users recommend companies or products in their Tweets The average… [Read More]
SmartBlog on Social Media, Belosic, Jim, CEO, ShortStack Lean on your already-established presence: Leverage your existing lists such as your email mailing lists. In your next newsletter, inform your readers that Facebook fans receive important information. Add the “f” icon to all marketing material (including business card) and include, “Find us on Facebook”. Take advantage of… [Read More]
American Express OPEN Forum Get People Talking about Your Brand: Every small business can use exposure! Provide your consumers with relevant content through your blog Do Market Research: Blogs are an efficient way to learn more about your consumers. Create polls and ask open-ended questions to learn feedback about your organization and services via your… [Read More]
TIME, Most Influential People In The Word Geoffrey Canada is the Founder of The Harlem Children’s Project Zone. This organization provides high-quality neighborhood schools and services for disadvantaged children. Originally it served one city block in Harlem and today it helps over 8,000 children and provides guidance to parents. Canada believes that all children can… [Read More]
Bob Kelleher Author, Keynote Speaker, and Founder of The Employee Engagement Group, will deliver his signature keynote, Louder than Words for TJX this fall. The TJX Companies, Inc. operates as an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the United States and internationally. TJX Companies, Inc. operates as an off-price retailer of apparel and… [Read More]
HBR Blog Network, 7/26/11, The childhood game of chicken is simple: 2 children run towards each other as fast as they can, until one turns away to avoid colliding into each other. We hope the game ended with our childhood, but adults play this game, whether it is in their professional or personal lives. The… [Read More]
Gallup: Disengaged employees not only erode an organization’s bottom line but Gallup estimates this could cost $300 billion in lost productivity. It has been proven time and time again: engaged employees are more profitable, productive, customer focused, safe and likely to stay with your organization. Gallup has proven: Organizations with engaged employees have 3.9 times… [Read More]
