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]
Employee Engagement
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]
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]
Employee Engagement Report 2011
BlessingWhite Research, 01/2011 Statistics Include: More employees are looking for new opportunities outside their organization than in 2008, suggesting that 2011 will be a challenging year for retention Employees who work in departments closest to the strategy decisions and customer relationships tend to be more engaged Engaged employees plan to stay for what they give,… [Read More]
What’s Your Story? Crafting an Employment Brand that Aligns & Engages: 1 Day Workshop
What’s Your Story? Crafting an Employment Brand that Aligns and Engages: One-Day Workshop with The Employee Engagement Group and Allegory Studios From Apple to Southwest to Zappos, some brands operate with a sense of purpose that is embraced by employees and celebrated by customers. Brands are stories, but you can’t make a meaningful story appear out… [Read More]
Recruiting with YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
Deloitte Australia decided to leverage social media for their recruitment efforts through an internally developed aapplication, called JoinMe@Deloitte . Deloitte employees have download the in-house application to their Facebook page and since their launch date, 2793 potential candidates viewed the appplication and generated 150 requests to join Deloitte. Increasing brand awareness is the driver behind, [email protected]. … [Read More]
Complimentary Breakfast: Creativeship, May 10, 2011, Bob Kelleher
Please join us for a complimentary breakfast on May 10th at the Sheraton in Needham, MA, sponsored by Gatti and Associates. Bob Kelleher will deliver his latest keynote, Creativeship (and premise for his next book). Kelleher defines Creativeship as the necessity to create an organizational culture that can compete, thrive, and be sustainable in this new… [Read More]
A Third of Your Employees Want to Quit. Here’s How to Keep Them.
BNET, March 30, 2011, Fenn, Donna The recession has secured employee retention because simply put, “people have been afraid to leave the jobs.” However, that will come to an end. As the economy slowly recovers, Bob Kelleher, author of, Louder than Words 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps that Drive Results, and President, and Founder of… [Read More]
Ten Steps to Build Real Start Up Team Engagement
Forbes.com, Martin Zwilling, April 9, 2011 Zwilling points out that many start up companies are built on engagement alone, in the absence of revenue. “An entrepreneur has to engage with team members, partners, investors, vendors and customers.” Ten practical, and transformational steps to drive employee engagement by Bob Kelleher, author of, Louder Than Words, shares… [Read More]