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The Secret to a Great Workplace, Summed up in One Word

Trust. That’s the word many U.S. companies hear when they’re trying to get on Fortune’s annual list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. Many consult with the Great Place to Work Institute, which oversees the competition, and they learn three important lessons: Employees at the 100 best companies feel [...]

2014-09-03T16:21:30-05:00September 3rd, 2014|0 Comments

A Response to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Critics

Update: As of September 6, this fundraising effort had exceeded the $100 million mark predicted in this story and reached $113 million. First, let’s assume everyone has heard about this enormously successful fundraising effort by now. At last count, almost $80 million has been raised in about five w [...]

2014-08-25T13:01:49-05:00August 25th, 2014|0 Comments

Gamify Your Corporate Culture

What is gamification? In the simplest terms, it refers to using the concepts behind game design to transform otherwise ordinary tasks into fun, inspiring competitions. Nike+ FuelBand uses it to engage users into tracking calorie-burning, and FourSquare uses it to motivate groups of friends to compet [...]

2014-07-30T11:18:52-05:00July 30th, 2014|0 Comments

Ideas for International Employee Wellness Month

June is International Employee Wellness Month, and all it takes is a little creativity to engage employees, encourage healthy habits, and have some fun doing it. Knowing that wellness is more important than ever, here are seven ideas that require minimal planning and expense. 1. Healthy Office Cookb [...]

2014-05-23T16:32:09-05:00May 23rd, 2014|0 Comments

Are Employees Quitting Their Jobs, or Their Bosses?

According to The Herman Group, 75 percent of employees who voluntarily leave their jobs say they’re not pursuing other interests or chasing more money—they’re escaping bad managers and poor leadership. Using our experience in internal communications, we looked at some of the most common things emplo [...]

2014-05-19T08:29:08-05:00May 19th, 2014|0 Comments

The Business of Emotional Branding

In Marc Gobé’s book, “Emotional Branding: The New Paradigm for Connecting Brands to People,” he makes the case that every product or service which we promote in today’s environment will only succeed through emotional branding. Target audiences are too media-savvy for old-school marketing and it take [...]

2014-05-12T11:16:01-05:00May 12th, 2014|0 Comments

Your 2014 Internal Communications Checkup

An annual examination of what’s working and what can be improved is a great way to strengthen your internal communications and keep your workplace healthy. Check 1: How far are you taking your data? Are you thinking beyond your go-to methods for gathering data? An employee survey, for example, is gr [...]

2014-01-23T10:27:52-06:00January 23rd, 2014|0 Comments

Small Budget, Big Impact: 10 Employee Recognition Ideas

Today, most leaders understand that recognizing employees really pays off in terms of engagement, productivity, retention, and creating a place where people generally feel good about going to work. To add to our original list of 20 low-cost recognition ideas, here are 10 more creative, budget-consci [...]

2014-10-01T19:23:13-05:00October 1st, 2014|6 Comments
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