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Marketeering pros call memorable ads “sticky,” because the message “sticks” with their targeted audiences long after they’ve been delivered. The staying power is what separates effective campaigns, but should that same “stickiness” standard apply to employee recognition? Can recognition be delivered in a way that’s more meaningful and thus resonates…
Congratulations to the USA Women’s Soccer team on its first World Cup championship in over 15 years. There are many superstars on the roster including, as it turns out, their coach Jill Ellis, who has been credited with cultivating a winning atmosphere throughout the team. One of the ways she…
How can you build an environment that looks and feels promising to career-oriented workers? Consider this reality first: today’s employees are different in many ways, of course, but one of the biggest distinctions is how they view and value the progress of others. Younger workers, in particular, are more communal…
The TV show Mad Men ended its epic run last Sunday. No series marked the shifting culture and prevailing attitudes of the 1960s better. More than nostalgic, it was an authentic, entertaining and sometimes scary portrayal of the way Americans lived and worked not too long ago. So how far…
Want to build the perfect workplace? Focus on relationships and do everything you can for your company to build them. That’s the topic of a recent article posted on LinkedIn. Author Geoff Colvin offers up a variety of creative ways that organizations have used to help encourage relationship building within…
Almost half of all Millennials plan to actively look for a new job in 2015. At least that’s what a report from Aon Hewitt says. Why? Many younger workers feel socially disconnected in the workplace. While most employers focus on organizational-oriented themes like teamwork, profits and customer satisfaction, Millennials say…
Today is employee appreciation day. A day set aside to show employees that you care about them, appreciate their efforts and value their contributions. Many businesses have events planned today, ranging from formal presentations in the auditorium to pizza parties in the break room. All of these gestures are good…
Brian Williams has been in the news recently. Not on, in. The scandal surrounding his “misremembering” of past events has made him material for the tabloids. It’s also forced him off the air. A news anchor that bends the truth is seen as distrustful at worst, inauthentic at best. Mr…
The song “Stay With Me” just won a bunch of awards at the Grammy’s, and the timing couldn’t be more fitting. Nearly 3 million jobs were created in 2014, the best year since 1999, and the number of unfilled job postings has not been this high in a long time…
I’ve read and heard many good definitions of culture, most of them coming from the world of academia. Few, however, are written from an employee’s perspective. If HR leaders could hear what employees think about the world they work in (i.e. your company’s culture) they would pay more attention to…
