Archive for July, 2009

Promote Awareness around Fire Safety

July 28, 2009 by Shannon Pedder Creating awareness is really the gift of valuable and useful information. You can provide helpful tools for the safety of your customers and your employees. You can also create a fun campaign that will raise awareness around your office or production facility. Whether you are trying to reach kids [...]

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12 Workplace Phrases you should know

July 24, 2009 by Denise Corcoran According to Christine Lambden and Casey Conner, getting along with people sometimes requires speaking their language, especially in the workplace. One of the ways employees try to emphasize their smartness is with specialized vocabulary. Due to the nature of a lot of people’s work, technical language and terminology often [...]

July 24, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Communication  No Comments

Gratitude in the Workplace

July 23, 2009 by Shannon Pedder “If it doesn’t show up on my P&L then I don’t have time for it”. That is the attitude of some executives, as cutbacks continue to pile more work on everyone’s desk. But, with the power of gratitude and appreciation at your disposal, you can transform a negative atmosphere [...]

July 23, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Life Balance, Motivation  One Comment

August is Workplace Reward’s Annual Fire Safety Awareness Month

July 20, 2009 by Mark Allen With high temperatures outside, August is a good time to review levels of awareness inside your facility regarding Fire Safety and Fire Escape Routes. Cal-Osha has specific requirements for every workplace, which you can review here on their website. An effective way to engage your employees on this topic [...]

July 20, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Communication  One Comment

Good companies recognize employees. GREAT companies recognize employees’ dreams.

July 17, 2009 by Mark Allen What a great book I just finished reading! If you have any interest in engaging employees, read the book: “PEAK – How great companies get their Mojo from Maslow”, written by Chip Conley. In here you find a fascinating application of the traditional Maslow Heirarchy of Needs to the [...]

July 18, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Nice person, Meet accountability

July 13, 2009 by Bob Ebers Something is happening within many organizations. And it’s troubling. There are many incredibly sincere and well-intentioned managers. Supervisors whose need to be “nice” exceeds their organizational mandate for accountability. Leaders whose need to be liked inhibits them from acting upon their responsibility to establish, or maintain effective boundaries of [...]

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National Health Center Week Aug 9-15, 2009

July 4, 2009 by Mark Allen The second week of August each year is dedicated to recognizing the service and contributions of private and public Health Centers providing affordable health care to medically disadvantaged in our country. This year’s commemoration is especially important as we set our sights on the goals of providing ACCESS for [...]

July 4, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Team Building  No Comments

Wellness program: Employees become more loyal and engaged

July 3, 2009 by Ona Lage In a recent article found on Rueters, interest in workplace wellness programs has been rising as employers and insurance companies battle rapidly rising health care costs. However, a recent study led by Maritz – a world leader in understanding, enabling and motivating employees – discovered wellness programs benefit companies [...]

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