Archive for September, 2009

Across the Generations… Sharing Strengths and Strategies

There are currently 4 generations that make up most of the workforce: •The Silent Generation, born before 1945 •The Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and1964 •The Gen Xers, born between 1965 and 1981 •The Gen Yers, born between 1982 and 1995 No matter what industry you are in, you can learn a tremendous amount from [...]

September 28, 2009  Tags: baby boomers, Gen Xers, most of the workforce, silent generation  Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Face to Face Communication in the workplace. Who needs it? Who doesn’t?

Sept 27, 2009 by Mark Allen Our  highest goal as Workplace Communication Experts is to make it easier for companies to engage employees with their company vision.  We start by helping executives explore the way they are communicating, and then based on their work culture we

September 27, 2009  Tags: company vision, cork and thumbtack boards, standup meetings, training material, workplace communication, workplace communication experts  Posted in: Communication  No Comments

The Secret (Sshhh!) to Happiness

    Sept 12, 2009 by Ona Lage For the past two years,  Mark and I have attended the event “Your Best Year Ever”, sponsored by a number of speakers from the best seller, “The Secret”.  Both years, the turnout for this event was enormous!  Why do so many people attend?  Easy ~ everyone wants to know [...]

September 13, 2009  Tags: americans, finding meaning, Happiness, Meaning, ona, Ona lage, the secret, Your Best Year Ever  Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Digital Signage 101: How to improve worker performance and productivity.

Announcing:  Training Webinar with guest speaker How to improve employee performance and productivity using your Marlin ECS - Digital Signage Program In this session we will cover: 1.  Leadership that changes employee attitudes, performance, and bottom line profits. 2.  The perfect tactics for engaging all departments to participate. 3.  Surprise budgets that help pay for your Workplace [...]

September 12, 2009  Tags: digital signage, Marlin, performance and productivity, training, webinar announcement  Posted in: Communication  No Comments

Workplace 2.0: It’s not what you say that matters.

Sept 10, 2009 by Mark Allen   Paul Isakson makes a fairly broad social statement in this presentation below.  But, don’t you think these things also apply to us in our workplaces, our homes, even personal relationships?  Take a look and comment below… How do you feel about the way attitudes in the workplace are changing?  And, if your [...]

September 9, 2009  Tags: communicate, interpersonal relationships, sense of belonging, social statement, what is going on around your work place, workplace, workplace 2.0  Posted in: Communication  No Comments

Digital Signage Market Explodes as Companies Scramble to keep Employees Engaged

Sept 6, 2009 by Mark Allen     Digital signage is replacing cork and thumb tack boards all over America, as Companies scramble to keep employees “in the loop” during these challenging economic times.  According to ABI research, this hotly growing market is expected to grow by one third in 2009.  While it is more vital than [...]

September 7, 2009  Tags: clement, content management, cork and thumbtack board, digital signage, digital signage content, display hardware, employees engaged, keep employees in the loop, mark allen, scala, the marlin company  Posted in: Communication  6 Comments

Social Networking in the Workplace

Sept 4, 2009 by Mark Allen     Found on www.znet.com.  McKesson CIO Randall Spratt makes logical points in this interview about how social interaction is key to any successful work environment.  To that end, McKesson is investing in collaboration and video networking tools to encourage communication between employees, especially those who work remotely.  Is your Workplace culture ready [...]

September 4, 2009  Tags: communication between employees, communication tools, networking, social, workplace communication, workplace tool  Posted in: Communication, Team Building  No Comments

Get Rid of the Studies and Jargon! Get Back to Basics … Engaging 101

Sept 3, 2009 by Denise Corcoran It’s a rare day that I don’t run across a new employee engagement study from the so-called “experts” … now to the point of ad nauseum. Don’t get me wrong.  I’m all for engagement studies and the insights they can give us … to a point.   I also [...]

September 3, 2009  Tags: Conference Board, Dale Carnegie, denise corcoran, employee engagement, employee engagement studies, Loyalty, Steven Covey  Posted in: Communication, Team Building  No Comments

Finding Balance In Your Life using the ‘Life Wheel’

Sept 1, 2009 by Ona Lage As I’ve  recently experienced, when we focus all our energy on a particular project or allow the ‘busy-ness’ of life to overtake us, we neglect important areas of our life and become ‘off balance’.  While it is important to stay focused and driven in order to complete tasks, too [...]

September 1, 2009  Tags: action, assess, balance, challenge, colleague, committed, community leader, create, delegate, dimensions, energy, experienced, family, focused, follow, friends, Health, ideally, life, manager, positive, positive attitude, prioriities, project, recognize, representation, results, skill building, tools  Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

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