OSHA’s dramatic new penalty increase, more reason to focus on workplace communications

June 6, 2010 by Mark Allen
This recent US Department of Labor news release announces OSHA plans to continue raising the bar on workplace safety.  In publishing the changes, OSHA states:
“These changes will serve to generally increase the overall dollar amount of all penalties. Furthermore, the average penalty for a serious violation will increase from approximately [...]

June 6, 2010  Tags: Corporate Communications, mark allen, osha penalty increase, the marlin company, workplace communications  Posted in: Leadership  No Comments

Making the Company Vision Visual for your Employees

May 11, 2010 by Mark Allen
You know the gap, that communication barrier between management and employees?  At The Marlin Company, we bridge that gap, using digital and paper wall displays to broadcast important messages through out the workplace.
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May 12, 2010  Tags: employee communication, mark allen, the marlin company, workplace communication  Posted in: Leadership  No Comments

Employees Rally around American Heart Month

January 22 , 2009 by Mark Allen
Here are ideas for the upcoming month’s Custom Employee Posters.  Login to your Marlin account and upload your own staff photos, adding your own words, or borrow from text ideas below.
February is American Heart Month
Cardiovascular diseases are our nation’s No. 1 killer. To urge Americans to join the battle [...]

January 23, 2010  Tags: american heart month, brand creative, custom poster, employee posters, employees, mark allen, the marlin company  Posted in: Communication  No Comments

The Secret to Workplace Motivation: Autonomy + Mastery + Purpose

January 13 , 2009 by Mark Allen
In this short video, social scientist Dan Pink blows away conventional wisdom about workplace rewards.  Bonuses, commissions, and incentives are all intended to sharpen employee thinking and accelerate creativity.  However, we find for many tasks so called incentives create quite the opposite effect.

“As long as the task involved only [...]

January 13, 2010  Tags: mark allen, rewarding employees, the marlin company, workplace communication expert, workplace motivation, workplace rewards  Posted in: Leadership  No Comments

Engaging Gen Y employees with Better Workplace Communication

January 11 , 2009 by Mark Allen
Common symptoms of poor communication in the workplace may include lack of teamwork, reduced productivity, lower sales and performance,  lower customer satisfaction, increased accidents and much more.  With thousands of companies going out of business and millions of people recently laid off, now is a good time for every [...]

January 12, 2010  Tags: content management, employee communication, mark allen, minimum screen size, the marlin company, training webinar, workplace communication, workplace communications expert, workplace digital signage  Posted in: Communication  No Comments

New Study: 55% of US workers saying “can’t stand my job”. Is Workplace Communication a cause?

January 4, 2009 by Mark Allen
JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer, in Yahoo News states today, that US job satisfaction levels are lowest on record.  How much of this could be changed by the way we communicate in our workplaces?

Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work in this economy are becoming more unhappy with [...]

January 5, 2010  Tags: Job satisfaction, mark allen, workplace communication  Posted in: Communication, Leadership  No Comments

Custom Employee Poster Ideas for December 2009

November 16, 2009 by Mark Allen
Here are ideas for December Custom Employee Posters.  Login to your Marlin account and upload your own staff photos.  Add your own words, or borrow from text ideas below.
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December is International Sharps Injury Prevention and Awareness Month
It occurs in just a fraction of a second — first, you are taking a routine [...]

November 17, 2009  Tags: employee poster, employee recognition, mark allen, marlin communication tools, sharps injury prevention  Posted in: Communication  No Comments

Making the workplace a BETTER place: Improves performance and productivity. (How you can help)

November 13, 2009 by Mark Allen
A vendor approached me at a trade show recently and said, “More companies need to know about this stuff.  So, what are ways your company goes about spreading the word?”   To help answer that, here is a description of how we help companies engage their employees – along with a way YOU can play a [...]

November 14, 2009  Tags: improve performance and productivity, internal communications tools, keep employees focused, keep employees informed, mark allen, our electronic solution  Posted in: Leadership  6 Comments

Surprising detail revealed in the “2010 Digital Signage Future Trends” Webinar

November 7, 2009 by Mark Allen
After listening to Tuesday’s Webinar hosted by the Digital Signage Association, I got to thinking, ”Why is it so many workplace digital signage installations consist just of one screen, one computer and one powerpoint slide show, when there are such better options available?“
The Webinar attracted 300 listeners interested in the recent 2010 Digital Signage Future Trends Report.  The [...]

November 7, 2009  Tags: content management, Digital Signage Association, Digital Signage Future Trends Report, mark allen, powerpoint slide show, powerpoint to flash, sas portal  Posted in: Leadership  3 Comments

The next Big Idea in Workplace Communication: Google Wave

November 4, 2009 by Mark Allen
Quick!  What is the first thing you do in the morning when you get to work?  Fill a cup of coffee and start plowing through your morning email?  That’s my routine.
It is estimated that 420 Billion emails are being sent per day.  What does that mean in the workplace?  [...]

November 4, 2009  Tags: google wave, how we collaborate, mark allen, way we communicate, work day, workplace communication  Posted in: Communication  One Comment

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