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

Workplace Digital Messaging Like a Steak Knife

January 25 , 2010 by Mark Allen
A customer of mine owns a chain of 17 hospitals, and is currently researching upgrade to Digital Messaging to improve internal communications.  Earlier today, their VP of Operations emailed me a link asking how we stack up next to of one of our “competitors”.  Turns out, it was a pretty good article posted on Digital Signage Today, which [...]

April 17, 2010  Tags: broadcast, digital signage, digital signage today, the marlin company, work place communications, workplace digital messaging  Posted in: Leadership  No Comments

Battling for the Hearts and Minds of Our Employees

January 25 , 2010 by Mark Allen
A sawmill in the Sacramento area struggles with its employee issues.  After years of safety problems, challenges with work performance, and negative attitudes, a recent decision at their corporate office sends a senior plant manager to Northern California, to turn things around.  His name is Donnie Macdonald.
I met [...]

January 26, 2010  Tags: culture of the plant, employee attitudes and work habits, employee communications service, employee issues, minds of our employees, Northern California, sacramento, the marlin company, workplace digital signage, workplace posters  Posted in: Communication, 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

ECS Training Webinar Video: Getting the most from your Electronic Communication Station (Digital Signage)

November 19, 2009 by Mark Allen
We are pleased to report 26 attendees for yesterdays live training webinar.  The regular online training is provided monthly to our ECS Digital Signage (Electronic Communication Station) customers, assuring maximum results engaging employees to higher levels of performance and productivity.
The session was hosted by Mark Allen and Mary O’brien, and [...]

November 20, 2009  Tags: digital signage, ECS, Electronic Communication Station, engaging employees, performance and productivity, the marlin company  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 ever to keep [...]

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  4 Comments

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