I enjoyed this post by Jim Estill on his CEO Blog – Time Leadership. Estill shares a story told by Freakonomics author Steven Levitt about a "lowly IRS clerk" whose idea, once implemented – to start requiring the Social Security Number of children on tax forms to rid the system of kids that were added for [...]
SmartBrief on Leadership was one of the sources I noticed that touched upon what appears to be a relatively new employee engagement approach: Buy cheap Cialis Online allowing workers to take unlimited paid vacations. Recently they linked to this NPR article on the trend. But then last week they raised the topic again; linking to [...]
Have you ever been at a big-box retailer where after the obligatory greeter you’re pretty much forgotten? I must have had hundreds of experiences by now where I was disinclined toward the sale because either an employee couldn’t lead me to the product I was looking for; or even if they did in rare cases, [...]
This week, once again, my e-mail inbox contained the disappointing results of a Gallup study that indicated that the Work Environment Index dropped to a new low in February. The Work Environment Index measures job satisfaction, the ability to use one’s strengths at work, trust, and openness in the workplace, and how one’s supervisor treats him or [...]
Team building is important, because they feel that the community can build a team. If everyone knows they are working toward a common goal, are more willing to exchange ideas and information. A cohesive team is more efficient and more creative than a total of an individual. People in the study team building argue that [...]
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