[Guest post written by Michael Reynolds] Social media in the workplace is (still) a popular topic of discussion. While those of us living in our enlightened bubbles see social media as just everyday communication, there are still many organizations that are struggling to figure out how to use it, how to leverage it for business advantages, and how [...]
Archive for January, 2012
My Employees Aren’t Working From Home. They’re Watching the Olympics!
Image: Flickr user law_keven As London prepares for the 2012 Olympics, many organisations are thinking about the difficult problem of getting employees into the office. Consider the enormous changes that will be coming to Town (according to the Daily Mail): Around 5.3 million people are expected to turn up for the 16 days of the [...]
[Infographic] What Kind of Boss Are You: Micro-manager or Coach?
If micro-managers are like babysitters, then the bosses we all hope to have are like great coaches. Coaches inspire and bring out the best in their team. Micro-managers slowly suck the life out of you. Everybody knows a micro-manager, but nobody claims to be one. Certainly, bosses view themselves differently than their employees see them. 1 [...]
5 Changes to Employee Benefits That Will Save You Money
Companies are getting really creative with their employee benefits: to save money, to attract talent, or to retain talent. There’s no doubt about it, businesses have a hard job of finding the right mix of benefits to keep employees happy, but also meet the bottom line. We’re not about to get into health care and [...]
Blame the BlackBerry: Company Policies That Totally Miss the Point
[Hi there! Thanks for reading the blog. We wanted to let you know about our radio show coming up this week. We're pretty excited about it. The show is on BlogTalkRadio, and Jody and Cali will be chatting live about Managing the Virtual Workforce this Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 12 central. Click here to bookmark [...]
Modern Working Environment: Tools & Techniques for Virtual Managers
June 13, 12 p.m. CDT
