Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Employee volunteer programs, Thanksgiving, Economy, Thanks in Thanksgiving, Thank you, Thanksgiving spirit, Thanksgiving resources, Thanksgiving meals on November 19, 2008 | 8 Comments »
It’s that time of year again when it seems like there’s not enough time. I am overwhelmed with so much work and just wishing I could have a 30-hour day. Right now, six extra hours can make a lot of difference in my life. Enough said about my schedule.
Thanksgiving is about a week away. Families will [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged corporate volunteering, Employee volunteer programs, EVP, examples of employee volunteer programs, skills-based volunteering, starting an employee volunteer program on November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During my time at Rockwell Automation, we had a fundraiser for victims of the China earthquake which happened in May. Thousands were killed in that disaster. Employees at the Mayfield Heights location
decided they had to do something to assist the victims.
A car wash and ice cream sundae event was held at the facility to raise [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communicating bad news, communicating job cuts through blogs, dismissed employees, downsizing, employee communications, face-to-face communication, job cuts, layoffs, outragoeus excuses for missing work on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The United States witnessed a huge number of job cuts this year as a result of the economic crisis. It really hurt to see thousands of people lose their jobs.
Let’s face it; companies will always have to cut jobs at some point, whether or not there is an economic crisis. It could be as a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged best place to work, employee engagement, employee satisfaction, Gallup award, management on October 22, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In my previous post, I blogged about the importance of employee satisfaction. I was trying to make the point that the best places to work are not necessarily those that pay the best. I would rather have a job that I can’t wait to jump out of bed to go to than one which makes [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged DHS, DHS employees, DHS Survey, employee satisfaction, employee survey, fat checks on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Clark Kent Ervin couldn’t have said it better in an interview with ABC news. He said,”The less good people feel about their jobs, the less likely they are to be attentive and alert.”
Ervin knew what he was talking about. He was a former inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security, which ranked lowest in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Are your employees satisfied, employees, internal communications, managers, problems in the workplace, putting yourself in their shoes, starting my blog, workplace PR on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OK, there are no fireworks but right now I really feel like an actor landing my first role. I’m celebrating the fact that I finally get to write a blog. Yay!!! How cool is that? I’ve previously toyed with the idea of starting a blog but haven’t had the time or motivation to do so.
Overcoming [...]
