What are the keys to to Building Happier, Engaged Workplaces?

Article highlights reasons why many employees are unhappy @ work and highlights the impact of the economy, poor managers and the lack of career opportunities: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140115155335-128811924-building-happier-engaged-workplaces-your-feedback?trk=object-title Research we use with clients points out it that senior execs can have a big impact on employee engagement by taking actions such as: setting the direction and solicitingRead… Read more »

How Can Leaders Help Build Happier, Engaged Workplaces?

The following article highlights reasons why many employees are unhappy @ work and highlights the impact of the economy, poor managers and the lack of career opportunities: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140115155335-128811924-building-happier-engaged-workplaces-your-feedback?trk=object-title Research we use with clients points out it that senior execs can have a big impact on employee engagement by taking actions such as: setting the directionRead… Read more »

How to Building Happier, Engaged Workplaces?

The following article highlights reasons why many employees are unhappy @ work and highlights the impact of the economy, poor managers and the lack of career opportunities: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140115155335-128811924-building-happier-engaged-workplaces-your-feedback?trk=object-title Research we use with clients points out it that senior execs can have a big impact on employee engagement by taking actions such as: setting the directionRead… Read more »

Canberra University launches Graduate Certificate in Social Media and Public Engagement

Universities in Australia have lagged behind public and commercial use of social media and need for their staff to be trained in effective development and implementation of online engagement approaches. However this looks to be changing with the launch of Canberra University’s Graduate Certificate in Social Media and Public Engagement. As a one year part-timeRead… Read more »

CEO for Cities: “Stop Waiting for Washington”

This guest post is by Lee Fisher, President and CEO of CEOs for Cities. Lee is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Economic Development at Cleveland State University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs and has served as Ohio Lt. Governor, Director of the Ohio Department of Development, Chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission,Read… Read more »

Parody of It’s A Hard Knock/Federal Life Lyrics

A group of four of us did this at NSF’s Combined Federal Campaign Talent Show: ALL It’s a job that’s hard to love. Cause our Congress is above. ANNIE: Steada Respect ORPHANS: Get the stick ANNIE: Steada Kudos ORPHANS: We get kicks ALL It’s a federal job Pay and benefits are so-so Til the CongressRead… Read more »

3 things I’ve been struggling with as I adjust to working remote.

Files, files, and more files! I mentioned a few posts back that after much time and consideration we decided to go remote. So far the results have been great. I haven’t noticed any change in productivity and while I don’t get to see people in person as often as we did previously I’ve gotten usedRead… Read more »

Does Management Matter?

A recent news story of how the on-line shoe company Zappos has eliminated the position of manager has raised again the question of whether management matters. A new Harvard Business Review article says “yes,” and they have the data to prove it. The Zappos story about eliminating traditional managers has an exciting air to it.Read… Read more »

RTFM

More than 90% of people don’t know about CTRL- or CMD- F… http://t.co/wDhRUVa4IF — Neil Williams (@neillyneil) December 2, 2013 My first computer came with a big solid manual. In fact it came with two, one for MS-DOS, the operating system, and one for BASIC. The first – and for a long time only –Read… Read more »

RTFM

More than 90% of people don’t know about CTRL- or CMD- F…http://t.co/wDhRUVa4IF — Neil Williams (@neillyneil) December 2, 2013 My first computer came with a big solid manual. In fact it came with two, one for MS-DOS, the operating system, and one for BASIC. The first – and for a long time only – softwareRead… Read more »