As generational research steams ahead and more and more gigabytes are collected, we are fast looking for answers to an age-old question. “Why are these young people so weird?” Wait! Did I say that? My father used to say that. Yes, but just so you know, there are young people among us that have tattoos, [...]
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According to the 2008 National HR Metrics Survey, recently released by ERC (Employers Resource Council), small employers net the highest average profit-per-employee, a measure of organizational effectiveness and efficiency. Over 640 U.S. employers were surveyed for this report.
Employers with fewer than 500 employees reported an average profit-per-employee of more than $120,000, which was higher than [...]
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For those of you that missed it, in March we had a 5-week series featuring 10 Great Workplace ideas each week – 50 Great Workplace ideas in all! In honor of the 2008 NorthCoast 99 application deadline this week (May 2nd), we are giving you the whole big list! Don’t forget, if you haven’t applied [...]
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Each week on Where Great Workplaces Start we’ll explore posts from other blogs that have current, useful information. If you have a blog to share or would like to recommend a news story that our readers should be seeing, please let us know. This week is a special NorthCoast 99 edition featuring links about building [...]
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Michael Lee Stallard, a leading authority on employee engagement, has invited our readers to download his eBook, “The Connection Culture: A New Source of Competitive Advantage” at no cost. Michael has served as Chief Marketing Officer for business at Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab and is the President and Co-Founder of E Pluribus Partners.
The book focuses [...]
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Around this time of year, college sophomores and juniors are preparing for finals getting their resumes together for summer internships. Just as students are preparing to apply for internships, your company (and perhaps you specifically) should be preparing your internship programs.
The Benefits of an Internship Program
In the long-run, hiring interns can decrease recruitment costs and [...]
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We’ve been posting a lot of information on employee engagement, but it’s important to get some fresh perspectives on the topic every once in awhile. David Zinger is a popular blogger on the topic and has pioneered the online Employee Engagement Network. Members of the free network can access blogs, forums, and a variety of [...]
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Where Great Workplaces Start was featured in Cool Cleveland’s weekly newsletter this week! For those of you who don’t know (and you should), Cool Cleveland is a website and newsletter that features news and events in Cleveland, Ohio as well as editorials on issues affecting the region. We’ve had the pleasure of seeing Thomas Mulready, [...]
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The American Management Association recently surveyed 701 senior executives, managers and employees on the topic of talking politics at work. They were asked to describe their level of comfort when talking politics with their supervisor. The results were as follows:
Comfortable: 40%
Uncomfortable: 38%
Neutral: 22%
(What’s your opinion? Vote here.)
While one might assume that most employees become quite [...]
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