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• On the favorites list – part II

  Do you have a website that saves you time, gives you a chuckle or helps you share information with like-minded people? This month, we’ll focus on Sites for Sharing. dopplr.com - Dopplr lets you share your travel plans privately with a group of friends... Posted Jul 28 2008, 10:44 AM by Compiled at The BrainBangers Ball with | with no comments Interactive/Online, Culture, Technology

• On our favorites list - part I

  Do you have a website that saves you time, gives you a chuckle or helps you share information with like-minded people? This month we'll share a few time-saving sites: bugmenot.com - If you hate registering on a site in order to view some content,... Posted Jun 17 2008, 06:02 PM by Compiled at The BrainBangers Ball with | with no comments Interactive/Online, Culture, Technology

• Welcoming at a hire level

  Adapted from "Rolling out the welcome mat" by Kira Vermond, published by theglobeandmail.com, April 26, 2008 While some companies still adhere to the old, here's-your-desk-here's-your-phone-and-good-luck mentality, other organizations... Posted May 11 2008, 11:07 AM by Harvey Kaner - Account Management with | with no comments Culture

• Forget about motivating people......

  The people you want to hire do not need motivating. They're mature adults and probably have the energy level they'll have for the rest of your relationship. So, it's not about motivating. It's about alignment of goals...... Posted Apr 21 2008, 08:59 AM by Joe Phelps - CEO with | with 1 comment(s) Culture, Leadership

• Why build an Employee Stock Ownership Plan?

  You're a business owner, you're a long-term planner and you'd like to have a succession plan that benefits you and the people who've helped you build the business. If that's the case, then the you'd probably like to: Have your... Posted Mar 17 2008, 11:37 AM by Joe Phelps - CEO with | with 2 comment(s) Culture

• Freedom requires trust on all sides

  PCs, the internet and wireless technologies are promoting flex-time and spreading work time across the 24/7 spectrum. Companies and their employees who go with the flow of these realities will reap the benefits. However, this new world his requires a higher level of trust on everyone's part, while allowing people to enjoy more freedom and be productive in new ways.... Posted Feb 13 2008, 02:33 PM by Joe Phelps - CEO with | with no comments Culture

• How to organize for increased productivity

  “When confused, ask the customer.” That’s a classic Sam Walton quote – and one that points to solutions for how to organize for better productivity. This customer-facing philosophy is why our company, a marketing communications company, is organized around the customer – as opposed to being organized by function. This design may or may not work for your business. But for more than 20 years now, we’ve found that by being organized in client-based teams instead of function-based departments, we stay closer to the customer and eliminate a lot of internal conflicts. Here are some changes you might consider that to create an organizational model for delivering what the customer needs -- faster, better and at less cost.... Posted Jan 29 2008, 09:56 AM by Joe Phelps - CEO with | with no comments Culture

• The top 10 components of job satisfaction

  With the free market determining the labor costs (salaries), the most important value-added component a company can offer its people increasingly will be job satisfaction.... Posted Feb 06 2006, 05:57 AM by Joe Phelps - CEO with | with no comments Culture