2B or not to be?
I’m often amazed by how presenters on live television can look at a camera and pretend they’re talking to just one person, rather than 15 million. I got a reminder of this at the ‘Evolving English’ exhibition recently at the … Continue reading
Tech distractions for workers add up
Distractions caused by social media, e-mail and badly designed office technology may cost a 1,000-worker company more than US$10 million a year, a survey says. The survey of 515 white-collar workers by software company Harmon.ie and polling researchers uSamp depicts … Continue reading
5 ways to tie communications to business results
Communicators, the number crunchers might argue, are right-brain types, fine at producing a creative educational campaign, but not so good at understanding the bottom line. So, if you want to show the bosses that your work produces real results, measurement … Continue reading
Social media: growth rockets.
The last 12 months have seen impressive stats as social media gets bigger and develops as a broad digital channel. Jake Hird, a Senior Research Analyst for Econsultancy, charts what’s changed in the last 12 months. Then: Twitter has 75m … Continue reading
Mine’s a latte with extra employee engagement
There is no ‘silver bullet’ for employee engagement – but the secret is to find out what you do well in your business and make sure this is done all the time, according to Caffè Nero’s HR director, Steve Carpenter. … Continue reading
Playing to win: how play at work can drive success
As innovation becomes the stamp of high-value work, our working circumstances will have to provide an opportunity for childlike play and creativity to flourish. Consultant Lynda Gratton says that in the future, playing and work will no longer be mutually … Continue reading
Managers to blame for worsening workplace morale
Morale in the workplace is getting worse and managers could be to blame, according to the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The CMI’s “Spring economic outlook survey” found that 70% of managers admitted that morale in their organisations had got worse … Continue reading