Sometimes you just want to sing the Hallelujah Chorus from the rooftops. Yesterday, a friend of ours got recognized – in front of thousands of people – and by just about the biggest company in the world. How was your day?
Entries Tagged 'Employee Motivation' ↓
Microsoft Shouts Out for Seniors
July 15th, 2010 — Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Commentary, Community Service, Employee Motivation, Facebook, Information Literacy, Twitter, Web 2.0
Can You Speak the Language of the 21st Century?
February 15th, 2009 — Business, Employee Motivation, Google, Information Literacy, Internet Research, Search
Are you at all shocked that when you do a Google search you’re getting to about one-tenth of all online information?
Rewards are Risky Business
August 13th, 2008 — Business, Business Services, Employee Motivation
Companies and organizations love to recognize their greybeards. Why, in just this past week, we’ve seen two “Lifetime Achievement” award ceremonies. Certainly, it’s fine to recognize years of service, long term accomplishments and contributors with deep pockets. But, as you might have guessed, we have a better idea.
30 New Ways to be More Creative in Business
August 16th, 2007 — Business, Business Services, Employee Motivation, Relationship Networking
What are you doing to promote creativity and innovation in your company, association or community? Boulder is doing a lot.
Employees are Squandering Your Company’s Time and it’s Your Fault
February 16th, 2007 — Business Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Employee Motivation, Information Literacy, Internet Research
It comes down to this. You’re wasting your company’s time. Your employees are wasting your time. Your senior staff is wasting your time. Indeed, new studies show that employees are squandering vast amounts of time because they lack the training to find and retrieve information effectively. Continue reading →
Propositioning the CEO
February 2nd, 2007 — Business Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Employee Motivation, Information Literacy, Internet Research, Sales Lead Generation
Chief Executive Officers don’t know diddly about Internet search and “Information Intelligence.” Senior executives also lack these skills, as do their administrative assistants. Continue reading →
Arsons of Ideas – Saving Downtowns with the Fred Factor
January 21st, 2007 — Business Services, Customer Service, Employee Motivation, Sales Strategies
“Timothy Bishop doesn’t go out and rebuild downtowns. He is an arson who lights fires in the hearts and minds of downtown citizens.” – Pug Ostling Continue reading →
Stupid Motivational Tricks
December 28th, 2006 — Business Services, Employee Motivation, Information Literacy, Internet Research
This week a Wall Street Journal writer suggested a radical idea to America’s corporations. Jared Sandberg recommended that companies make a New Year’s Resolution to “Lose the goofy team-building exercises.” Think rope courses, paintball parties, firewalking and goldfish-swallowing. Continue reading →
Internet Chemistry – More than Just the Sum of its Parts
August 13th, 2006 — Employee Motivation, Google, Information Literacy, Internet Research
Were you good at high school chemistry? Whether you were or not, you probably remember the Periodic Table of the Elements. You may also remember that sometimes if you combined two or more of those elements, you might explode yourself right into the principal’s office.
The same thing is true of Internet search. Its explosive power comes from combining two or more timesaving tips. It won’t send you to the principal’s office, but it might just explode your business to the next level. Continue reading →
