Archive for the ‘Corporate Culture’ Category

As You Begin to Think About Your Holiday Budget for 2010, Consider the Gift that Keeps on Giving

“Gifts are a part of business culture, but meaningful gifts aren’t easy to find. That’s where the TisBest Charity Gift Card comes in. It’s a meaningful gift you can give to anybody, anytime.” – TisBest
Although the holiday season is several months away, it’s never too early to start considering your holiday budget. How about sharing [...]

Posted by SkillStorm on July 16th, 2010 under Corporate Culture, SkillStorm Tags: , ,  •  11 Comments

ROWE: Made for Success or Doomed to Failure?

Last week, The Hiring Site asked readers to answer the question, “Do you think a results-only work environment would work at your company? Why or why not?” Since I’d never heard of a Results-Only Work Environment, also known as ROWE, it sparked my interest and I decided to do some research on the subject.
According to [...]

Posted by SkillStorm on May 27th, 2010 under Business, Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Hot Topics, Work/Life Balance, Workplace Tags: , , , ,  •  2 Comments

HR Best Practices: Employee Engagement & The Success of Your Organization

In hopes of creating a feedback system for employers that would identify and measure elements of worker engagement, The Gallup Organization assembled a group of its social scientists in 1997 to examine the 1 million employee interviews in its database, the hundreds of questions that had been asked over the decades and every variable on [...]

Posted by SkillStorm on March 15th, 2010 under Business, Corporate Culture, Employee Engagement, Work/Life Balance, Workplace Tags: , , , ,  •  5 Comments

Why is Employee Engagement So Important To Your Company?

I’ve read several articles lately that are buzzing about employee engagement. So what’s all the fuss about? In today’s changing economic landscape, recruiting, retaining and motivating top talent is extremely important and the best way to do it seems to be through engagement.

First and foremost, companies engage employees to retain them. According to the 2009 [...]

Posted by SkillStorm on December 1st, 2009 under Business, Corporate Culture, Economy, Employee Engagement, Recruiting, Work/Life Balance, Workplace  •  5 Comments

I Earn More Than You Do

The SkillStorm Blogging Contest!
Submission #9
Subject: Corporate, Workplace

Sound familiar? I certainly hope not for your sake.
As we discussed in a previous post, it is imperative that you do not discuss or disclose confidential firm information outside of the office. This same principle also applies to your salary. Disclosing this information will be a very expensive [...]

Posted by SkillStorm on November 9th, 2009 under Corporate Culture, Workplace  •  No Comments

Quick and Dirty Hiring Tips

One for the employers out there! The saying I live by, have taught hundreds of hiring managers on, and did I mention live by? is the following:
60% of hiring decisions are based on the soft skills and “fit” of an individual in the culture of the organization/team and 40% based on “skill”. [...]

Posted by SkillStorm on July 14th, 2009 under Corporate Culture, Hiring  •  1 Comment