Holiday headache #2: party behavior doesn’t have to be a headache, even tomorrow

December 16th, 2009

Continuing this week’s theme of getting through this holiday party season with no unnecessary stress, here is Holiday partya look at party behavior. It always pays to keep a few things in mind.

About food.
Lauren Solomon, CIP, suggests, “Enjoy the food and festivities that have been provided. But enjoy them in moderation. This is not the last supper.” People pay attention to one another’s behavior, closely in party situations. The person [...]

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Holiday headache #1: what to wear to the party

December 15th, 2009

Holiday parties have begun. Yours may be coming up. Keep in mind that your employee engagement continues even into party time.Holiday party 4

You may be wondering what to wear to that party.  Here’s a little Q&A:

Should I do a number and put on the threads for the holiday party?

Lauren Solomon, CIP,  thinks it best to see the Christmas Party as an extension of the work day: “While the [...]

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There’s no place like alternative workspace for engaged employees

December 3rd, 2009

Engagement means more than just employees doing their work. It also means the company engaging in ways alt workspaceto increase and improve the efficiency with which people perform.
IOW, employee engagement is more than getting employees to engage. It means engaging in what impacts their performance.

“Companies have traditionally relied on growth or expansion to increase profits. Another strategy for increasing the bottom lin is to focus on efficiency.” (Stegmeier)

Ways to reduce [...]

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