June 29, 2011
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June 27, 2011
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June 24, 2011
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Putting The Fun in Cubicle Culture
In Sustainability, Perception Isn’t Always Equal To Reality
Factory Continues Wellness Program With Farmer’s Market
Employee Benefits 2011: Decent Pay Raises Are Back On the Agenda
Tech Companies Swarm Best Workplace List
CEO’s Pursue Business Opportunities Where Corporate and Societal Priorities Converge
The Only Sustainable Advantage? Customer Obsession
June 24, 2011
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Makemytrip.com has been featured as a great place to work. They differentiate themselves by increasing the percentage of employees in their stock option program, and offering fun and autonomy at the workplace. While the online travel industry in general has a 28% growth rate, Makemytrip.com’s growth rate is 50%. I would like to believe that these employee incentives have contributed to the company’s above average growth rate in the online travel industry. Makemytrip.com’s newest acquisitions include a $4 million acquisition in Singapore.
June 24, 2011
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A senior executive at Unilever stressed how valuable a highly-ranked sustainable brand is to persuading marketing executives to work for your company. As more and more companies such as Walmart are making sustainability a key part of corporate strategy, more and more employees want to work for companies that are executing leadership in sustainability. Another important leadership strategy, according to this marketing executive, was allowing employees to take risks and fail. If you don’t allow employees to take marketing and advertising risks, promotion strategies might turn out to be mediocre.
June 24, 2011
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Inc magazine has an article on companies who are using cloud computing for file storage as a precaution against natural disasters. One company in DC was able to access needed files during a snowstorm because all files were stored in the cloud. One disadvantage of using cloud computing is creating backups, and Ubistor was recommended in the article as a company offering cloud back-up service. Cloud computing has its drawbacks. Cloud computing offers a good solution for disaster planning, even though there are some small drawbacks to using the cloud.
June 12, 2011
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June 11, 2011
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The author writes about the best ways to encourage “left-brained” and “right-brained” employees to engage their creativity at work. As a creative director, the author was faced with managing a diverse workforce, and he illustrates the specific measures he put in place to encourage creativity and reward performance in the office.
June 11, 2011
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This is second article of a two-part series in the Harvard Business Review. The first article describes how CEO’s, Managers, and organizational bureaucracies hinder innovation at the corporate level. This article offers an analysis of P&G’s approach to innovation, and assesses the effectiveness of P&G’s innovation factory. CEO’s differing leadership styles, and their implications for innovation are also mentioned.
June 7, 2011
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Over 80% of Gen Y workers want flexible work hours as part of their employee incentives. This article contrasts the differences between the employee incentives Gen Y values and what employee incentives their Baby Boomer parents value. Cisco talks about how these values aren’t unique to American Gen Y workers, but are also the values of Gen Y workers in India and China. An HR strategist at American Express who was interviewed stresses flexibility with working hours, whether offering telecommuting, part-time work, or alternative work schedules is the most important in retaining top Gen Y talent. Citi’s work strategies program, which started as a “green” energy-saving office strategy, has evolved into a popular employee incentive program at Citi.