Michael Specht

Over the last 2 weeks I have been giving a series of presentations looking at how social media (and Enterprise 2.0) can drive employee engagement. While the slides are available on slideshare for download I wanted to give a bit of context.
As part of preparing the presentation I came across a presentation by Susan Scrupski [...]

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This guest post is contributed by Melissa Tamura.
Every employer wants to get the most productivity from their employees. If you push too hard, though, you risk making employees unhappy, causing unwelcome turnover and costing you money. So the question remains, how do you motivate your employees to work their best?
Praise
Employers are often amazed how well [...]

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Last week I did a short podcast with Nick McCormick, author of Lead Well and Prosper, looking at tips for managing social media in the workplace.
We spoke about implementing guidelines/policies within the workplace along with some of the potential issues and how to manage them.  However given the short format of the podcast, it is only 8 [...]

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A lack of clear communication is cited as a common cause of many relationships failures, be they personal or professional.
Many a study has shown that clearly communicating the employment deal up front is a critical first step in having an engaged employee.
This should be obvious, no one likes to buy a product only to find out [...]

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These types of articles really really get me going.
54% of Companies Ban …
I’m sorry but I am not surprised that 77% of employees who had access to Facebook used it during the work day! Ok how many logged onto personal email accounts, made a personal phone call, used their personal mobile phone, had some non-work [...]

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