Archive for the ‘Employees’ Category
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Chris Saad, of Data Portability fame, posted this video on his blog. It clearly demonstrates what Gen Y'ers think about when they build a company. I also think that many other Gen Y'ers look for environment like the ones described when they are looking for employment. And if credit unions ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Having been in the CU industry for a few years now, I've had to opportunity to interact with more people throughout the CU movement all of the nation. One thing continues to surprise me in the feedback that I get from people who have recently switched CU's or recently joined ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
I've always wondered that. If I married a stripper, do I get free lap dances at home for the rest of my life or is it the trusty standby, "I'm too tired."? You've all heard the old adage that mechanics have cars that never work quite right and plumbers always ...
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Over the past few years, we've done a lot of different types of internal promotions for our employees. We've tried the Get-Away-Today (which was less than stellar), gift cards, movie tickets, days off, a treasure hunt, car wash, jeans day, and Starbucks just to name a few. So what does it ...
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Friday, March 16th, 2007
So we're talking about making a product manual for our staff to have quick reference to all of our product info. Everyone is talking about "manual owners" and who will be responsible for updating it, making it work in conjunction with the other manuals, etc, when I blurt out ...
Posted in Change, Employees, Products, Random | 4 Comments »
Sunday, December 3rd, 2006
I learned a new term tonight, the title of this post, "Stealth Innovation". I almost laughed out loud I loved it so much. I was reading this article by Michelle Conlin of business week about Best Buy (BBY) "Smashing the clock". It's a must read.Best Buy is ...
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
So my fiancee, I mean wife, and I went to Club Med for our honeymoon last week and was it amazing. Club Med has a very clear vision of what they want their customer experience to be. If you've been to any Club Med, one of the first things ...
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Thursday, August 10th, 2006
I'm always amazed about where I get ideas for new products/management ideas/etc. My fiancee seems to be an incredible source. Not only does she tell me when something sucks, but if I can sell her an idea and she likes it, I know I'm on to something.Read, listen, chat, socialize, ...
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