I don’t want my best employees to leave. But I’m also proud when they do. I’ve tried to create an environment where employees will openly tell me about serious job offers. The first thing I say is, ‘Congratulations!’
Huffington Post recently launched the JobRaising Challenge, in an effort to bring attention to groups around the country that were having a meaningful impact on the job crisis. YouthBiz is 1 of 74 finalists from around the country. Amazing!
Two great links from Smashing Magazine on “getting engaged” with clients and then keeping them for the long-term.
Building a vibrant, sustainable community just isn’t a core competency of commercial CMS vendors. The reason? Communities are tied to vendors, and as history has shown – CMS vendors have varying levels of commitment to their products.
I couldn’t agree more with this article. Members of the next generation about to hit adulthood need to learn how to build something and then sell it.
Anyone or anything can be a publisher, including consumer brands. * An apartment rental agency publishes a list of the top Chicago vintage restaurants * Red Bull publishes a magazine, in print and in an app * Ad Age/Visible Measure’s weekly top 10 list of the most-watched videos is dominated by the likes of Old…
A society that puts equality before freedom will get neither. A society that puts freedom before equality will get a high degree of both.
Top pay attracts the best people. Although freedom and recognition generally trump pure dollars for employee happiness, those that consistently pay their employees less, end up losing their best people. Employees don’t ask for raises. On the infrequent occasion that they do, they’re not really asking for a raise, their telling you about the new…
Alex Bogusky on why he joined Made, a new marketing agency working with companies who manufacture in America: When I was a young man, there were a lot of commercials suggesting that we all BUY AMERICAN. Keep the money in the economy was the sell. And I remember thinking, “instead of buying American and keeping…
