Good Morning SkedX’ers! Today I want to share with you all some statistics regarding Facebook and games as they are becoming the reason users log into Facebook more so than networking. With the ever growing number of users on smash hits FarmVille and CityVille, there has been a shift in the reason why people originally [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Good Morning SkedX’ers! Today I want to share with you all some more tips on employee engagement, and how focusing on communication is key. Not all CEO’s are inspiring, just like that slideshow about company goals you presented last quarter… Employees are bored, unmotivated, and looking for a better working environment elsewhere. Employees are slowly [...]
Good Morning SkedX’ers! I hope you all had a fun, relaxing weekend and are ready to get back to work! Today I wanted to discuss why I believe the workplace is the next largest massively multiplayer online game (MMO). Gamifcation is increasing in popularity as a way to engage and inspire employees to do more [...]
Good Morning SkedX’ers! It’s Friday! I know you are all excited for the start of the weekend and to savour the last bit of summer, but today I wanted to share with you all some interesting news about gamification. Just recently Canadian political parties have launched social media platforms that utilize gamification aspects to reward [...]
Good Morning SkedX’ers! Today I wanted to share with you all 6 ways to effectively communicate your strategy internally, because an inspired, connected, and motivated employee can make a significant difference in terms of success. Connecting employees with the organization’s mission and goals can be a difficult task especially because every person is motivated differently. [...]
Good Morning SkedX’ers! Today I wanted to share with you all how an engaged employee can add to the success of your business from ResetaurantCentral.ca’s recent article. Engagement is a critical part of how successful a restaurant can be as customer service can make or break a consumers experience and how much they are willing [...]
Good Morning SkedX’ers! Today I wanted to share with you all some local news of two professors from the University of Toronto & the University of Guelph. Professor Alan Saks (UofT) and Professor Jamie Gruman (Guelph) just recently published a paper regarding employee engagement and performance management. The two believe that employee engagement should be [...]
Good Morning SkedX’ers! Today I wanted to share with you all 10 ways to engage your employees! It just so happens to be our favourite subject here on the SkedCast, and if you scroll down after this post you can find 16 facts about why you should engage your employees! Here are 10 ways to [...]
Good Morning Skedx’ers! Today I want to do a little less talking and share with you all a bunch of statistics that were recently released pertaining to employee engagement. This one’s for all you who are still skeptical of how important employee engagement really is in today’s workforce! 1. A 1% increase in employee commitment [...]
Good Afternoon SkedX’ers! Today I wanted to share with you all some news and information about the upcoming Gamification Summit. The summit will be taking place September 15-16 in New York, and will feature speakers from Microsoft, Google, MLB and more. The growing attention to gamification and how it can be developed for internal and [...]
