January 9th, 2012 
Mary Hladio 
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The degrees of separation between any one of Facebook’s 800 million users is close to 4, on average—much less than the “six degrees of separation” notion people throw around.
Within the same country, the degrees of separation between any two users declines to nearly 3.
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12 Comments » December 19th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Everyone wants to be innovative
And guess what?…corporate culture is not the answer!
While many companies dream of becoming Apple, most linger in the same innovation-lite purgatories associated today with RIM, Kodak, and Sony.sumo suit online
Meanwhile, despite their best efforts and historical legacy, countless other organizations are no …
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Leadership, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness Tags: Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Engagement, FUEL, Innovation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Mission, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Vision 21 Comments » December 12th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Invest in your workforce
Small businesses tend to regard training as an optional expenditure. The American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) has found that companies with fewer than 500 employees typically allocate fewer training hours per employee compared with larger companies but also end up spending more per employee.…
Posted in Company Culture, Ember Carriers, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, FUEL, Goal Setting, Knowledge Worker, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: business, Company Culture, Education and Training, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Engagement, Employee Morale, Employee Satisfaction, Employment, FUEL, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership Performance, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Talent Development, Training 12 Comments » December 5th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
It's okay to show your emotions
The concepts of emotional intelligence (EI), self-worth, authenticity and employee meditation used to tap employees’ emotional happiness are being picked up by mainstream corporations.
Brochner Hotels, one of Copenhagen’ s oldest and most successful boutique hotel chains, is one business discovering the benefits of …
Posted in Ember Carriers, Employee Development, FUEL, Knowledge Worker, Management Skills, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Emotional intelligence, Employee Engagement, Employee Morale, Employee Satisfaction, Engagement, FUEL, Leadership Performance, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Productivity, Soft Skills, Talent Development, Team Dynamics 15 Comments » November 28th, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Charting Your Course
As the threat of falling back into a recession becomes more real with each passing day, employers are asking themselves, “What should we do now?” What makes it more challenging is that the trend in the most recent years has been slow recovery.
Posted in Company Culture, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, FUEL, Knowledge Worker, Leadership, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Effectiveness, Talent Development Tags: business, Chief executive officer, Company Culture, Ember Carriers, EmberCarriers, Employee Morale, FUEL, Human resource management, Human resources, Leadership Performance, Organizational culture, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Talent, Talent Development 3 Comments » November 21st, 2011 Mary Hladio 
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has influenced computer design during his storied career but more importantly, he has influenced what it means to be a company leader. His idiosyncratic leadership style, hyperbolic presentations, and fiercely hands-on management approach have inspired the envy of executives and the fear of more than a …
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