Posts Tagged ‘Organizational Development’

Mindfulness as a Tool for Organizational and Social Change

Most discussions of corporate social responsibility focus on actions and decisions at the corporate, organizational level, but it also involves individuals that are considering the costs and benefits of social responsibility factors. Pravir Malik, an organizational change consultant began a project to examine mindfulness in the workplace as a tool …

Companies See Success in Listening to Employees

Listening to employees

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Some companies are taking steps to identify what employees are interested in. For example, Hospira, a drug and medical device maker, conducted a survey by an internal group called the Hospira Women’s Network. The survey found that women:

  • sought opportunities for charitable work
  • leadership development
  • mentoring
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Employee Engagement Matters More Than You Think

employee engagement

Are your employees engaged?

Any one who has heard me speak knows I believe that work and personal lives cannot be fully separated for most people, and a person who is fully engaged in an enriching job often has:

  • Strong relationships in marriage or significant partnerships
  • Well defined friendships that
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Effects of Commitment to Vision on Employee Satisfaction With Their Organization

Bearman Cartoon Job Satisfaction

Job Satisfaction

An empirical investigation into organizational commitment to corporate vision and employee satisfaction was carried out using two successive surveys of roughly 900 workers of a high-tech robotics company.

A poll was held following development of a corporate vision statement and communication to employees to examine employees’ perceived organizational …

Big Data, Analytics, and the Path From Insights to Value

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Planet Data

The attempts by organizations to capitalize on information and apply analytics today and in the future is the focus of the 2010 New Intelligent Enterprise Global Executive Study and Research Project by MIT Sloan Management Review and the IBM Institute for Business Value.  The study found through a …

Why Your People Can’t Do What You Need Them to Do

Global Skills Crisis

Problems with the nation’s school system are not the only issue when it comes to getting more innovative and ambitious thinking from employees at all levels.  Companies must consider its own internal skills gap as it pertains to future workers and current staff.

Skills gaps are natural …