How engaged are your employees? In the 2012 Global Workforce Study, Engagement at Risk: Driving Strong Performance in a Volatile Global Environment, conducted by Towers Watson, they found that: 35% of workers are engaged 22% are unsupported 17% are detached 26% are disengaged Engaged workers scored high in: believing in company goals, having an emotional…
Is That Your Phone Ringing? This past New Year’s Eve, Pope Francis called a small convent of five Carmelite nuns in Lucena, Spain. Instead of getting one of the nuns on the phone, he got an answering machine and had to leave a voice-mail message. Here is his message: “What are the nuns doing that…
By: Rocky White Note: 2018 Administrative Professionals Week is April 23-27 and Day is April 25. This is a worldwide celebration of all Office Professionals. There are more than 4.1 million secretaries and administrative professionals in the United States today, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 8.9 million in administrative support…
How many times have we watched a fly repeatedly, frantically hurl itself against a window pane, trying to escape and reach the outside that seems so close? My guess is we’ve all watched this take place and thought to ourselves, “How can that fly be so stupid? It’s hitting its head against the glass, time…