Lights! Camera! Employee Engagement!
In search of a unique recruitment tool, Deloitte invited members of its global workforce to make three-minute amateur films that answered the question: “What’s your Deloitte?” They ended up getting...
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More fodder for those who advocate banning Twitter and all other social media tools from the workplace. More fodder for those who advocate the opposite. Skype video is going places, which begs the...
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Fascinating read on the rise of the YouTube-based college application. What’s even more interesting: College admission officers are driving the YouTube bus, encouraging students to incorporate online...
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Shorter post than usual as I try to balance work and life responsibilities. I attempted to post this from my cell phone while waiting in the pediatrician’s office — but the tech gods are not...
View ArticleVideo Q&A Offers Appreciated “Face Time” with C Suite
Recently, I was talking to Michael Burchell of the Great Place to Work Institute about programs that drive engagement and trust, and he mentioned Google’s TGIF (yes, that TGIF) program. Every Friday,...
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Video Q&As Efficient, Inexpensive Engagement Tool
In the second installment of a series on on executive Q&A videos, I shared Chip Cruze’s tips for making a video and posting it on the company intranet. For this post, I asked Cruze to give his...
View Article“Gangnam” parody gets lifeguards in hot water
by Kathleen Carlson When some California lifeguards were fired for their parody of a Korean rapper’s music video, who would have guessed that thousands of people would rally to their support? The 13...
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NLRB finds employer’s prohibition on workplace recordings unlawful
by Lisa Berg On December 24, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held in a 2-1 decision that Whole Foods Market, Inc.’s blanket rules prohibiting employees from recording, without...
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Texas employers can use smartphones to document employee conduct
by Jacob Monty Although most employees are at-will and can be terminated without cause, employers often use progressive discipline to protect themselves from unwarranted discrimination or retaliation...
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Is someone watching me? Do’s and don’ts of workplace video surveillance
by Justin H. Lessner For many years, it has been common practice for banks, retail stores, gas stations, and other employers that regularly interact with the public to use video surveillance to prevent...
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