Wellness Programs – Preaching to the Choir?

I just wrote a very interesting (interesting from the standpoint of the response I received, not trying to tout my own writing!) article on wellness programs for Human Resource Executive.

The premise was based on a recent AP story that challenged Continue reading “Wellness Programs – Preaching to the Choir?”

Focus on Effective Employee Communications

A recent study by Watson Wyatt and WorldatWork, the 2009/2010 U.S. Strategic Rewards Survey, suggests that actions that companies have taken during the recession have had a negative impact on employee morale and commitment – particularly on the morale of high performers. Top performers were  Continue reading “Focus on Effective Employee Communications”

Social Media and Crisis Communications

(see my article on social media and crisis management pubished 6/1/09 on Human Resource Executive online)

Campus shootings and challenges faced by schools and universities in communicating immediately with students and staff have prompted these institutions to take a new look at crisis communication plans – and to incorporate social media into the mix.

At least one health care system – Innovis Health, a 21-location healthcare provider with sites in Minnesota and North Dakota – has used social media to Continue reading “Social Media and Crisis Communications”