by Melissa Hackenmueller How do you keep your employees loyal to your company, even after layoffs? Why is vision so important to attracting and retaining young employees? What can social media teach us about Gen Y employees? These are just some of the questions raised by Nadira Hira's keynote speech at the 2009 RockStars@ Work [...]
RockStars@Work: Twitter Takes the Stage
November 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Melissa Hackenmueller “I am eating a banana.” “Just got off the phone with mom!” “I’m ironing my clothes.” “Making some coffee.” Sound familiar? Sounds like Twitter! That is, it sounds like my impression of the infinite drudgeries of Twitter before I attended the breakout session held by Localtweeps at the Rock Stars@ Work Conference. [...]
RockStars@Work: Gen Y-Focused Values for the Workplace
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by Dana ShapiroNadira Hira, an award-winning journalist and writer for Fortune Magazine, gave akeynote presentation at the RockStars@ Work Conference. A Gen Y herself, Nadira has written numerous articles about Generation Y's influence on the workplace. She told the audience that leadership should really set the tone for the organization, but to keep in [...]
RockStars@Work: The Anti-Corporate Culture
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by Rebecca LovellThe phrase “Anti-Corporate Corporation” may seem like an oxymoron, but Tony Nuckolls of Quicken Loans proved the contrary in his presentation at the RockStars @ Work Conference. The anti-corporate measures Quicken has taken have greatly contributed to their ability to recruit and reatain employees. The first measure, which Tony placed great emphasis [...]
RockStars@Work: Multi-Task Your Way to Fitness
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RockStars@Work: Planning for the future
October 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
by Melissa Hackenmueller One of the common themes at the RockStars@ Work Conference was the importance of mentorship for young employees. Two representatives from General Mills, Sue Listerud and Joi Warren, addressed this topic in their breakout session. They said that to be ahead of the game in business, employees must be ahead as well, [...]
RockStars@Work: The Ultimate Search for Meaningful Work
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by Dana ShapiroAt the RockStars@ Work Conference, hosted in Minneapolis on October 20, 2009, Zach Hubbell and Brett Farmiloe (both social media managers for Jobing.com) shared some of what they learned on their Pursue the Passion tour in 2007. Shortly after college, Zach and Brett both received jobs working as accountants, where they struggled to find [...]
RockStars@Work: Behind-the-scenes at DreamWorks Animation
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by Dana Shapiro At the RockStars@WorkConference, hosted in Minneapolis on October 20, 2009, Meredith Berens, head of Human Resources for DreamWorks Animationgave us the insider scoop on what it's like to work for the leader in family-friendly entertainment. DreamWorks Animation SKG has two campuses in California and was recently named 'One of the Top [...]
