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Gaining Momentum: 4-day, 10-hour Work Week?

Even though it's been a part of the American workplace for a while, the concept of a 4-day, 10-hour work week is gaining momentum as many local, state and even federal agencies are looking closely at this change to foster energy savings, eliminate unnecessary commuting, reduce road congestion, and...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 08-24-2008
An Answer to Work Life Balance

While today's escalating gasoline prices have caused many organizations to revisit telecomuting as a solution to a major cost pressure for its workers, the reality of the situation may be that telecomuting can solve an even bigger connundrum--that of providing a reasonable work-life balance for American...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 07-27-2008
Can You Survive Losing a Business Laptop?

More than 12,000 laptops are lost each week in US airports, according to a survey by the Ponemon Institute ( Chicago Tribune , July 19, 2008), and only one-third of those lost are ever found. Can your organization afford the security breach that comes with this loss? Do you know how much of your company's...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 07-20-2008
Email Security Key to Organizational Security

Unethical or questionable behavior by employees has become somewhat easier to detect because of today's heavy reliance on internet technology. A survey by Proofpoint Inc. ( Chicago Tribune , June 15, 2008) indicated that 27% of companies have terminated an employee for violating email policies. This...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-15-2008
Commuting Costs May Change Workers Habits

The number of workers currently looking for new jobs closer to home is now the same number as those who have switched to energy efficient cars or are telecomuting, according to a survey by Robert Half International ( Chicago Tribune , June 7, 2008). This potential turnover will be a costly one for business...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-09-2008
The Value of Exit Interviews

Here's an interesting statistic: 71% of respondents are "likely" or "very likely" to be honest in online exit interviews compared to only 48% in employee satisfaction surveys, according to Nobscott Corp. (Chicago Tribune, June 2, 2008). And nearly two-thirds of the online exit...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-02-2008
Can Your Small Business Run When Disaster Strikes?

I needed to rent a 5-inch belt sander to strip our wood deck before applying a new stain. I almost couldn't get one because the tool rental place had all of its computers crash. The only price list and rental forms were on their computers! Fortunately, they hand wrote my info on a scratch piece of...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 06-01-2008
Basics for Understanding Corporate Culture

Every organization has its own corporate culture. Your success can depend not only on understanding your own company's way of doing business, but also the culture of your vendors and customers. Here are some areas from Chicago based The Creative Group ( Chicago Tribune , May 25, 2008) to make sure...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 05-27-2008
Manage Email to Manage Daily Productivity

Has email made your work life easier or harder? I found the latter to be more true after temporarily earning the responsibilities of three different peers when they left the employ of our team. After each person (at different points in time) left our team for other opportunities, I was asked to handle...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 04-27-2008
What is the Impact You Face from Rising Fleet Costs?

If you run a fleet of automobiles for your sales team and managers, or a fleet for service operations, today's spiraling gasoline costs are no doubt pummeling your bottom line. And it is also adversely affecting your employees--both in their pocketbook and in their attitude. AAA has just released...

Posted to Bill Lisowski's Blog (Weblog) by Bill Lisowski on 04-13-2008

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