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Tearing Down the Walls: How Open Workspaces Contribute to a Collaborative Culture

What does your office workspace on a holistic level say about the corporate culture your company is trying to build? B2B firms are historically more conservative in their corporate practices due to the gravity of their client responsibilities, and the  More

Is the R in CSR Starting to Diminish in Value?

It goes without saying that CSR efforts are a noble and necessary aspect to big corporate culture, however what happens when being socially responsible starts to lose its gravity and significance within a company? An article posted by Fastcoexist.com highlights  More

Perks Aren’t Always Everything: Why Building Corporate Culture Matters Most

Recently, Fortune Magazine published its annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. It’s impossible to ignore the fact that the majority of companies that land a spot on the list are big corporations with very deep pockets.  More

Professional Services and Social Media: Engaging Employees

Professional services brands are built on reputation, relationships and intellectual capital. In such a competitive and fast-paced industry, social media, with its innate interactive and viral capabilities, can be a powerful tool for disseminating thought leadership and building meaningful connections  More

Online Video and CSR: The Right Medium for the Message

For companies that want to convey the impact of their giving– whether measured in volunteer hours or dollars—online video is the most powerful, cost-effective medium. Video, with its immediacy, popularity, and viral potential, represents a unique opportunity to capture the breadth of CSR’s impact, provide an intimate look at the people involved, and reach a receptive audience.  More

Why do Employees Volunteer? Ask Them.

Why do employees get involved in corporate social responsibility activities? Is it the opportunity to “do good”? Or maybe the chance to make a positive impression on company management? Perhaps just to get a day off from work? The answer  More

7 Success Principles for Creating an Employee Volunteerism Campaign

When it comes to maximizing the impact of employee volunteer programs, a well thought-out branding and communications strategy can be your most powerful tool. Even when employees volunteer on their own, an effective communications campaign can make them feel connected  More

Employee Engagement in a Digital World

A digital world, one that is highly social and intricately connected, is based on transparency: everyone knows everything at all times. Fast-paced communication means that news, information, and opinions are exchanged constantly. At a moment in time when everyone is  More

Employing the Merger

About 10 years ago, a collective worry circled the corporate world: that mergers were getting out of hand. A Fast Company article from 2002 mentions that “in the first five weeks of 2000 . . . more than $500 billion  More

Branding Employee Volunteerism: Building Culture and Community

When it comes to maximizing the impact of corporate volunteer programs, a well thought-out branding and communications strategy can be your most powerful tool. This whitepaper shares seven principles for leveraging communications to enhance the long-term success and impact of your employee volunteer program.  More

Communicating the Vision (Before it’s too Late)

The recent, and arguably hasty, announcement of Meg Whitman taking the reins as HP’s new CEO, ignited a firestorm in the press with everyone weighing in on Whitman’s ability to succeed in turning the ailing technology company around. So much  More

Can CSR Impact Employees’ Perceptions About Their Workplace?

For most companies, and particularly those in the B2B space, employees represent the most powerful brand communications channel. To be true brand ambassadors, employees must feel a sense of shared purpose, a fundamental connection to the company’s mission, vision and values,  More