Category: Workplace

  • Aviva Investors, the uncaring employer

    It’s probably just as well that Aviva Investors talks only about its markets and its clients on its website home page, and not its employees. According to a report in the Telegraph, the HR department at the asset management firm…

  • Bingo!

    +McKinsey & Company has a good assessment of social media in their quarterly journal article “Demystifying social media.” The chart you see here shows a visual representation of key points in the article. It’s good and something I would guess…

  • EU: The internet cuts out the middle man

    The EU Observer reports that the European Parliament is looking at how its 736 deputies and 6,000 staff should prepare for novelties such as internet-politics, multi-lateralism and enhanced legal powers. […] A recent example of the power of the internet…

  • FIR Speakers and Speeches: Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz on Building Community with Podcasting

    Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz co-presented a session on the second day of Ragan Communications’ Public Relations and Social Media Summit at ING House in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on April 12, 2012. The session covered how a podcast can transform…

  • You can’t just dabble

    Best Buy is a company I’ve been paying attention to ever since I heard CEO Brian Dunn speak about leadership and communication at the IABC international conference in 2009. Dunn was the recipient of the IABC EXCEL Award for 2009.…