The Energizer Blog

Most of us have worked for more than one employer who didn't communicate well or at all with employees.

“A community first and a company second.” Not words you’d expect to hear from an organization that ten years ago was bankrupt, being sued

I am so furious I could spit. I need a printer that can be networked via wireless. I USED to have good luck with HP.

When someone interviews the highest-ranking woman in the history of the big four accounting firms, I sit up and take notice.

Real leadership never starts with a title or a position on an organizational chart. Rather, it begins because one feels something...

According to Wikipedia transformational leadership is an approach that is defined as leadership that creates valuable and positive change

Forget the emoticons and the BTW – shorthand of texting. Nearly half of employers say they expect college grads to be able to do more.

Employees have been downsized, laid off, given reduced benefits, forced to work longer and longer hours without additional pay.

Information overload equates to a staggering $1.2 trillion in wages wasted each year according to a six year study...

Imagine the waste and loss that happens when we don't talk. Don't just talk to employees... communicate with them!

Have you known people in a leadership role who seem unable to influence the people around them? Learn why.

The most significant word in employee retention is “engagement”. Too many workers are present but their imagination, spirit and creativity

Welcome home! These two small words carry potent possibilities for creating a connection that evokes loyalty and teamwork.

Beginning in 2001, Pepperdine University marketing professor Roy Adler began tracking the profitability of more than 200 FORTUNE 500...

Look at companies like Oracle, Novartis, State Farm, Procter & Gamble, Intel, and Cobalt and you’ll find one trend that is consistent

Training is an on-going and key component to better business and happier employees.

If you’re in the unfortunate place where you’ve had to let some folks go, be aware that the phrase “well, you’re lucky to have a job”

It's not my imagination: we've become far too accepting of jerks at work. Bullying behavior is on the rise and it's not just on playground

Words are self-fulfilling prophecies. Retreat from the market. Fire a boat load of folks. Horde cash in your mattress.

Despite an economic slowdown and widespread layoffs, companies cannot afford to lose the talent war.