Category: Positive Workplace

Mythbusting

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Sep 11, 2009 | Positive Workplace

I love that show Mythbusters. I guess any guy who remains as mature as a 14 years old – like me – probably does. What’s better than watching a bunch of pyromaniacs take on myths like, “can playing your...

Watch What You Say

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 27, 2009 | Positive Workplace

Guest Post by Al Lucia It’s a basic principle of life that you should do the things you say you will do. But often when we commit to doing something, we speak in general terms. Speaking in generalities can lead to confusion and,...

Can Employee Satisfaction Surveys REALLY Predict Union Organizing?

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Aug 13, 2009 | Employee Satisfaction Survey

Employee satisfaction surveys are a pain. They are tough to administer. If you get administration wrong you may get sketchy results. You get piles of data that can be hard to interpret. In the worst cases companies get...

Union Member on Union (and Company) Leaders

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jul 14, 2009 | Positive Workplace, Unionized Company

I get email all the time from current union members. It’s usually hate mail containing all kinds of “thoughtful feedback” about things I should do to myself and asking me about my sleep (I sleep well, by the...

Employee Free Choice Act: 2 Simple Rules

Posted by Phillip Wilson | Jul 12, 2009 | Employee Free Choice Act, Positive Workplace

To help companies prepare for the Employee Free Choice Act I started doing a series of interviews with our former union organizer consultants. We’ll be posting some of these interviews over the next few months and they are...