Informed Excitement
Boosting employee morale through entertaining meetings and sharing the numbers. Read story
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Ideas in Motion
Suggestions on where to place your suggestions box. Read story
Disability Diskette
Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act available on floppy disks. Read story
Data Trove
Reference book full of surveys on costs and trends in benefits packages. Read story
Swapping Ads
Video store offers movie-rental coupons to area merchants in return for advertising space in their stores. Read story
Office Pollution
Chart on personal health and the workplace. Read story
The Winning Ticket
Business stuffs lottery tickets into direct mail pieces. Read story
Beats Watching Paint Dry
Chart depicting survey on why small-business owners want to sell their companies. Read story
One Day at a Time
Adopting a daily incentive plan to increase sales and reduce turnover. Read story
Morning, Noon, and Night
Interviewing job candidates 3 separate times at different hours of the day to measure shifts in energy level. Read story
Paper In, Paper Out
Good news on the recycling front: Recycled computer paper and legal pads are now available at competitive prices. Read story
San Fran Restrnt/Pub
Financial summary and brief description of a San Francisco restaurant. Read story
Network: October 1990
Network reader-to-reader advice on miscellaneous topics. Read story
Network: October 1990
Network new queries. Read story
Extra, Extra, Read All About It
Assigning employees the task of keeping up with changes in technology and the industry. Read story
Meetings
Chart illustrating the time wasted in meetings. Read story
The Gang's All Here
Company president meets yearly with advisers to plan for the future. Read story
Most Valuable Players
Company builds customer loyalty by hosting a baseball program. Read story
Tapping the Big Boys
Recruiting through human resources departments of corporations that are downsizing. Read story
Reduce and Recycle
Free booklets on waste-reduction programs. Read story
How User Friendly Is It?
Chart on what executives use to write letters. Read story
You Can Get There from Here
Printing a map showing how to get to your store on the back of business cards. Read story
Inside Job
Chart depicting the percentage of Inc. 500 companies with outsiders on their boards. Read story
Dollars for Kudos
Giving and taking away monetary incentives for customer compliments and complaints. Read story
Selling Out
Chart illustrating how business owners plan to cash out. Read story
Double-Barreled News Releases
A PR firm sends news releases on its own progress directly to prospective clients. Read story
Second Founding
Turning an annual company party into a motivation-building bash. Read story
Network: September 1990
Network reader-to-reader advice. Read story
Network: September 1990 New Queries
Reader-to-reader advice. Read story
Going for Broke
Interview with five bootstrappers on the trials of having had too little money to start their businesses. Read story
What Is Your Greatest Financial Obstacle?
Chart depicting financial obstacles. Read story
Are We Having Fun Yet?
Front desk employees are supplied with cash to buy toys to promote a relaxed, playful atmosphere. Read story
ESOP Alternatives
Book outlining alternatives to ESOP plans. Read story
Back-Room Solutions
Sending back office, hands-on workers off to visit customers to compliment your sales force. Read story
Sick Time or Money
Giving employees incentives not to take sick days. Read story
Mobile Service
Training and service company hits the road with a training equipped motor home. Read story
Positive Protest
Taking employees out for pizza to air grievances and to discuss issues. Read story
Top On-The-Job Stress Points For Managers
Chart depicting stress points for managers. Read story
Tackling Trucking Turnover
Creating incentives for truck drivers to operate more efficiently. Read story
Please Take Our Money
Advertising for a new bank. Read story
