E-NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2008

Dear Valued Client:

As the year progresses we continue to see a growing interest in employee engagement and storytelling. We have also seen strong interest in the whole area associated with going green – especially with respect to building employee cultures that embrace a conservation ethic.

As always we are happy to hear from you and look forward to the many e-mails and calls we get from across Canada and around the globe. Please feel free to contact any of us if you have a comment, suggestion, question or need – we are here to help and do our best to answer every e-mail we receive on the day it arrives.

I hope you are all making progress with your communication and engagement efforts!

Ken Milloy
President and Senior Consultant



Go Green at Work

“According to the survey conducted by Harris Interactive: 93 percent of people make efforts to conserve energy by turning off lights, computers, televisions, etc. when leaving their homes but only 50 percent do the same when leaving work.” In Go Green at Work, Jennifer Davis explores some of the issues associated with getting people shift their behaviours at the office. ... click here


Case Study

Sixty managers all communicating the same message in a consistent and meaningful way. This was the objective we established for Credit Union Central of British Columbia (CUCBC) when developing the organization’s communication competencies.

CUCBC, located in Vancouver, Canada is the trade association and central banker for the province of BC’s 50 independent credit unions. After an employee engagement survey identified communications as an area requiring attention, communications consultancy Strategic Connections began working on a solution with the organization. Adding to the urgency to improve communications was the possibility of a merger in the coming year. ... click here


Listen UP!

This morning I had to call an organization for product support. Here are the last few lines of our conversation:

Me: You are the third person in this company I have spoken to this morning – please help me find someone who will resolve my problem.
Rep: Have you tried the E-centre yet?
Me: As I mentioned at the start of our conversation the E-Centre gave me your number.

... click here


Securing senior support for storytelling at work

Ever wonder how you can secure the much needed support of senior management to move ahead with your story telling plans? You may find Nicky Fried’s Top 10 List of Storytelling benefits helpful ... click here



Check out our blogs:

The Orange Chair Online

The Story Chair Online

Upcoming Conferences and Workshops

Apr 3/08 Vancouver, BC
BC Communications Forum - The Changing World of Work and its implications for communicators (Ken Milloy)

Apr 4/08 Vancouver, BC
BC Communications Forum - From Vision to Action: Building an engaged corporate culture through strategic storytelling Workshop - Ken Milloy and Nicky Fried

Apr 11/08 Vancouver BC
APEGBC / Municipal Engineers - Success in a Demographically and Economically Changing Environment' -Ken Milloy

May 14/08 Victoria, BC / May 28/08 Vancouver, BC
HRMA BC (Human Resources Management Association) Strategic Storytelling workshop - Ken Milloy and Nicky Fried

Book of the Month

The Future of Management, by Gary Hamel

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