Members' Blog Posts in December 2009

Teach Your Children Well

posted on December 11, 2009

It's something of a cliche this days to suggest that lessons learned early in life (say, perhaps, Kindergarten) are most important to success as adults. But since things don't become cliche unless there is a grain of truth to them, I thought I would share a bit of wisdom I found as I was going through some old emails. I wrote this originally in response to a question on www.linkedin.com. Should you stimulate your children to be successful in life or to have fun? Yes! stimulate them both. Read more »

Author: Richard Dodson

It's Tax Season, Are Your Investments In Order?

posted on December 10, 2009

Around tax time, your attention is particularly focused on your finances and assets.  The current status of the economy can be unsettling and knowing how you can be prepared has become very important.  As you start working on your taxes, you’ll probably be reminded of some of the milestones that occurred during the previous year. Did you recently move?  Has your relationship status changed?  Did you have a baby?  Are you now taking care of your parents?  Did you get a raise at work or change jobs? If any of these milestones have occurred in the Read more »

Author: S. Todd Harris

Holiday headache 2: when party behavior doesn't have to give a headache, even tomorrow morning

posted on December 9, 2009

Continuing this week's theme of getting through this holiday party season with no unnecessary stress, here is a look at party behavior. It always pays to keep a few things in mind. Read more »

Author: Tim Wright

Finding Communications, Design and Web Talent in Austin

posted on December 7, 2009

Does your business need some help from writers, designers, communicators or perhaps tech people? During Tim Hayden's recent MOLS session about social media, one audience member asked where to find Web-savvy people to make his Web site mobile-friendly (as Tim was suggesting in his presentation.)  I began to think about how often I'm asked where to find good talent in Austin, specifically people who are proficient in online work. Read more »

Author: Sheila Scarborough

Holiday headache #1: what to wear to the holiday party

posted on December 7, 2009

Holiday parties have begun. Yours may be coming up. Don't forget that employee engagement extends to party time, too. Read more »

Author: Tim Wright

Deck the malls with employee engagement

posted on December 2, 2009

Holiday season is a happy time. Holiday season can also be a hard time, especially for retail workers. An engaging workplace can work wonders for employee motivation, customer satisfaction and stress reduction. Read more »

Author: Tim Wright

'Tis the season for jolly employee engagement

posted on December 1, 2009

Happy December and the "official" start of the holiday season. Busy time of the year. Economically critical time of the year. Distracting time of the year. Read more »

Author: Tim Wright