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Organizational Strategies

Training is important to the development of your staff and your organization's continued success. However, training sessions are frequently met with boredom or skepticism by employees who see them as a waste of time. What keeps employees working for your organization? Although competitive pay is essential, money alone isn't what retains people, even in the current economic downturn. Every manager wants to get better at his or her job. But how can you do it? Here are some guidelines...
Can employers monitor your social networking profile? Yes, and they do…
In the old days—before 2008 or so—it was much easier to keep your personal and work lives neatly separated. What happened during personal time largely seemed to stay that way—personal. As more of us choose to create web-based photo albums, blog journals, or even small micro-blogged observations, however, ”personal time” seems to follow us everywhere—even to the office. Social networkers find themselves more like celebrities, or perhaps like those living in a small town at the turn of the century. Yep, everyone knows your business.

Employer Risk Management for the New Year, Part 2
In the first installment of this topic series, we identified and reviewed three employer risk management areas that enable your organization to avoid liability and create work environments that support your employees and your organization's commitments. Here are some additional "hot topics" for 2010.

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) took effect on November 21, 2009. GINA prohibits discrimination against employees or applicants based on genetic information. It prohibits employers from using genetic information in making employment decisions.


What Is Your Opinion ?
Do you receive regular coaching and feedback from your manager?
Yes
No

Last Week's Poll
Would you show your boss or a potential employer your profile?
Yes
 
 63.33%
No
 
 36.67%

President's Message

As we now formally do business as in2vate, llc, my primary feeling is gratitude. I am thankful to so many of you who are reading this right now – members of the in2vate team, loyal clients and partners, and even those of you who may be experiencing us for the very first time.

First and foremost, let me thank those of you who have traveled with us on our journey. I usually refer to "clients and partners" (as I just did in the paragraph above) but, to me, they are almost always one and the same. In fact, a number of you – through the work we've done for and with you – have contributed a great deal to the strengths of the in2vate organization and, most importantly, to our collective ability to better the lives we touch. Especially to you (and you know who you are!), I offer my heartfelt thanks.

Part of the reason I cherish the client/partner relationship likely stems from my own initial experience with this organization, back in the late 1990s, as a client/partner, myself. Soon after, now almost 10 years ago, I formally joined the team ... and I can attest that the entire in2vate team shares this affection – a real passion – for relationships.

As a staff, we have worked hard to internally develop and externally expand our capabilities. Today, we include an unprecedented team of professionals in every discipline relevant to risk management. I am tempted to say that I'd put our team up against anybody ... but that's not how we think or operate – instead, I will say that I'd be delighted to put our team alongside anybody, working together to fulfill our mutual goals and objectives on behalf of environments, organizations and, ultimately, people.

And, working together, our emergence as in2vate means a redoubled commitment to innovation, leveraging technology as well as the impact that only human beings can make, especially when working together – or perhaps I should say "2gether"! Already, we have a wide variety of new and newly enhanced capabilities, including a highly customizable LMS, videoconferencing, webconferencing, and even our first App (for the iPhone).

But none of this matters without our core value – integrity – in all that we do. I continue to pledge – personally and on behalf of the entire in2vate team – that we will remain fully committed to this and all of our values. You deserve nothing less.

And so I will conclude the way I began – thank you! I deeply appreciate all we've accomplished together and have great excitement for what's to come ...

Jeff Chasen
in2vate President & COO
and your partner & colleague