August 2014 - watchLAB Blog

STICKING POINTS: HOW TO AVOID THE GENERATIONAL DIVIDE

Posted on August 12, 2014

A few weeks back I was lucky enough to be invited to a breakfast where Haydn Shaw was speaking. Shaw is a leading expert on understanding generational differences and transforming negative work environments and employees. The topic for that morning was leading across four generations. This is the first time in our nation’s history that we […]

Category: Smart Tags: company, employees, experience, Generations, haydn, Haydn Shaw, leading, policy, push, Sticking Points, watchLAB

The Automated Thanking Machine: When A Bank Gives Back

Posted on August 7, 2014

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What if instead of just holding your money, banks actually gave you something back? I’m not talking about that 0.001% interest rate we have nowadays where you’re money actually grows more when stuffed under your mattress than when sitting inside the fancy bank vaults. I’m talking about bonafide givebacks from your bank: flowers, cards, gadgets, […]

Category: Advertising, Causes, Fun, Marketing, Uncategorized Tags: #TDThanksYou, ATM, Automated Thanking Machines, bank, banks, Disney land, Let's Make a Deal, money, run on the banks, stock market crash, TD, TD Canada Trust, thanking

The Art of Remembering: A Hundred Years in the Making

Posted on August 4, 2014

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Most days when I wake up I can hardly remember what I was just dreaming about, all the fantastical turns my mind was taking in solving my own personal world’s problems. I’m just too busy, trying to remember all of the items on my to-do list, all the little pieces of work I have to […]

Category: Causes, Living Well, Market Research, Smart, Uncategorized Tags: 100 years, Britain, centenary, Europe, lives, New York Times, poppies, remember, remembering, Steven Erlanger, The Great War, The war to end all wars, UK, war, World War I, WWI