Comments on: How Soon Is Now? The Future of PR Firms, Part 2

By: How Soon is Now? The Future Of PR Firms, Part 2 | Ken's Views

How Soon is Now? The Future Of PR Firms, Part 2 | Ken's Views — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:38:10 +0000

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By: belllindsay

belllindsay — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:20:04 +0000

@KensViews @Glenn Ferrell ginidietrich Awwww, man! You weren’t supposed to tell her!!

By: KensViews

KensViews — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:13:50 +0000

@belllindsay @Glenn Ferrell “Money isn’t everything?” NO WONDER ginidietrich loves you so much! LOL

By: belllindsay

belllindsay — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:11:12 +0000

@Glenn Ferrell Glenn, are you in my brain? LOL My mantra is “Money isn’t everything!” – and trust me, we live a very frugal life (i.e. I’m not saying that just because I’m rich!) – if I can get my bills paid, and feed my kid, I will take a lower salary on a job (or other concessions such as fewer hours) if the job is going to make me VERY HAPPY. Like the one I’m in right now. Getting to work from home? You can’t even put a dollar figure on that perk. I’ve been in the job with seniority and five week vacay and high pay and profile – and guess what? I was miserable and I left. Money definitely isn’t everything.

By: Glenn Ferrell

Glenn Ferrell — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:14:19 +0000

@KensViews LOL – I’ll have to remember that one !

By: KensViews

KensViews — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:44:57 +0000

@Glenn Ferrell for some reason that reminds me of a great quote:”What if we train them and they leave?” “Well what if we don’t…and they stay?” Wish I knew where I heard it from so I could offer proper credit!

By: Glenn Ferrell

Glenn Ferrell — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:40:57 +0000

Ken – your training point is well made. Everyone wants highly trained hires but, in the wake of our economic crisis, few want to fund the training. The “logic” of trying to hire well-trained employees — i.e. hiring employees away from companies that pay for training when you don’t — escapes me.

The way to hire and retain good employees is to make it clear that we are part of solution rather than part of the problem.

By: annelizhannan

annelizhannan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:28:42 +0000

The emphasis on training is what hits me. With the lightning speed of digital media and the barrage of new technologies simply keeping up becomes a stress. Although I believe there is no better teacher than hands-on experience I also hold fast to formal training by experts. As you say the stakes are high, the risk of inadequacy to business great and the rewards enormous. For me this is a low cost investment.

By: Glenn Ferrell

Glenn Ferrell — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:28:18 +0000

@belllindsay Great ideas Lindsay! I think we forget sometimes that, although fair compensation is certainly important, that people don’t work for money alone. If we want the whole heart and the whole mind we have to create a very unique (almost tribal) sense of community — something worth defending and protecting in this scary business jungle

By: KensViews

KensViews — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:04:27 +0000

Thanks for commenting, @yvettepistorio Those two points are linked: Having a superior workplace allows one’s team to better manage more demanding clients! @belllindsay