LovelyCompanies.com » Lovely to Staff http://LovelyCompanies.com A blog about sustainability, customer service, corporate social responsibility, venture philanthropy and more... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:34:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Employees Rewarded for Reducing Carbon Footprint http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/24/wsp-carbon-footprint/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/24/wsp-carbon-footprint/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:30:52 +0000 Rachel Pattisson http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1189 WSP

How would you like your employer to hold you accountable for your carbon footprint?

WSP Group is doing just that.  The global management and consultancy service is pioneering a novel way to reduce the carbon footprint of its...

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WSP

How would you like your employer to hold you accountable for your carbon footprint?

WSP Group is doing just that.  The global management and consultancy service is pioneering a novel way to reduce the carbon footprint of its...

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How would you like your employer to hold you accountable for your carbon footprint?

WSP Group is doing just that.  The global management and consultancy service is pioneering a novel way to reduce the carbon footprint of its...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/24/wsp-carbon-footprint/feed/ 4 Happy Birthday Innocent Veg Pots! http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/10/innocent-veg-pots/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/10/innocent-veg-pots/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:00:20 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1110 cakeYesterday there was a little announcement on the innocent blog that their innocent veg pots product is now one year old. To celebrate, innocent staff were treated to a special [Read more →]

cakeYesterday there was a little announcement on the innocent blog that their innocent veg pots product is now one year old. To celebrate, innocent staff were treated to a special [Read more →]

]]> cakeYesterday there was a little announcement on the innocent blog that their innocent veg pots product is now one year old. To celebrate, innocent staff were treated to a special [Read more →]

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/10/innocent-veg-pots/feed/ 0 Zappos and Amazon Sitting In A Tree http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/02/zappos-and-amazon/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/02/zappos-and-amazon/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:04:26 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=1041 At the end of July this year online book retailer Amazon acquired lovely company Zappos. We’ve written about Zappos a few times before and they have even helped to inspire other lovely companies. They are now to become a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of Amazon and will...

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At the end of July this year online book retailer Amazon acquired lovely company Zappos. We’ve written about Zappos a few times before and they have even helped to inspire other lovely companies. They are now to become a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of Amazon and will...

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]]> At the end of July this year online book retailer Amazon acquired lovely company Zappos. We’ve written about Zappos a few times before and they have even helped to inspire other lovely companies. They are now to become a “wholly-owned subsidiary” of Amazon and will...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/09/02/zappos-and-amazon/feed/ 0 Testing Zappos’ Customer Service Reputation http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/01/30/testing-zappos-customer-service-reputation/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/01/30/testing-zappos-customer-service-reputation/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:03:51 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=448 Zappos – the online shoe retailer – is famous for their customer service. When Andrew Warner interviewed Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh last year, he put the company’s reputation to the test live on air!

Andrew had heard that if a product listed on the Zappos website is out...

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Zappos – the online shoe retailer – is famous for their customer service. When Andrew Warner interviewed Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh last year, he put the company’s reputation to the test live on air!

Andrew had heard that if a product listed on the Zappos website is out...

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]]> Zappos – the online shoe retailer – is famous for their customer service. When Andrew Warner interviewed Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh last year, he put the company’s reputation to the test live on air!

Andrew had heard that if a product listed on the Zappos website is out...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/01/30/testing-zappos-customer-service-reputation/feed/ 4 Caught On Camera: The Innocent Circus Team http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/01/30/caught-on-camera-the-innocent-circus-team/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/01/30/caught-on-camera-the-innocent-circus-team/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:48:41 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=506 Innocent Human Pyramid

Breakings news from Fruit Towers (HQ of innocent drinks): an extraordinary photograph has surfaced on the innocent blog depicting scenes of human pyramid activity! Nothing like a spot of Monday morning team building fun,...

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Innocent Human Pyramid

Breakings news from Fruit Towers (HQ of innocent drinks): an extraordinary photograph has surfaced on the innocent blog depicting scenes of human pyramid activity! Nothing like a spot of Monday morning team building fun,...

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Breakings news from Fruit Towers (HQ of innocent drinks): an extraordinary photograph has surfaced on the innocent blog depicting scenes of human pyramid activity! Nothing like a spot of Monday morning team building fun,...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2009/01/30/caught-on-camera-the-innocent-circus-team/feed/ 0 Discovering loveliness at McDonald’s http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/10/06/discovering-loveliness-at-mcdonalds/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/10/06/discovering-loveliness-at-mcdonalds/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:49:09 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=28 There are few icons of global capitalism quite like McDonald’s .  Many people are quick to criticise the fast food chain including various high profile (moustachioed) campaigners such as José Bové, the Frenchman, and more recently the American [Read more →]

There are few icons of global capitalism quite like McDonald’s .  Many people are quick to criticise the fast food chain including various high profile (moustachioed) campaigners such as José Bové, the Frenchman, and more recently the American [Read more →]

]]> There are few icons of global capitalism quite like McDonald’s .  Many people are quick to criticise the fast food chain including various high profile (moustachioed) campaigners such as José Bové, the Frenchman, and more recently the American [Read more →]

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/10/06/discovering-loveliness-at-mcdonalds/feed/ 0 Innovation Time Off at Google http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/10/03/innovation-time-off-at-google/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/10/03/innovation-time-off-at-google/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:27:21 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=29 It’s well known amongst web developers that one of the perks of working for Google is that you get to spend 20% of your time on whatever interests you (a concept called ‘Innovation Time Off‘).  This freedom to experiment keeps developers happy...

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It’s well known amongst web developers that one of the perks of working for Google is that you get to spend 20% of your time on whatever interests you (a concept called ‘Innovation Time Off‘).  This freedom to experiment keeps developers happy...

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]]> It’s well known amongst web developers that one of the perks of working for Google is that you get to spend 20% of your time on whatever interests you (a concept called ‘Innovation Time Off‘).  This freedom to experiment keeps developers happy...

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]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/10/03/innovation-time-off-at-google/feed/ 0 Lovely Company: Zappos http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/05/23/zappos/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/05/23/zappos/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 21:56:28 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/?p=19 Tara Hunt led a great workshop on ‘Happiness as a Business Model ‘ at Thinking Digital this week and mentioned the lovely folk at [Read more →]

Tara Hunt led a great workshop on ‘Happiness as a Business Model ‘ at Thinking Digital this week and mentioned the lovely folk at [Read more →]

]]> Tara Hunt led a great workshop on ‘Happiness as a Business Model ‘ at Thinking Digital this week and mentioned the lovely folk at [Read more →]

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/05/23/zappos/feed/ 1 How To Be Lovely To Your Staff http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/03/07/how-to-be-lovely-to-your-staff/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/03/07/how-to-be-lovely-to-your-staff/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:01:55 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/03/07/how-to-be-lovely-to-your-staff/ Keep your eye on 37signals this year as they’ve decided to make 2008 a ‘year of workplace experiments’!

They’ve kicked off with a four day work week, a promise to fund employee’s passions and they’ve also given each employee a discretionary spending account. Read all about it on their company...

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Keep your eye on 37signals this year as they’ve decided to make 2008 a ‘year of workplace experiments’!

They’ve kicked off with a four day work week, a promise to fund employee’s passions and they’ve also given each employee a discretionary spending account. Read all about it on their company...

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]]> Keep your eye on 37signals this year as they’ve decided to make 2008 a ‘year of workplace experiments’!

They’ve kicked off with a four day work week, a promise to fund employee’s passions and they’ve also given each employee a discretionary spending account. Read all about it on their company...

[Read more →]

]]> http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/03/07/how-to-be-lovely-to-your-staff/feed/ 2 Options Millionaires at Google http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/02/15/google-options/ http://LovelyCompanies.com/2008/02/15/google-options/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:24:58 +0000 David Haywood Smith http://lovelycompanies.com/2008/02/15/google-options/ Issuing options to staff is a lovely thing that companies can do to build loyalty and reward hard workers. It is reckoned that there are now over 1000 Google employees with options worth more than $5m!

One of these mutimillionaire Googlers is the company masseuse who started her job when...

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Issuing options to staff is a lovely thing that companies can do to build loyalty and reward hard workers. It is reckoned that there are now over 1000 Google employees with options worth more than $5m!

One of these mutimillionaire Googlers is the company masseuse who started her job when...

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]]> Issuing options to staff is a lovely thing that companies can do to build loyalty and reward hard workers. It is reckoned that there are now over 1000 Google employees with options worth more than $5m!

One of these mutimillionaire Googlers is the company masseuse who started her job when...

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