On Thursday, June 4th, David Riveness, author of The Secret Life of the Corporate Jester, held a free interactive presentation as part of the 2009 Copper Conferencing Business Webinar Series.  In the session, he offered participants an overview of the concept of Corporate Jestership presented to such organizations as Hewlett Packard, eBay, Microsoft, the BBC and JetBlue Airways. 

If you are new to the concepts of Corporate Jestership we urge you to give the recorded webinar a listen by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

Dave recently had the occasion to work with leaders from Agrium, a major retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America, a leading global wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients and the premier supplier of specialty fertilizers in North America. 

Before speaking, Dave had a chance to view an internal safety video shown to all new employees and contractors who visit or work onsite.  This professionally made video is remarkable, not only because all of the "stars" are employees but because it effectively showcases Agrium's unique corporate culture.  The genuinely funny, interesting video fulfilled a legal necessity without being  boring or dry.  It was actually a pleasure to watch!

Corporate Jester applauds Agrium for taking the time to support some creative thinking towards the legal issues revolving around workplace safety which resulted in a solution that involved employees showcasing the company's positive culture and provided a ongoing cultural touchstone those employees are genuinely proud of.

Does your organization's collateral material clearly express and model your organization's desired culture?  If not, why not?

For more info about Agrium or its safety video, contact us by clicking here.

 

The Small Business Advancement National Center from the University of Central Arkansas has created a vast electronic resource website for small business and entrepreneurship information. The site is meant to be easy to use and fast for downloads.  To visit click here.

 

 

Described in the Wall Street Journal as "one of the best at what he does," (and a good friend of Corporate Jester), Jim Karger is an expert in helping organizations understand the current nuances, and prepare for the eventual outcomes, of the Employee Free Choice Act.  For more info about Jim, or to connect with him about EFCA, click here.

 

 

We often see YouTube videos we want to download and view at a later time or share with colleagues.  Our favorite tool to do so is free and aptly named the "YouTube Downloader".  Click here for more info or to download the program.  Click here for a selection of good Harvard Business Publishing videos to start with.

Corporate Jester now offers individualized, personal coaching for professionals looking to increase the impact they bring to their organizations as well as for those striving to create alignment between their personal/professional goals and their behaviors.

Using Jestership as a foundation and traditional (as well as cutting edge) coaching models and tools to uncover and illuminate blind spots, Corporate Jester will work one-one-one with you to move towards the results you want to be creating in your life.

To take a short quiz to uncover whether coaching might be of value to you, click here. 

Contact us to discuss setting up your own personalized coaching relationship by clicking here.

As you have probably aware, Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read each others' updates, known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters, displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to other users - known as followers - who have subscribed to them.

Corporate Jester has finally convinced Dave Riveness (our founder) to start tweeting.  Look for him to comment daily (he promises!) about the organizations he meets with, the people he encounters and the insights he has.

 

To start following Dave on Twitter, click here.