Tips From the Pros for a Successful Suggestion System Launch
March 21, 2016If your organization has decided to launch a suggestion system to capture employee ideas, congratulations! This is big step on the path to...
Electronic Suggestion Boxes... An Exercise in Futility?
February 3, 2016Dr. Ethan Burris, a Professor at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business, has spent many years researching employee engagement,...
What Millennials Think of Your Electronic Suggestion Box
January 8, 2016Do you ever wish that you could read the minds of your employees? This would be an especially great trick when trying to understand the...
Does Making Your Suggestion Box Electronic Make it Better?
October 7, 2015Almost every business process is better when it’s digital. You wouldn’t create your P&L statement on ledger paper or keep your sales...
The Relationship Between a Pirate and an Electronic Suggestion Box
September 10, 2015One of the most iconic dastardly deeds associated with pirates is the act of making someone walk the plank. With each step the poor...
Think an Electronic Suggestion Box Will Lead to Improvement?
February 11, 2020These days lots of the things that we used to do in the “real world” have moved to the internet. In many cases the electronic solution...
9 Reasons Your Suggestion Box Failed
July 21, 2016Suggestion boxes are a common, but ineffective, way to engage employees in continuous improvement. They’re usually implemented with the...
Suggestion Box Humor
July 21, 2016Have you ever noticed how often a "suggestion box" ends up as the gag in a comic strip? I've seen them set up above trap doors, attached to...
5 Things to Look for When Evaluating Improvement Software
March 24, 2015Since the idea of improvement software is pretty new, it’s probably helpful to begin this blog by explaining what it is. Improvement...