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Jun 24

Communication – Nuggets of Ponderation

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant No Comments

Communication in our business of delivering energy efficiency services, reports, and projects, and in any organization for that matter, is almost always an issue. One thing never heard is, “I don’t want to know all that. Stop it.” Why? Because the receiver can hit the ignore button or the delete button, but more often because there is hardly ever too much information transfer. Here are some gold nuggets regarding communication. The documentation rule: If it isn’t written down and shared with stakeholders in near real time – like after a meeting, phone call, event, milestone, on the same day, or…

Sep 24

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Lessons from Panhandling

By Jeff Ihnen Energy Efficiency, Energy Rant No Comments

According to this article from Inc., the ten most important factors for employee satisfaction are: Purpose – to make a difference Goals for sense of purpose Responsibility Autonomy Flexibility Attention Opportunity for innovation Open mindedness Transparency A year before finishing my Bachelor’s degree, I joined the Nuclear Navy. Nothing could be better. I was getting paid a decent salary for my last year of school. Getting up at 4:00 AM, marching, chanting, calisthenics, etc.: not required. No uniforms. And get this: I found that I had earned 30 days of vacation while attending my last year of school! After graduation,…