Recent Blogs

May 24, 2018 – Tim Winterich

Memorial Day, Veterans, and Parking!

The Memorial Day holiday is upon us!  This holiday kicks off the unofficial start of summer with such happenings as the release of kids from school, the opening of many pools across the U.S., the running of the Indianapolis 500, and the race to find prime parking spots for all of those Memorial Day events.

April 27, 2018 – Colleen Niese

Three Tips To Engage Employees When It Comes to Technology

#JohnVanHorn from #ParkingToday asked me to present at last month's 2018 #PIE Conference on how to engage employees when it comes to implementing technology based solutions. As he put it, "To be blunt, it’s still pretty common in our world to work with front-line managers who couldn’t build an Excel spreadsheet if their lives depended on it."

March 29, 2018 – Vicki Pero

Three Ways to Influence Others At Work. Even If You're Not in Charge.

Everyone has an opportunity to influence others in the workplace. Employees who are not in a leadership position, often believe they don't have a say, and this can become a self fulfilling prophecy. Ineffective leaders ironically don't have as much influence as they think. If you don't believe me, consider the worst boss you ever worked for - how much influence did this person have over you day to day?

March 16, 2018 – Tim Winterich

Saint Patrick and Parking?

How many ways can we see St. Patrick appearing in the world of #parking today!?

March 09, 2018 – Colleen Niese

Do Your #Hiring Practices Help (Or Hinder) Your #Employer Brand?

As I’m sure many of you have been reading lately, the bright light recently placed on brand reputation has the c-suite reconsidering its strategic choices and priorities. When organizations overlay their branding efforts on top of customer and talent acquisition, conversations can become suddenly quite interesting as the company's website, hiring practices and marketing tactics are evaluated through the lens of those who are either going to buy or apply. Here are three quick tests to see how well your talent acquisition process is serving your hiring needs.

February 22, 2018 – Tim Winterich

HR Technology: Keeping the Personal Touch

Some common buzzwords in the HR technology realm these days include AI, machine learning, and people analytics. Depending on your outlook, these can sound like exciting developments or just very impersonal forms of technology that move the experience for candidates and employees further into the digital world and away from personal contact with actual HR people.