Monthly Archives: February 2012

Easy Ways to Have Fun at Work

February 24, 2012 By in Frontier Communications Tags: , , Leave a comment

Most of us spend at least nine hours a day, five days a week at work, and while often we don’t think that fun and the workplace mix, studies have shown that a lack of fun can lead to office tenseness and can inhibit creativity. By encouraging employees to enjoy the time they spend at their job and “bring their personalities to work”, as M.P. Mueller, comedian turned CEO explains, your entire office will be happier and more ready to work! Below are 10 tips you can use to incorporate fun in your workplace without compromising success.

  1. Fun has to come from the top: The leaders of the company have to commit to the fun activities before employees will feel comfortable following suit.
  2. Be spontaneous: Fun shouldn’t be 100% planned or it can feel like a chore. Do something fun when employees least expect it!
  3. Creative doesn’t have to be expensive: Doing something as small as getting some chips, salsa and beer (if it’s appropriate) for Cinco de Mayo doesn’t cost much but is an event everyone will remember.
  4. Paint: Having something besides white walls can make the office seem more comfortable and is a small change people will notice.
  5. Celebrate success with dessert or other food: Reach a big deadline or hit a sales target? Bring some cookies. People inherently link eating together with enjoying themselves. Plus, who doesn’t love a good cookie?
  6. Smile: This is possibly the easiest thing to do, but it can bring the most happiness to your office. Seeing bosses and co-workers smiling is a great reminder that it’s important to enjoy the job you do and will make everyone feel more comfortable.
  7. Design a space for mingling: Eliminating cubicles is a great way to make the office feel more open to conversation and connection. If you do need to keep the cubicles, consider putting games or entertainment in the lunchroom to encourage employees to enjoy themselves.

All of these changes are simple, inexpensive, and effective in putting the fun back into your office. How do you incorporate fun into your workplace?

Compiled from Entrepreneur’s article “Is Your Office a Happy Place, and Inc.com’s article 11 Easy Ways to Make Work Fun

We Want to Hear from You!

February 23, 2012 By in California, Contest, Frontier Communications, Oregon, Washington, West Region News Tags: , , Leave a comment

At Frontier, one of our main values is people. We want to make sure that each person we provide our services to is happy, satisfied, and has a positive experience with us. We know that problems do occur but we continually strive to go above and beyond in working with our customers to ensure that they get everything we need. We also know that the best way to spread the word about Frontier is through word of mouth which is why we are asking YOU for your input and testimonials about why you are a Frontier customer. We’ll be taking submissions for the next month and will feature your testimonials on our blog!

So what’s in it for you? We know that you all live hectic lives, so we want to make this worth your while. Each person that submits a testimonial will be entered in a drawing to win $50 worth of prizes and gift cards! Email your entries to Christine.Roach@ftr.com for your chance to win. As always, we greatly appreciate each one of you and look forward to hearing what you have to say about Frontier Communications!

Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile to Help Grow Your Business

February 16, 2012 By in Frontier Communications Tags: , 1 Comment

Are you on LinkedIn?

As one of the most popular social media avenues on the internet, LinkedIn mostly known as a site for individuals to advance their career, but it’s also being used by companies to generate leads and make judgments about a company before meeting with a salesperson. Because of these changes, each employee’s profile should be easy to find and optimized to best communicate their own expertise. Making small tweaks and changes to profiles can ultimately help your company’s presence on LinkedIn grow.

Since the title and summary are the first things anyone sees, those sections should be targeted in your edits. First and foremost, an employee’s profile needs to be easily found and linked back to your company. Inevitably, there will be many users with the same name as each of your employees, and if their job title doesn’t include your company name, they may get lost in a search. A job title should also be a clear reflection of what an employee actually does, and it is important that the title expressed is the best reflection of the role that each individual plays.

The summary section is also often underutilized by LinkedIn members and reads like a resume which can sell an employee short, explaining only what they do without highlighting the skills that they have. Summaries should be personal and clearly explain what each employee does, their specialties, and their value as a connection. Also, by including business related key words, an employee is more likely to come up in a LinkedIn search, which can ultimately lead people to your company. These changes can have a huge impact on the way each employee is viewed by prospects, and can contribute to your company’s success!

Top 10 Valentine’s Day Movies

February 13, 2012 By in TumTiki Tags: , , Leave a comment

Happy Valentine’s Day from Frontier!

Whether you’re spending Valentine’s Day with the one you love, your family, or your friends, you can always finish off Valentine’s Day with one of these great movies, all of which are available on TumTiki!

1. When Harry Met Sally

2. The Notebook

3. Casablanca

4. Dirty Dancing

5. Breakfast at Tiffany’s

6. Ghost

7. Love Actually

8. Notting Hill

9. Moonstruck

10. Don Juan DeMarco

What are your favorite romantic movies?

 

Frontier Wins Best in Business Award

February 8, 2012 By in Uncategorized Leave a comment

Frontier is committed to the communities we serve, our presence in community organizations, contributions to charities and non profits, and our commitment to hiring and spending locally hasn’t gone unnoticed in Elk Grove, CA.

Recently, the City of Elk Grove awarded Frontier the Exceptional Business Award for 2011.  Each nomination was reviewed by a three-member committee composed of a City staff member, a Chamber of Commerce board member, and an Economic Development Corporation Board member.  The “Best in Business awards” are designed to recognize Elk Grove businesses that have made a difference in the community either through successful business practices, community involvement, community enrichment, long-term success, or sustainable business practices.

Elk Grove City Mayor, Jim Cooper presented the Exceptional Enterprise award to Frontier General Manager, Jim Cline during the January 25th City Council Meeting. Jim explained, “Community involvement is one of Frontier’s core values and in Elk Grove we take it seriously. In addition to financial contributions, our employees commit their professional skills and experience to local organizations.”

Frontier supports many local charities and organizations in Elk Grove such as the Elk Grove Food Bank, Elk Grove Teen Center, Cosumnes Legacy Foundation Anna Kirchgater Elementary school mentoring program and the Veterans Day Parade Committee. Below are pictures from the event.

 

Spring Into Baseball

February 6, 2012 By in Contest, Oregon, Washington Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

How would you like to take your best friend and watch Seattle Baseball’s Spring Training in Arizona?!

Frontier wants to send you and a friend to watch 3 spring training games through our Spring Training Fly Away contest! One lucky winner chosen at random will receive airfare, hotel, luggage, sports merchandise, a VIP BBQ with players, and two tickets to three games – courtesy of Frontier Communications! All residents of Washington and Oregon, who are 18 years of age or older, are eligible to enter.

Don’t forget to tell your friends and family to enter too!

There is no purchase necessary. One entry per person. Entries must be received by midnight 02/29/2012. To enter and view official contest rules please visit: http://www.frontierpacificnw.com/spring-training/

Frontier Get’s Connected to the Walnut Grove Community

February 3, 2012 By in Uncategorized Leave a comment

Frontier, along with the Walnut Grove Rotary celebrated the dedication of Walnut Grove Elementary’s new play area. Both Frontier and Walnut Grove were instrumental in orchestrating the renovation to give students a place that they can play and enjoy without nearly as large a possibility of getting hurt.

The ceremony marked the culmination of a yearlong campaign to raise the funds needed to renovate the asphalt sections of the play area which had fallen into disrepair. Frontier played a key role in helping raise the money needed for the project and in coordinating the overall renovation.

To add to the already special occasion, former Cincinnati Bengal linebacker and Elk Grove native, Adrian Ross came out to support the ceremony and helped donate playground equipment, give away basketballs and sign autographs.  See pictures from the ribbon cutting ceremony below!

TumTiki’s Golden Tiki Contest

February 1, 2012 By in Contest, TumTiki Tags: , Leave a comment

Think you know Hollywood?

Then we’ve got the contest for you! TumTiki is offering a simple and sweet contest for a chance to win an iPad 2 just for accurately predicting the best actor, actress, and best picture at the Oscars!

You can make your predictions here! Once you’ve made your predictions watch the Oscar-related movies, clips, and videos to get badges! If you get enough badges you could win prizes too!

Contests ends February 26, 2012 at 7:00pm.

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