Thomas O. Davenport, Author at Ere Media API

Thomas O. Davenport

Thomas O. Davenport is a senior consultant with Towers Watson , a global human resources consulting firm, based in San Francisco. Tom concentrates chiefly on helping clients improve the people-focused elements of business strategy implementation. He's also the author of two books: "Manager Redefined: The Competitive Advantage in the Middle of Your Organization," and "Human Capital: What It Is and Why People Invest It." Contact him at tom.davenport@towerswatson.com.

To Sustain Employee Engagement, You Must Manage Workplace Stress

Thomas O. DavenportJune 10, 2015

It’s Monday morning and time to make your to-do list for the day. Following time management advice you found on the Internet, you aim to fit your list on a … Read more

Good Managers Are Your Best Employee Wellness Strategy

Thomas O. DavenportApril 3, 2015

Relying on a corporate wellness program as the main strategy for improving employee health is like throwing a drowning person a DVD on how to do the … Read more

Want to Reduce Health Care Cost? Improve Manager Performance

Thomas O. DavenportMay 28, 2014

The work environment created by first-line supervisors and managers has a direct effect on employee well-being and, consequently, on health and health care … Read more

Want Better Middle Managers? Then Redefine What It is to Be a Good One

Thomas O. DavenportAugust 29, 2013

In her recent Wall Street Journal article, Rachel Feintzeig quotes an AT&T executive on the importance of middle managers. “Who runs this company?” the … Read more

The Only Employee Segment That Matters is the One Called Me

Thomas O. DavenportJuly 30, 2013

When organizations set about to segment their employee populations, they often begin with the familiar demographic groups: Matures, Boomers, Gen X and … Read more

Employee Entitlement: You Need to Know Your Cart from Your Horse

Thomas O. DavenportApril 3, 2013

Second of two parts I once had a client – a large commercial bank – whose managers were fond of urging employees to “run it like you own it.” Employees … Read more

Employee Entitlement: Why You Need to Beware of Self-Inflicted Wounds

Thomas O. DavenportApril 2, 2013

First of two parts As human resource people see it, entitlement is organizational tuberculosis, a wasting disease that saps energy from the enterprise. … Read more

The 4 Stages of the Employee Value Proposition

Thomas O. DavenportFebruary 20, 2013

It’s popular in the HR world to speak of an organization’s employee value proposition (EVP). Like many HR terms, this one evokes a vague and generally … Read more