Today is Manufacturing Day, a day to inspire the next generation of manufacturers and shine a light on the skills shortage in the industry. Job openings in … Read more
It’s Time to Start Thinking Differently About Onboarding
Onboarding needs rebranding. In a new survey 94% of the participating HR decision-makers agreed onboarding is key to employee development beyond the new … Read more
California Expands Harassment Training Requirements and Extends Deadline
California recently approved an extension to the deadline for California employers to comply with the state’s new anti-harassment training mandate. As … Read more
Tell Them It’s OK to Take a Break (and Mean It!)
It’s well-established that employee burnout is dangerous for employees and bad for business. Yet it’s rampant. A recent survey found 96% of millennials … Read more
The Rise of Employee Experience and the Decline of Company Privacy
“We are losing privacy at an alarming rate. We have none left.” — John McAffee, founder of McAfee Anti-Virus “Publicity is justly commended as a … Read more
Workaholism: It’s Not Good For You, Your Team Or the Business
“Excessive work can be viewed as an addictive behavior” with “dysfunctional behavior patterns that interfere with operations.” — Gayle Porter, PhD, … Read more
Leaders Have to Coach Their Way to Digital Transformation
The advancement of the Internet over the past two decades hasn’t taught us anything if it hasn’t taught us that we must run our organizations differently … Read more
Make Your Next Manager a Conductor
Everyone plays a different instrument. While enjoying a symphony performance a few years back, I was struck by the level of talent within the orchestra. … Read more
Workers Staying Put Will Make Jobs Even Harder to Fill
Is talk of a global economic slowdown beginning to worry American workers? That’s one explanation for a Gartner survey finding that a majority of US … Read more
Become a Better Manager Overnight – Influence, Rather Than Order Employees
For centuries, managers got things done by ordering their subordinates. Today, you need to influence your employees to get work done. Take a moment to … Read more