Here are the five major motivators of STAR* employees, no matter their age/generation: Opportunities to learn and grow Being a valued member of a … Read more
Oh No! Not Another Lousy Logo Gift!
It’s usually HR’s job to come up with the annual employee gift. Most companies are lame and will do the exact same thing every year. If they don’t give a … Read more
Is Collecting the Data Taking Too Long? Here’s Help
While many aspirational HR leaders look to mature their strategies to include a variety of workforce and talent analytics, the majority of HR teams remain … Read more
The More You Use Data, the Better the Business Performs
Since joining Visier, I’ve been thinking a lot about the value of workforce analytics. I came to this organization because in my prior life as a … Read more
There’s Good (and Still Bad) News About Work/Life Balance
Work/life balance has been a hot engagement topic for the last five years or so, with several employers rushing to offer fringe benefits and time-saving … Read more
Your Performance Management Process Has to be Uniquely Yours
A recent review of performance management methods asked the question: what do the best performance management processes have in common? After reading the … Read more
3 Steps to Making Feedback A Habit
The strongest way to make a new culture stick is by transforming new behaviors into regular habits. To really make feedback a part of your culture, follow … Read more
Real Leaders Are Self-Aware
I listened intently as one of my executive leaders had to take a call from a key client. Evidently things had gone sideways and the client was frustrated … Read more
Smaller Companies Are Just Better At Performance Management
Although my professional experience is in very large organizations, we now work with smaller clients. This work has helped to change my paradigm about … Read more
A 5-Hour Day Works For This Company, Can It Work For You?
The American workforce has become lazy. I estimate, conservatively, that knowledge workers are four times as efficient as they were 20 years ago. That’s … Read more