With a veritable army of scientific researchers, the Gallup Organization spent decades developing their famed Q12 Survey. They now package and market this … Read more
Must I Accommodate a Graveyard Shift Worker With Insomnia?
By Eric B. Meyer Let’s assume that you run a factory in which employees are scheduled on one of two shifts: (1) 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM; or (2) 6:00 … Read more
Defining HCM: Is it About “Real Value Added” or “Metrics and Tools?”
The term “human capital” refers to the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) of people within an organization. For the most part, business professionals … Read more
Inclusiveness Dilemma: The Challenges Dealing With Differences at Work
College football star Michael Sam’s announcement last week that he is gay, and would soon the first openly gay NFL player, rekindled some hot workplace … Read more
3 Ways That JetBlue Gets the Most Out of Social Recognition
During my career as an employee recognition strategist and consultant, I’ve had the honor and privilege of working with many truly innovative and forward … Read more
Investing in Employees: Smart Companies Are Increasing Their L&D Budgets
A 2014 report from Bersin by Deloitte, The Corporate Learning Factbook 2014: Benchmarks, Trends, and Analysis of the U.S. Training Market relays some … Read more
You Can Apply Olympic Best Practices to Your Own Workplace Team
Anyone who knows me knows I’m an “Olympaholic!” I LOVE the Olympic Games — Summer, Winter, it makes no difference. I love them all! Beyond admiring … Read more
The Toll Snow Days Can Take on Your Background Check Process
Brrrrr it’s been cold … and snowy … and icy!!!! No, this isn’t my way of forcing uncomfortable chitchat while we wait for a conference call to … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 3 Timely Management Tips Worth Remembering
Here are three timely tips: We need to stop training employees and instead start developing them. (We train animals; we develop people. ) Employees need to … Read more
Increasing Motivation: It’s Determining Just What Is the Right Approach
Second of two parts We all strive for a harmonious workplace that offers us the opportunity to bring out the best in ourselves and others and to do … Read more