A disturbing trend I’ve noticed in the 60 plus meetings, conferences, and conventions I attend each year is the increasing frequency of how many of these … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Winning Combination For a Top-Notch Workforce
The following is my response to an item on Retail Wire concerning the fact that The GAP has announced they are going to raise the starting wage of … Read more
Building a Culture: You Need to Harness the Value of Core Values
Core values are traits or qualities that represent deeply held beliefs. They reflect what is important to us, and what motivates us. In an organization, … Read more
3 Steps to Creating a Culture That Will Resonate Anywhere and Everywhere
Building a strong, global culture seems an obvious step in ensuring company success. But it can be easy to become lazy about your culture, assuming it will … Read more
Building a “Boston Strong” (and Resilient) Business Culture
With a global focus on the 2014 Boston Marathon, we take time to remember those impacted by the events of the 2013 Marathon. It is important to always … Read more
5 Steps to Align Culture to Get Your Employee’s Strategic Buy-In
Culture eats strategy… strategy trumps culture… on which side of the culture/strategy divide do you fall? I’ve written about this before, and I tend to … Read more
The Importance of Trust: It Makes Your Culture “Change Ready”
What is the level of trust in your culture? What do employees think of senior management? Research says that only 49 percent of employees trust senior … Read more
Living the Brand: Infusing Employees With a Greater Purpose
This is from China Gorman: I love Southwest! ?#?SWA?. The pilot of our flight to Orlando just approached them sitting next to me with two extreme special … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: It’s Smart to Anticipate the Needs of New Hires
Put yourself in the role of a new hire. You are going to start a new job in a week or two and, while the anticipation builds, you wonder about all kinds of … Read more
If Google Doesn’t Care About Hiring Top Graduates, Should You?
By all other accounts, you probably aim to hire the best people for your organization. This includes targeting those who went to elite universities, were … Read more