“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” — Peter Drucker, American management guru What comprises true efficiency, at … Read more
The New Hiring Mantra: Finding Candidates With Great Cultural “Fit”
On average, people spend nine (9) hours of their day at work. Projecting this over an entire lifetime, we face a very big, somewhat scary number. When you … Read more
Dealing With Office Jerks: Stop Them Now Before Their Behavior Gets You
How is it that office jerks are inescapable, insufferable, and even injurious? Just when we thought dealing with Michael — our chauvinistic 40-something … Read more
The Power of Positive Feedback – and How It Can Fuel Employee Behavior
Usually a contagion is a bad thing – unless we’re talking about the effects of positive psychology in the workplace. Positive psychology is a terrific … Read more
Best Companies to Work For Are Mostly Pretty Bad With Job Candidates
If God hadn’t promised Noah to never again flood the Earth again, most of America’s best companies to work for would be moving to higher ground about now. … Read more
What Do You Say When You Hear “HR Doesn’t Do That”?
I recently had a nice chat with a colleague from my banking days. She was in Marketing and I was in HR. We discovered we both have moved into performance … Read more
Workplace Loyalty? Here’s the New Way It Can Work on the Job Today
When I hear people speak about how proud they are to be a loyal employee, I want to cringe. Be loyal to yourself, your partner, close friends, family and … Read more
Want a Better Workplace? Then Tie Recognition to Organizational Values
Organizations that believe in driving an intentional culture – whether for engagement purposes, recruitment purposes, performance purposes, innovation … Read more
Managing Up: What the Heck Is It and Why Should You Care?
Regardless of what you do or where you do it, most likely, learning the fine art of managing up will help you do it better. But what does it mean to manage … Read more
“Borgata Babes” Case: Judge Doesn’t Buy Weight Discrimination Claim
By Eric B. Meyer Sex sells. So, when 22 female cocktail servers at an Atlantic City casino pursued claims of discrimination based on their appearance, it … Read more