“See you in a month!” I was told that by one of our executives as he stopped by HR to complete paperwork for his impending 30-day vacation. My … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Costco Can Teach About Treating Employees Right
Know what I like about Costco, besides the prices? The employees ALWAYS seem to be perky and happy. Maybe that seems like a pretty low performance bar to … Read more
Five Ways to Maximize Your Team’s Overall Productivity
“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