The people gathering for the March HR Roundtable in Cincinnati were faced with “change” because Steve was called away for a great event recognizing one of … Read more
The True Power of Treating Employees Right? Customers Will Benefit, Too
“The customer’s always right” vs. “Employees first” – it’s the chicken or egg battle for the business world. No company exists without customers. And … Read more
Yes, Life Is Too Short to Mess Around With Bad HR
A good friend of mine is a Human Resources Director. A long, anonymous complaint was filed against her. In the body of the text, she was accused of crazy … Read more
How a Little Game-Playing Can Help Drive Your Recruiting & HR Programs
Quick question: Would you rather have $50,000 salary or $100,000 salary? (Same job – no strings.) Answer: $100,000, every single time. File this under … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The 5 Rules That Make For Happy Employees
I’ve worked at a lot of companies during my career, and as you might imagine, I preferred working at the ones where people seemed to be happy. The … Read more
A Workplace Truth: Managers Are the Key Players in Engaging Workers
BlessingWhite’s Employee Engagement Research Update has recently been released. It’s an update to their massive research published in 2011. Measuring … Read more
Taking Your Pulse: You Need Data to Test How Company Culture Is Doing
How’s your company culture doing? Is it a powerful, positive impact for employees every day, reinforcing your core values in how the work gets done so … Read more
Slow Decisions Can Murder Your Company’s Momentum
“A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.” — Rita Mae Brown, American novelist. The ability to consistently make good, solid decisions lies … Read more
How to Keep Your Culture Together When It’s Falling Apart
Even the most ideal workplaces can undergo upheaval and changes over time: key people leave, products fail, and restructuring or mergers can feel unstable. … Read more
We and Rackspace Help You Slide Into the Weekend
You want to talk office culture? Having fun at work? Go ahead and try to sell that system admin you’re courting with the foosball game in the … Read more