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
Setting Company Culture? You Better Understand Employee Motivation
People in the business community love their clichés. “There’s no ‘I’ in team,” “work smarter, not harder,” and my personal favorite, “think outside the … Read more
Make Your Company Vision a KISS (As in “Keep it Simple, Sweetie”)
By Dr. David Vik I always advise clients that the “Vision” of a company needs to be a short, simple, and repeatable slogan that doesn’t put … Read more
Want a Singular Company Culture? It Must Come Straight From the Top
Your CEO must set your company culture. He or she must demonstrate by example and reinforcement the culture they want to see permeate the organization. … Read more
The Day I Got to Talk About Business (and HR) at Harvard Business School
On the day I got to talk about business at Harvard Business School, I advised every woman to stay out of Human Resources. I didn’t intend to deliver that … Read more
Probably The Most Expensive Employee Ever
Yesterday, I went to a retirement office party. Nothing special – cake, bad punch, obligatory cane with tassel and horn. The party was for a guy named … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Wrong I Was About Doing Flex Work From Home
I was asked this week what I thought of Yahoo’s decision to end flexible work arrangements for its employees. Yes, I know; we’ve been inundated … Read more
How Culture Translates Into a High-Performance Organization
In a recent article on TLNT.com, I offered an alternative to the current standard for HR: Culture Development. While most of the comments on the article … Read more
Turnover is Turnover: What Churning Employees Says About Your Culture
“You are not going to believe this, but our admin just quit. She just handed in her two weeks’ notice.” This is the third admin to come in within the … Read more