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
Food Issues Plague America’s Office Workers
Bank auditor Dedan Kimenyi is irritated by “opinionated and bossy” co-workers. Jidia Gasana, an engineer, says strong perfume in the office is … Read more
Company Values? You Really Need to Live Them — or Leave
Not too long ago, I was thrilled to see a stark and riveting example of a CEO fearlessly leading culture change in his organization – Antony Jenkins, CEO … Read more