Seventh in a series A Meaningful Workplace is built from the company’s master plan – a strategic platform used exclusively by senior management – that … Read more
Do Your Employees Feel Both Recognized AND Valued?
The best practices around employee recognition and reward that I teach closely intertwine recognizing and valuing employees. That’s why this article … Read more
What Would You Do If You Were the CEO For a Day?
If I had the opportunity to be the CEO for a day, I’d tell the entire organization to forget everything they know, have experienced or have been told about … Read more
Business Success is All About Building a Meaningful Workplace Culture
Sixth in a series “If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.” – Albert Einstein A … Read more
Perfect Attendance Awards? They Reward the Wrong Employee Behaviors
I wish I read more stories of employee recognition done right, but unfortunately the trend seems to be more in line with this post – a 2-to-1 ratio of bad … Read more
There Are Now 104 Million Reasons for Unethical Employers to be Worried
Employers are worried about expanded whistleblower rights under federal law. Unethical employers certainly should be, as a recent case in which a convicted … Read more
Using Values to Build Engagement and a Meaningful Workplace
Fifth in a series “People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou … Read more
A Leadership Question: Have You Watered Your Bamboo Today?
Have you watered your bamboo today? When I ask that question, I often get some rather puzzled looks. What does cultivating a crop of giant timber bamboo … Read more
The Meaningful Workplace: It Takes New Ways of Thinking, and Acting
Fourth in a series How do you build an organization where people are willing to bring their gifts of initiative, creativity, and passion?” – Gary Hamel You … Read more
Does Your Workplace Truly Have a Culture of Flexibility?
A college professor breast-feeds her child during class and a firestorm erupts at the school and across the Web. Some are outraged that she’d dare expose … Read more