Ever wonder why your employees really quit? A study of nearly 20,000 job quitters reveals some rather intriguing facts. The data The myth: 89 percent of … Read more
What Are You Doing For Employees During National Wellness Month?
June is National Employee Wellness Month, an annual recognition of the importance of employee well-being that Virgin HealthMiles initiated in 2009. One … Read more
Generational Profiling: Shared Experiences Don’t Make Us the Same
Have you heard? Millennials are the “me” generation and can’t make a decision without Mom or Dad! Gen Xers don’t want rules! Boomers are loyal and love … Read more
The High Performance Organization: Is it Being Driven by HR or the CFO?
When looking at organizations that have started transitioning to high performance using the HPO (high performance organization) Framework, one thing can be … Read more
Survey: Majority Would Switch Jobs For Firm That Recognizes Them
If there’s one thing we know pretty clearly from all the surveys over the past year, it’s this: lots of employees aren’t all that … Read more
Who Holds the Real Keys to the Organization, Anyway?
What is the narrative of your movie reel? The rank-and-file workforce had weathered layoffs, had their commissions slashed, and on top of that, their … Read more
It Doesn’t Pay For Your Employees to be Workaholics
Working long hours was once the norm for Americans in the workforce, but with the help of technology, working around the clock is becoming the new … Read more
6 Ways Your Inconsistent Leadership Is Negatively Impacting Your Employees
One of the key causes of poor performing employees is inconsistent leadership, and if you’re hearing employee gossip that says “it’s not their fault there … Read more
The Terribly Destructive Impact of Workplace Gossip
Let’s start with a riddle: Who am I? I break hearts and ruin lives. I’m cunning and malicious and get stronger with age. The more I’m quoted, the more I’m … Read more
Fifty Shades of HR
My friend Laurie Ruettimann wrote a funny post over at The Cynical Girl on the book Fifty Shades of Grey and how crappy she thinks it is (go check it out). … Read more