What’s your ambition for the culture of your organization? If you intend to create and preserve a strong company culture of recognition – one that drives … Read more
A Lesson From the Big Reorganization at JC Penney: Change Can’t be Rushed
After a full on rebranding, new strategic direction, and massive organizational changes designed to reinvent the retailer and improve profits, JC Penney … Read more
Creating Company Culture: Yes, It Takes a Lot of Sustained, Hard Work
Suzanne Rumsey from Knowledge Infusion wrote last month in Fistful of Talent about company culture. Her post is spot-on and deserves to be read by the … Read more
Engagement: Why Silly Events Show a Lack of Company Commitment
In the employee engagement effort, one comment that never fails to give me pause is: “We have our employee engagement event scheduled for next Friday.” … Read more
Workplace Flexibility and Work-Life Balance: It’s a Benefit, Not a Burden
Long gone are the standard 9-to-5 work days. If an email comes in on Saturday morning, a response is often expected by noon. We have the flexibility to … Read more
Study: Employee Engagement Has Stablized, But Just Barely Improving
It’s another sign of our somewhat depressing and sluggish economic times that an ever-so-slight uptick in employee engagement is heralded as a big … Read more
Happiness at Work (Can You Generate Happiness for the Unhappy Few?)
If I’m to believe a lot of what crosses my computer screen these days, we (in HR and rewards) are on the hook not only to improve employee … Read more
3 Ugly Truths About Telecommuting
As someone who now works out of a home office after many years spent toiling in a number of traditional office environments, I can quickly whip off the … Read more
Lessons From The Pitch: 9 Steps to Building a Top-Notch Team
How is your pitch being developed? Are you ready for your pitch? This past weekend I became fascinated with the TV show The Pitch on AMC. The Pitch gives … Read more
Employee Engagement “How Did Things Ever Get So Far Apart?”
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why evert Friday we’re republishing a … Read more