First of two parts In his EO Alchemy 2011 talk, Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action reported the … Read more
Change Management: Why You Must Address the Pink Elephant in the Room
So your organization is going through some type of change. How can lack of communication during times of change affect your productivity and profitability? … Read more
Building Relationships: You Must Dig the Well Before You Need the Water
Six years ago, Fred had a friendship with a rep for a small brand. The brand’s contribution to our sales was insignificant, so going to a dinner with … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Says Big Companies Bullish About 2012 Hiring
Sometimes, it seems impossible to get a fix on which way the economy and job market is headed. Two cases in point: April’s Labor Department jobs … Read more
The Office Dress Code Debate: How Would You Deal With Katy Perry?
Editor’s note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles that they have heard about but may have missed. That’s why every Friday we’re republishing a … Read more
Will They Stay or Will They Go? In This Economy, That’s Up To You
When accounting for the costs (both real costs, such as time taken to select and recruit a replacement, and also opportunity costs, such as lost … Read more
It Takes a Village to Build a Strong Organizational Culture
The rise of the importance of organization culture in the last few years has been quite striking. No, wait. That’s not true. The rise in the realization of … Read more
The Key to Successful Mergers? It’s Usually About People and Culture
“I knew enough to allow them to handle their own culture, headquarters and management,” said Paul Murry, CEO of Calvin Klein, a PVH Corp. company. In 2003, … Read more
Who’s Wasting Time at Work – How, Why, and What You Can Do About It
I love it when an article writes itself. This is a gift from heaven. The company, Tempo, has creating an entertaining and revealing infographic that … Read more
Company Culture: How Do You Get Your Company to be “Brand New?”
Acting Brand New: (definition via the Urban Dictionary): When a person displays that they are better than their friends, or treats their friends … Read more