As the masses gathered for the March HR Roundtable in Cincinnati, they were very excited because everyone was coming together to talk about “Who Drives … Read more
Transparency: Does Your Company “Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk?”
“I am sorry, but we have already identified someone for that role.” The next question was, “how could that be, the job was just posted on the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Far Do We Go to Make the Punishment Fit the Crime?
As the dust slowly starts to settle from the National Football League scandal that saw huge and unprecedented penalties and sanctions dropped on the New … Read more
A Positive Work Climate: It’s the Real Key to Organizational Success
As organizational structures become more complex and expand globally, the need to establish a positive climate is increasingly critical to employee … Read more
Is a Lack of Employee Recognition Damaging to Company Performance?
Is a lack of employee recognition damaging to company performance? In short — yes. And if you don’t understand why, you should probably read on. It’s … Read more
Forget Entitled Workers; What Are Employers Actually Entitled To?
The most common adjective used by today’s employers to describe the young emerging workforce is “entitled.” While there are many exceptions and … Read more
Survey: Successful Companies Have an Employee-Focused Culture
It’s not often that you get a worldwide look at how organizations assess and handle talent, but the new Global Assessment Trends Report from SHL (a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Do You Help People Get Where They Want to Go?
Do you help people get to where they want to go? And will they go out of their way to help you get where you want to go? How many of you, as managers, can … Read more
When You Ignore Culture, You Get Employees Resigning in the NY Times
“I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work.” That is the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: More Evidence That Companies Still Don’t Get Engagement
I get tired of writing about how important employee engagement is. Although there are some who share my position that engagement is a critical workplace … Read more