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
A Culture of Recognition: It Will Rub Off on Everyone on Your Organization
Bob Sutton, professor of management science and engineering at Stanford University and author of Good Boss, Bad Boss and The No Asshole Rule (among … Read more
Help Me, Help You, Help Us: 5 Keys to Help Set Employees Up For Success
In the movie Jerry Maguire, there’s an amusing, but touching, scene where slick sports agent Jerry Maguire, played by Tom Cruise, implores his one and only … Read more
Burning Bridges: The Perils of Ripping Your Employer Heading Out the Door
In a very public resignation published Wednesday morning in The New York Times, former Goldman Sachs executive director Greg Smith blasted the investment … Read more