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
Talent Matters – Now More Than Ever
A quick look at the jobs data will tell you that while there is still high unemployment, companies of all sizes are hiring. This is great news, the … Read more
What You Need to Have a World-Class Employee Retention Program
As the economy slowly improves, companies everywhere are starting to worry a lot more about an issue that had just about been forgotten during the … Read more
Get a Grip: It’s Madness Worrying About Workers and March Madness
Editor’s Note: Few workplace issues get more hype than the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament, also known as March Madness. Is it a big … Read more
Here’s the Best Definition of Employee Engagement You’ll Ever See Anywhere
I don’t usually read things that jump out and grab me, but an article in Sunday’s New York Times did, because it had probably the best … Read more
Everyone Wins When You Help Get Employees Into the Value Zone
One of the things I love about being in HR is that everyone always bring you these rich stories that sometimes causes you to have an “a-ha” … Read more
What Would It Take to Get You to Work 80 Hours Per Week?
I’ve interviewed a ton of people in my career. When I ask people what their normal work week looks like I “often” hear, “Oh, I work 70-80 hrs per week, all … Read more
Are Employees Confused About the Values You Want Them to Follow?
I’ve written a good bit recently on corporate culture, first on building a magnetic culture, then on creating a solid, single culture after M&A. But … Read more