There are few things worse in our hyper-connected age than getting bad news via email, Internet, or some form of social media. Radio Shack did this a few … Read more
Strategic Employee Recognition: How to Make it a Powerful Business Lever
Employee recognition and rewards: you know how people talk about it. It’s the “fluffy” stuff. The “soft science” HR likes to include as part of the … Read more
Company Culture: How to Assess if Candidates Will Fit Your Organization
Have you ever hired that dream candidate who met every criteria of the position, was courted by the hiring manager, negotiated that huge sign-on bonus, and … Read more
Affirmative Action for Unemployed Workers: Will This Approach Work?
By John A. Gallagher Over the past month, I have seen numerous studies discussing the abundance of jobs being posted online. Just today, I read that there … Read more
How a Creative Approach to Benefits Can Build Huge Employee Loyalty
By Ann Rhodes with Nancy Shepherdson Benefits are there to benefit your employees. When an employee really needs something that is not included in … Read more
Standing Desks & Workplace Posture: A First Step in Employee Wellness?
About a year ago, I started working most of the day while standing up. Six months ago, I talked a little about the experience on my own blog and thought … Read more
State of Talent Management: You Need to Get Your Senior Managers Engaged
Wonder about the state of talent management as the economy struggles to recover after the deep recession? Here’s how a new survey views it: Our … Read more
Changing Health Behavior: Yes, Some Incentives Can Create Bad Habits
Back in May, we held a health tweet chat with I2I’s (Incentive Intelligence’s) managing director and lead consultant Paul Hebert about designing … Read more
Why People Leave Organizations – and 4 Things They Want if They Stay
Whether the economy is strong or weak, no matter the time of year, and no matter how much they are paid, many of our best employees decide to leave. The … Read more
The Bottom Line on How You Can Add More Value to Your Organization
Last week I was the keynote speaker at an event for a services organization in an energy company. I spoke on the topic of Adding More Value to the … Read more