Nothing cracks me up more than war stories from employment lawyers talking about the holiday season. One guy I know says his phone is ringing off the hook … Read more
7 Ways Managers Can Remove the Barriers to Real Work
By Brent D. Peterson and Gaylan W. Nielson As a manager, you must do everything possible to remove barriers that separate people from the real work they … Read more
Learning from AMEX: How Initiatives Can Drive Employee Engagement
Social media has been a godsend to a lot of us who love great content — although being told by someone what they had for breakfast does NOT count. … Read more
Good Things Happen When You Lead From Your Values
I recently had the opportunity to interview Stan Slap, CEO and author of The New York Times best selling book: Bury My Heart in Conference Room B. He … Read more
Twelve Management Factors That Help Create Fake Work Cultures
By Brent D. Peterson and Gaylan W. Nielson Many factors help create fake-work cultures. Many corporate processes, like decision making, change management, … Read more
How Does the Family’s Opinion of the Job Impact Workplace Performance?
I bow to The Wall Street Journal’s expertise and insight as a daily business publication, but when it comes to covering workplace and HR issues, … Read more
Eleven Mismanagement Issues That Lead to Fake Work
By Brent D. Peterson and Gaylan W. Nielson Managers live in a difficult place: They are often caught between their bosses and their work teams, so they … Read more
How to Talk (or Sell) to Executives – and Get Invited Back, Too
Most companies I work with want to sell higher value deals to higher level executives. The problem is, their sales force doesn’t know how to talk to … Read more
Survey: 70% of Businesses Don’t Have a Strategy for Developing Women
Does your organization focus on women when they talk about having a more diverse workforce? Some do, of course, but the vast majority of businesses — … Read more
The NPR-Juan Williams Incident Shows Why HR Really Matters
I don’t want to keep beating on the Juan Williams-NPR firing fiasco, but there are a few loose ends to tie up before we move on. Loose End No. 1: NPR … Read more