I was thinking recently about how simplicity can be applied to improving the human experience at work. The idea grew from Josh Bersin’s report on creating … Read more
How a Seasoned Manager Skillfully Deals With a Disgruntled Employee
It’s 8 pm on a Wednesday and Mike Royer, one of the managing principals of Berry Talbot Royer, an accounting firm, receives a text from an employee, who we … Read more
The Powerful and Lasting Lessons You Learn From Failure
There are few things in business that have a higher economic value than innovation. But unfortunately, along with that economic value come a lot of issues … Read more
Want to Impact Your Bottom Line? Make Sure Every Manager Is a Good Manager
If you want to positively impact the bottom line in your business, insist that all your managers are good managers. Bad managers wreak havoc. Bad managers … Read more
When It Comes to Employee Productivity, the Fewer Rules Are Better
A couple of days ago, I wrote about some recent research on the negative impact that corporate award programs can have on firm productivity. Most of my … Read more
Is a Happy Workplace One of Your Core Values?
“Everyone always ask me could they transfer into my department. When I ask why they tell me that ‘it just looks like you guys have so much fun: … Read more
Want to Lead Millennials? Just Stop Giving Us What We Want
There are countless articles out there that detail how to lead Millennials — everything from the importance of transparency, meaningful work, and … Read more
4 Reasons Why Regular Employee Training Is Critically Important
Regular training for your employees is integral to productivity and profitability, meaning it’s something you should never take for granted. Among other … Read more
Why Do So Many Companies Have Such Awful Upward Communications?
The CEO and the CFO set in opposite corners of the room. But both stuck their hands into the air just as I called for questions at the end of my speech. … Read more
Employers and Gen Z: Time to Lay The Foundation For the Next Wave of Talent
Millennials were the primary focus of marketers and recruiters for most of the last decade. And for good reason: More than one-in-three American workers … Read more