Note: In this four part series, Kim Shepherd details how her agency, Decision Toolbox, uses a performance driven workforce model to achieve success. Last … Read more
Is Your Workforce Flexible and Resilient Enough to Survive a Merger?
Is your workforce resilient enough to survive a merger? For company founders and executive teams, mergers and acquisitions are often exciting – a … Read more
Nepotism at NASCAR: How Do You Manage Family in a Family Business?
Nepotism seems to be the obvious punch line to workplace jokes like this one: One employee to another employee: ‘When the boss’ son starts working here … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Employee Attitudes and Behaviors Are Incredibly Contagious
In case you haven’t noticed yet, the way you react to the small group of employees who are unsatisfactory influences the behavior of most of the rest of … Read more
Leaders Need to Remember Childhood Lessons: Share, Play Nice, Say Thank You
“Black Friday is the perfect time to remind ourselves of the essential truth that life is richer, more connected and complete when you choose to spend it … Read more
Want to Build a Fun Workplace? You Just Need to Let it Happen
Mark Manson is a brilliant writer, and one of my favorites. He recently wrote an article titled Screw Finding Your Passion, where he made a comment about … Read more
Overlooked Leadership Actions That Create an Optimistic Workplace
What does it feel like where you work? What about on your team? Today’s work environments are laden with low engagement to active disengagement. Employees’ … Read more
Figured Out Millennials Yet? Well, Better Get Ready to Deal With Gen Z
We haven’t quite got Millennials (aka Gen Y) figured out, and here comes Gen Z! Universum, the global employer branding firm, has conducted a Gen Z survey … Read more
Stop Trying to Make Talent Management Chicken Salad Out of Chicken “S@#t”
While the old saying reflected in the title is rather crude, in a Made to Stick “Make your point sticky by using analogies that pack a punch” kind of way, … Read more
It’s Time to Prime the Millennial Generation for Managerial Success
New generations entering the workforce may never experience work as we’ve known it. In fact, some are worried that work itself will soon disappear, leading … Read more