One of the enduring myths about Millennials in the workplace (employees aged 18-30) is they are overly entitled, needing feedback and praise at every turn … Read more
Employee Retention Doesn’t Just Happen: Five Keys to a Clear Strategy
What employee retention strategies do you use to engage and retain employees? Research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics bureau show that the average … Read more
The New World of Work: It Takes a Very Different Management Mindset
Take a minute and look around you. Gone is your corner office; you’re now sitting between the intern who started last week and your client who works from … Read more
Engagement and High Performance: The Link Could Not Be Any Clearer
I was talking with the CEO and CMO of a startup software company in the HCM space yesterday. One of the things we talked about was the ready availability … Read more
6 Alternative Ways For You to Compensate Your Interns
In years past, offering paid internships may have been your secret ingredient to gaining the outstanding interest of intern candidates. But today, the … Read more
The Only Employee Segment That Matters is the One Called Me
When organizations set about to segment their employee populations, they often begin with the familiar demographic groups: Matures, Boomers, Gen X and … Read more
Have a Great Staff? Then Why Aren’t You Treating Them Better?
Ah, the first day on the job. It starts off like a whimsical wonderland for the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed new hire. Everything is fresh and waiting to … Read more
Engagement? You Need to Help Employees Develop It on Their Own
“Imagine all the people living for today” is one of the lyrics in what I think is one of the greatest songs ever written — Imagine by John Lennon. I … Read more
Catch 22: When Rapid Growth Leads to Employee Disengagement
Is your company growing too fast? Asking your CEO that question might lead to your swift termination. Executives and company shareholders rarely think … Read more
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot: It’s Not an Effective Engagement Strategy
Recent headlines from Gallup proclaiming that college-educated Americans are less engaged on the job than other cohorts may have spurred some conversation … Read more