There have been ongoing debates for a decade or more over whether or not there is a talent shortage. If there was a real talent shortage, we would have … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Are We Wasting Our Time on Employee Engagement?
Loyal readers of TLNT know that we have a lot of content surrounding the concept of employee engagement because, well, no one seems to have a really good … Read more
Focusing on the Real Purpose of Employee Engagement
I’ve been writing and speaking about the importance of employee engagement for well over a decade, years before engagement became the commonplace term it … Read more
What Came First — Happiness or Employee Engagement?
Shawn Achor’s book The Happiness Advantage takes an in-depth look at the way happiness impacts people in the workplace. Much of his research and … Read more
How to Make Better Use of the Most Overlooked Part in Our HR Toolkit
The official decree came down that the weekend had changed. The business community was very excited by this because they had not been able to not align … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Despite Employee Optimism, It’s Still a Buyer’s Market For Talent
Sometimes people tell me I’m just too negative for constantly referring to the post recession economic recovery as “mediocre.” I know; … Read more
What Does It Take For a Leader to Get to Awesome?
There are managers, there are leaders, there is that rare breed who are effectively both. With that in mind let’s take a moment and be honest – being a … Read more
StagNation Means Challenges and Uncertainty For Employers & Employees
By Cash Nickerson If you were to ask me what the most damaging impact on employers is today, I would say uncertainty. At first it was the recession, then … Read more
What Happens When Employees Trust Leaders, But Not the Comp Plan?
Ever run into a situation where employees say that they trust a company’s leaders but not its compensation plans? Where an otherwise trustworthy and … Read more
With Turnover Rising, Can Flex Work Help to Recruit & Retain Employees?
“The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May, in line with average job growth over the prior 12 months.” – CNN Money The level of unemployment is slowly, … Read more