Thanks to a great article in HRZone.co.uk by Leslie Allen, I came across these interesting results of a recent Chartered Institute for Personnel and … Read more
Want to Engage Me? Then Why Don’t You Give Me More Control?
Towers Watson’s latest Global Workforce Study expanded on the firm’s traditional employee engagement research, adding “enablement” and “energy” as two … Read more
Lifestyle Employment: For Millennials, It May be the New Career Prototype
Remember back in the 1950’s when people had employment for life? Now we’ve been promised 5-7 careers in our lifetime, but is that really what our … Read more
What’s Your Culture Telling Me? Do I Really Want to Work Here?
Have you ever walked into an organization and just got that “hmmm, something just doesn’t feel right” feeling? I know I have (more times than I’d … Read more
Do Your Employees Feel Both Recognized AND Valued?
The best practices around employee recognition and reward that I teach closely intertwine recognizing and valuing employees. That’s why this article … Read more
What Would You Do If You Were the CEO For a Day?
If I had the opportunity to be the CEO for a day, I’d tell the entire organization to forget everything they know, have experienced or have been told about … Read more
Using Values to Build Engagement and a Meaningful Workplace
Fifth in a series “People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou … Read more
The Meaningful Workplace: It Takes New Ways of Thinking, and Acting
Fourth in a series How do you build an organization where people are willing to bring their gifts of initiative, creativity, and passion?” – Gary Hamel You … Read more
The Meaningful Workplace: Why Workplaces Aren’t Meaningful Now
Third in a series Disillusioned by the age of conspicuous consumption, worried by the state of the planet and its people, rocked by war, corruption, and … Read more
The Meaningful Workplace: Getting Employees to Respond Positively
Second in a series Meaningful Workplaces are built by companies that aim to produce a more meaningful outcome from, and for, their people. To become … Read more