Being the smartest one in the room is not easy. Really smart people who get to the answer before everyone else get frustrated because: No one wants to … Read more
4 Steps to Make Sure You Aren’t Making Engagement Optional
Employee engagement is big business. In fact, the recent research done by the Society for Human Resources Management and reported on here at TLNT revealed … Read more
How Retention is Like Gardening: At Times, You Need to Change the Soil
“What time did you get in last night,” I asked my daughter. “Around 3 am,” she answered. It was now 5:45 am and I was leaving the house. As I … Read more
Retaining Employees: Research Shows It’s All About Recognition Done Right
This seems to be research reporting week for me. Following on the heels of SHRM/Globoforce research on the bottom-line ROI of employee recognition, is this … Read more
Benefits Trends Survey Digs Deep Into What Employees Really Want
Every year, the Metlife Study of Employee Benefit Trends cracks open a window into what employees really want from their job and employer. The 2012 survey … Read more
How Can You Get the Best People on Your Team, and Keep Them?
In today’s post-recession environment, businesses are operating with pared-back workforces. Picked to the bone, the burden is placed more than ever on the … Read more
SHRM Survey Finds Employee Engagement Is a Key HR Challenge
Employee engagement ranks high on the list of human resource challenges, yet fewer than half the companies in a SHRM survey said they track it. Of those … Read more
The “Firster” Challenge: Just Think of Them as a Younger Version of You
Second of two parts By Mark Sanborn and Eric Chester In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Dennis Nally, the chairman of … Read more
Bosses Understand Employee Reality FAR Less than They Think
Quick poll – if you’re a manager, how in touch do you think you are with your team members’ day to day reality? 50 percent? 80 percent? Employees – how in … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Get Your Employees to Think Like Owners
Why is it so difficult to find and hire people who think like owners? You know, the kind of folks who take responsibility and then take action, who don’t … Read more