Working from home is a growing phenomenon in the modern work arena. A virtual workforce offers many benefits for employers — for instance, it reduces … Read more
Forget Entitled Workers; What Are Employers Actually Entitled To?
The most common adjective used by today’s employers to describe the young emerging workforce is “entitled.” While there are many exceptions and … Read more
Survey: Successful Companies Have an Employee-Focused Culture
It’s not often that you get a worldwide look at how organizations assess and handle talent, but the new Global Assessment Trends Report from SHL (a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Do You Help People Get Where They Want to Go?
Do you help people get to where they want to go? And will they go out of their way to help you get where you want to go? How many of you, as managers, can … Read more
When You Ignore Culture, You Get Employees Resigning in the NY Times
“I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work.” That is the … Read more
Weekly Wrap: More Evidence That Companies Still Don’t Get Engagement
I get tired of writing about how important employee engagement is. Although there are some who share my position that engagement is a critical workplace … Read more
Talent Matters – Now More Than Ever
A quick look at the jobs data will tell you that while there is still high unemployment, companies of all sizes are hiring. This is great news, the … Read more
Is the Purpose of Incentives to Motivate Your Employees?
Article after article tells us that we should halt our use of incentives because people aren’t motivated by money. Or because they are motivated by … Read more
Here’s the Best Definition of Employee Engagement You’ll Ever See Anywhere
I don’t usually read things that jump out and grab me, but an article in Sunday’s New York Times did, because it had probably the best … Read more
What Would It Take to Get You to Work 80 Hours Per Week?
I’ve interviewed a ton of people in my career. When I ask people what their normal work week looks like I “often” hear, “Oh, I work 70-80 hrs per week, all … Read more