With the economy improving, there are pockets of employers hiring again. In order to help organizations assure their new employees are productive quickly, … Read more
It’s Cyber Monday – Will You Let Your Employees Shop at Work?
A year ago, in a different time and a different place (and a different blog), I asked this question: “Why do only a third of all workers plan to shop … Read more
A Thanksgiving Thought: Listen to Your Employees, They Have Answers
Like a lot of you, Thanksgiving is a time for both thanks and family. My family runs the gamut from senior citizens to Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. My wife … Read more
Energy vs. Employee Engagement: Does One Lead to the Other?
In writing and speaking about employee energy, I am often asked the question about how energy and employee engagement are connected. Are they the same … Read more
Data Coaching: Is It the Next Big Step in Human Capital Measurement?
As the quest for the “right” human capital metrics continues, there has been a quiet detour to the overall evolution taking place in a workshop we have … Read more
Sound the Alarm: More People Are Quitting Than Being Laid Off
We’ve heard warnings about how our workforce is disengaged and being artificially kept in jobs due to fear of changing employers. And, we’ve … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Google Pay Raises, and Writing an Artful Resignation Letter
It doesn’t take a workplace savant to figure this out, but no place on the planet operates quite like Silicon Valley. Normal employer-employee practices … Read more
Disengaged Nation: Some 77.5 Million Employed Are Ready to Make a Move
There has been a lot written about how disengaged American workers are today given all that has happened – layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts and freezes – to … Read more
Why Energy Really Matters in the First 90 Days of a New Leader
The first 90 days for any new leader is a time to prove his or her worth to employees, peers, the boss and the many stakeholders who are involved in the … Read more
7 Ways Managers Can Remove the Barriers to Real Work
By Brent D. Peterson and Gaylan W. Nielson As a manager, you must do everything possible to remove barriers that separate people from the real work they … Read more