“You know what I always enjoyed, that I still think of a lot? When we would all get together as a family and how much laughter there was in the house. From … Read more
Employee Engagement? Sometimes, It Requires Acts of Courage
Employee engagement is not for the timid. Assessing and improving employee engagement requires courage from leaders and employees at every level — … Read more
What Was Management Thinking? The High Cost of Employee Turnover
An article from Forbes made the rounds last summer with some pretty startling statistics: The average raise an employee can expect is 3 percent, but given … Read more
How to Make Your Employees Happy — and Avoid Losing Them
Keeping talent in-house is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today. Americans are finally more confident with the state of the economy, and … Read more
HR Basics: 5 Things You Should Be Doing to Retain Your Best Employees
Regardless of industry or company size, high employee turnover is bad for business. Not only does it lower employee morale and decrease productivity, it’s … Read more
Simple Acts Can Have a Huge Impact — Especially in the Workplace
Have you heard of Edward Lorenz? If you don’t recognize his name, you probably have heard of his catch-phrase that described his work in the lab, which was … Read more
Creativity Out of Chaos: Millennials Thrive in an Open Work Culture
Investing in the success of Millennials isn’t a request or a dilapidated plea to appease the emerging workforce anymore. Millennials are a critical part … Read more
The 9 Keys to Highly Collaborative Workplace Cultures
Work harder. Dress for success. Land the next big promotion. And whatever you do — make sure you win! Widely regarded as a universal leadership and … Read more
April Fool’s Day Pranks Can Be Bad, But Here Are 3 That Are Far Worse
Yesterday was the day when pranksters push the boundaries of acceptable office “humor” – from wrapping an entire cube in tin foil (actual photo from our … Read more
Building Ambassadors, or Why You Need to Offer More Than Just a Job
“I am so thankful that I got this new job. I now work for a non-profit and we are spearheading all these new initiatives, connecting children and … Read more