Leaders who step back and consider their employee engagement and outreach efforts for a moment may realize that they have lost the thread. If employees are … Read more
Transforming Culture Is Simple: All It Takes Is Changing People
In a survey of top leaders by Booz and Company last year, 84 percent said culture was critical to success, and yet the majority admitted their culture was … Read more
A Close Look at What CEOs Really Think About Employee Engagement
Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. Have you ever wondered what your … Read more
Want a Culture of Appreciation at Work? It All Starts with You
Tell me about your workplace environment. What’s the general attitude or “feel” of the office? Hopeful and energetic? Downtrodden and despondent? Somewhere … Read more
It’s Sad But True: Don’t Expect to Get a Thank You in HR
I am coaching a young HR leader who reports to a founder/CEO. She doesn’t have a mentor or a direct supervisor. She is leading an unusually big project for … Read more
Here’s a Newsflash – Going Back on Your Word Ticks Employees Off
Addressing attraction and retention was cited as the top business challenge for 52 percent of employers in a recent HireRight survey. Attracting quality … Read more
How I Got Zapped, or 3 Keys to Zappos Cultural Success
Last week, I had the privilege of taking a behind the scenes tour of Zappos and speaking with several of their top leaders. ] Mine was not the popular tour … Read more
Workplace Values: It Ain’t What You Do, It’s the Way That You Do It
In the last 12 months, the topic of values has caught the imagination. Putting values at the center of everything your organization does can make all the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How Great Managers Deal With Boredom and Burnout
In one of his blogs, Seth Godin talks about the Levy Law which describes the way animals forage for food and how that law applies to the Internet. The more … Read more
When Performance Reviews Simply Aren’t Enough
So, performance reviews aren’t enough? Performance reviews are slow feedback, as they only occur once a year. Most employees do not want to wait 51 weeks … Read more