PayScale has just released its 2014 Compensation Best Practices Report, and I was asked to take a look because (full disclosure) PayScale is a client. … Read more
HR and Sustainability: There Needs to Be More Leading by Example
According to results from an annual sustainability survey by BSR and GlobeScan — the State of Sustainable Business Survey 2013, which provides … Read more
Saving Wild Ducks: Why You Need to Avoid Workplace Creativity Killers
My recent post, Giving Meaning to the Work: It’s How You REALLY Engage Millennials, led to an invitation to join the “IBM Wild Ducks” group on … Read more
How “Friends of the Firm” Referrals Can Widen Your Talent Network
There is a story in The Wall Street Journal recently about an emerging recruiting trend where traditional employee referral programs are being expanded to … Read more
The Seahawks Showed It Pays to Hire People With a Chip on Their Shoulder
“It gives you more of a college environment, because guys are having fun. It is pretty cool. But I did sense that guys were hungry. I would say that the … Read more
Can You Have Fun on the Job? Yes, If the Employer Can Get Out of the Way
I’ve had a lot of unpleasant cab rides, but this one took the cake. Standing in the taxi queue at the airport in San Antonio, my business partner and I … Read more
Lessons From the Sochi Olympics in Overcoming Workplace Challenges
Despite being the most expensive Olympics in history, several buildings and arenas hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia were structurally … Read more
Giving Meaning to the Work: It’s How You REALLY Engage Millennials
This is a fact: In 10 years, Millennials (also known as Gen Y) will make up 75 percent of the global workforce. With that reality staring us in the face, … Read more
How to Be More Strategic, Improve Productivity & Drive Engagement, Too
Looking to be more strategic in your outlook? Think dating, engagement and marriage. I don’t mean who you (or your teenagers) are taking to the next … Read more
It’s High Time For Business to Start Investing in Millennials
“Failing to prepare … is preparing to fail. – John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach We constantly see media coverage discussing the business … Read more