One of the most important questions when it comes to employee engagement is, “Would you recommend a friend to work here?” One of my Gen Y mentee’s called … Read more
Job Titles Gone Wild: Why It’s Silly to Call Yourself “Director of Fun”
“Director of Fun.” That was the title I was looking at on a resume for a marketing director position. As I read through the applicant’s … Read more
5 Truths About Millennials in the Workplace
The generational divide, in one form or another, kept hitting my screen time and again in the last week or two. A few that struck me the most (with my … Read more
Where Do Young Workers Want to Work? No Surprise – It Starts With a G
This hardly comes as a big shock, but guess where the younger generation wants to work? If you said Google, Apple and Facebook, you win the prize. The Wall … Read more
It’s All About Attitude: The Power That Comes From Being Positive
By Eric Chester Attitude is nothing more and nothing less than a person’s outward expression of his internal views. It is where your perceptions become … Read more
The Millennial Generation: Their Transformative Impact on the Workforce
Several weeks ago, my colleague John Hollon wrote about the most recent What’s Working survey from consulting giant Mercer. While there is quite a … Read more
Why Employers Need to Help Revive Our Emerging Workforce’s Work Ethic
By Eric Chester Imagine that you are walking alone across a vacant parking lot on a breezy day, when out of the corner of your eye you notice a crumpled-up … Read more
Survey: Employees Are Unhappy, But Young Workers Are Most Ready to Go
Add this to your list of paradoxes when it comes to trying to figure out young workers: According to the latest What’s Working survey from Mercer, … Read more
Employee Engagement Surveys: How Much Value Do They Really Have?
Organizations of all sizes use employee attitude surveys to gauge employee satisfaction, engagement, or work-life happiness in some way. However, years of … Read more
Need the HR Benefits Person? Check Over By the Office Coffee Pot
Hey you there. Coffee person. That’s right — you pouring your third cup before it’s even 9 a.m. You must be the HR benefits coordinator. … Read more