By Brent A. Cossrow In a widely discussed decision issued last year, Stengart v. Loving Care Agency, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that an employee had … Read more
The Link Between High Performance and Employee Engagement
Employee engagement and profit can seem like difficult metrics to square. One is “soft,” having to do with people and their investment in their jobs and … Read more
A New Way to Engage: Are You Ready for an Organizational Pit Stop?
While sitting through a presentation by the Medici Group last Friday, one of the slides caught my eye. Franz Johanssen, an international management … Read more
How Well Do You Know Your People? Here are 7 Things You SHOULD Know
By Linda Hill and Kent Lineback How well do you know your people? If you don’t know your people, you cannot make intelligent decisions about assignments … Read more
Goodbye Color-Coded Threat System, Hello Better Communication?
Color me not-so-surprised that the current terror alert system is going away. As CNN reported yesterday, the color-coded terror alert system that has been … Read more
New Study: The Top 10 Best Practices of High-Impact HR Organizations
Few magazine articles have had such a monumental impact on an entire profession the way that Fast Company’s “Why We Hate HR” did on the … Read more
Communicating With Intention: What You Can Learn From the State of the Union Address
The annual State of the Union address is tonight, and it is one of those truly interesting looks at the way our government works. Article II, Section 3 of … Read more
Teamwork Is More Than Peace, Love and Granola Bars: It’s About The Bottom Line
When correctly put into practice, teams advance a company’s strategy beyond that which any individual can accomplish. For example: when our client sought … Read more
Communication: The Cornerstone of an Engaged Workforce Culture
By Bob Kelleher Every company would like to capitalize on the potential benefits of employee engagement, but few executives and managers grasp the full … Read more
Talking to Gen Y: Don’t Let Them Walk Blindly Into the Workplace Minefield
Last Friday, as I walked the streets of New York, my phone rang. On the other end was my Gen Y daughter. The sound of her voice shone brightly through the … Read more