Tt goes by many names: The A-player, The Game-Changer, The Superstar. Notice the sports theme? Maybe it’s because companies scout these candidates like … Read more
Want Productive, Engaged Team Members? Create Workplace Dignity and Respect
How do leaders and team members treat each other in your workplace today? Do they interact respectfully and civilly, or aggressively and selfishly — … Read more
Revisiting the Market Basket Revolt: How an “Employees First” Model Won Out
Last summer I chronicled the story of the Market Basket revolt (here, here, and here). To summarize, two cousins (both named Arthur, just to keep things … Read more
The Key to Engaged Employees? It’s Mainly About Better Communication
Harvard Business Review recently sponsored an Interact/Harris Poll of around 1,000 U.S. employees that asked them to rank their top complaints about … Read more
Blowing up the Annual Performance Review? Start with the Annual Engagement Survey
The Washington Post said it best: “Big business is falling out of love with the annual performance review. Some of the world’s most admired organizations, … Read more
The 3% Raise Dilemma, or Would You Jump Off a Skyscraper If Everyone Else Did?
OK, the title of this post is the NYC version of the age-old question, and the one I’m most familiar with you may have heard (or used): “If all … Read more
Believe It or Not, There Are Pluses to Employees Playing on Smart Phones at Work
When employees use their smartphone at work to play a quick game, browse the web, or check on personal email, it improves their well-being, according to a … Read more
What Your Employees Want and Why You Really Should Care
Have you ever wondered, what goes on in your teammate’s or employee’s heads? If you have, you’ve smart. As Ian Hutchinson, author of People Glue has … Read more
Are You Making Sure to Change Your Talent Along With Your Strategy?
I have never had strategy and talent explained that way. I am a professor at a Business School here in Dubai and I teach strategy. We should put something … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Ask Your Interviews – Did You Make Your Bed This Morning?
Believe it or not, this post’s title actually makes a worthwhile interview question. Last year, Navy Adm. William H. McRaven — the man who commanded the … Read more