Yes, the Yankees lost and believe me, New York was in a twit. How could we lose? We can’t lose. We always win. These were some of the comments on the … Read more
Five Reasons Your CEO Doesn’t Care About Employee Engagement
I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard about employee engagement at various webinars, lunches, and conferences. We talk about ways to … Read more
Four Signs To Help Encourage Employee Wellness
There’s no doubt that we have a lot of unhealthy people in the U.S. workforce — and more set to enter it at some point. Disease management, acute risk and … Read more
The NPR-Juan Williams Incident Shows Why HR Really Matters
I don’t want to keep beating on the Juan Williams-NPR firing fiasco, but there are a few loose ends to tie up before we move on. Loose End No. 1: NPR … Read more
A People Management Lesson From Bill Clinton: It’s the People, Stupid
When Bill Clinton was strategizing his successful presidential run in 1992, his campaign came up with three topics to help focus his message, especially in … Read more
Intuition and Instinct: Qualities That Can Help Make You a Better Manager
“Often you have to rely on intuition.” — Bill Gates Whether you call it a hunch, a gut reaction, or just a feeling, intuition is real and … Read more
Why Good Strategies Fail: How Much Do Your Employees Really Care?
There are many reasons that good strategies fail. They range from poor communication, lack of alignment, difficulty with change, underestimating resources … Read more
A Cautionary Tale for Managers: Your Workplace is Not a Talk Show
Former cable news anchor Rick Sanchez, and radio talk show hosts Dr. Laura Schlesinger and Don Imus have a lot in common. All three lost (Sanchez and Imus) … Read more
Too Much Information: When Social Media Spills Into The Workplace
There seems to be this idea floating around that HR people shouldn’t be on Facebook. Or that they they can be on Facebook but they shouldn’t … Read more
A Few Things We Can All Learn From Being Trapped 69 Days Underground
I was moved as much as anyone by the feel good story of the 33 Chilean miners and their rescue after 69 days trapped (and thought to be possibly doomed) … Read more