Have you ever found yourself in a situation where someone (usually your boss or a higher-up) makes an announcement or a decision using draft or preliminary … Read more
Authenticity is Critical to Successful Agility
The business world has had a long-standing love/hate relationship with hierarchy. Hierarchy determines who gets to decide what and where the information … Read more
Engagement Surveys: It’s What You Do About the Results That Counts
Does each of your employees know how their job contributes to the big picture? Are you truly interested in their input? The answers too often are no to … Read more
Get Your Employees to Work Less and Be More Productive
“They work hard and aren’t afraid to put in extra hours, blood, sweat, and tears to accomplish their goals.” This is how many company leaders would … Read more
6 Steps to Make Telecommuting Work For You
Does your company offer employees the option to work from a home office? There are a lot of reasons why this could be good for your business, even if it’s … Read more
Guru, Expert, Visionary, Futurist! Really?
Mr. Ron, I am an expert in XXXX. Titles used to describe me are Guru, Visionary and Futurist etc. I have worked in this field for close to 10 years in … Read more
HR Roundtable: What Do You Do With Problem Leaders?
The (Cincinnati) Roundtable reconvened in August after taking a break for the July 4th holiday. To get the energy up for everyone, the topic seemed to be … Read more
Multi-Source Feedback Can Work If You Train It
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” Such is also true with multi-source feedback, a method of … Read more
Report Sees ‘Real Value’ to AI Adopters and a Growing AI Divide
The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) is a pretty high falutin’ outfit. It’s the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company. Not focused … Read more
When the Boss Is a Spoiled Child, Who Will Be the Adult?
“Friends, I am glad to inform you that I quit XXXX yesterday. I choose self-esteem over job. This company where my MD routinely abuses, humiliates, … Read more