Is your team as effective as it can be? Organizations are beginning to explore relatability, incorporating employee empowerment, engagement, and relational … Read more
How to Increase Productivity — Even When You’re Not Leading the Team
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”—Zig Ziglar, American motivational … Read more
Big Challenges Are Looming For HR With Affordable Care Act Compliance
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in favor of the administration in King v. Burwell should erase any lingering doubt that complying with the … Read more
Big Data, Small Data — The Challenge Collecting and Protecting Employee Data
In the wake of a massive data breach at the Office of Personnel Management, the largest federal employees union is suing OPM for failing to protect its … Read more
The One Thing Every Great Leader Cares About Most
Today I was reminded in a potent and somewhat painful way that leaders have a truly awesome responsibility. When leaders speak, others are obligated to … Read more
Leaders Can Influence, But Every Employee Owns Their Own Engagement
I’ve been asked a couple of times recently, “Do you think ‘employee engagement’ has become just another business buzzword?” It’s a valid question and one … Read more
Engagement and Retention: One Doesn’t Always Lead to the Other
Retention and engagement have a strange relationship. Engagement can increase retention, but at the same time retention is quite apathetic to engagement. … Read more
Why the EEOC Decision on Sexual Orientation Bias May Not Change Your Workplace
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, I briefly mentioned the EEOC’s recent decision, in which it concluded that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the … Read more
Are You Creating an Organization Where Anything Is Possible?
“Once a year, engineers at Facebook are encouraged — but not required — to ditch their jobs and try something else out within the company for 30 … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Is Loyalty Now Just a Thing of the Past?
Much ado has been made about the erosion of employee loyalty, but which came first, the chicken or the egg? Because of things like mergers, downsizing, … Read more