Like a lot of you, Thanksgiving is a time for both thanks and family. My family runs the gamut from senior citizens to Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. My wife … Read more
Energy vs. Employee Engagement: Does One Lead to the Other?
In writing and speaking about employee energy, I am often asked the question about how energy and employee engagement are connected. Are they the same … Read more
That OMG Moment for Talent Management Leaders is Coming Soon
With access to (and leverage of) talent playing a more critical role in an organization’s ability to succeed than ever before, it should come as no … Read more
Are You Ready – Finally! – for HR 3.0?
A funny thing happened on the way to a tweet. Last week I tweeted an article appropriately titled “Making the Case for Corporate Social Human Resources: … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Seasonal Work Benefits, Job Perks Return, and a Good Scream
Life, and work, beyond the holidays is just a dream for most seasonal workers. Each year, an army of Americans are hired to work during the Christmas … Read more
Data Coaching: Is It the Next Big Step in Human Capital Measurement?
As the quest for the “right” human capital metrics continues, there has been a quiet detour to the overall evolution taking place in a workshop we have … Read more
Performance Evaluations? If People Are Cynical, You Have a Problem
A friend was telling me a story about the performance review process at his company that I had to share. So, we are in the midst of our performance reviews … Read more
Sound the Alarm: More People Are Quitting Than Being Laid Off
We’ve heard warnings about how our workforce is disengaged and being artificially kept in jobs due to fear of changing employers. And, we’ve … Read more
3 Keys to Business Success (or, 3 Things to Avoid That Will Screw It Up)
I had a mentor teach me that that business success was based on these three things in this order: People, Process, Profit. Do things on purpose: From … Read more
Are We Really Surprised? NLRB Takes on Facebook Comments
By Gerald F. Lutkus Are we really surprised? We all knew it would come. Sooner or later the “New NLRB” was going to focus on social networking policies and … Read more