By David Creelman and Steven Hunt, PhD and SPHR It’s often said that employees don’t quit companies, they quit managers. Although there’s often a lot of … 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
Bad Behavior at Work: Even “Animal House” Eventually Got Shut Down
See two (2) updates below. Remember the movie Animal House? You know, the 1978 John Belushi film about a rogue fraternity that held wild parties and … 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
HR Study: Fundamental Rethinking of How to Manage the Workforce Needed
Three years from now can seem like geologic time for so many global companies still picking their way through today’s economic morass. Yet HR leaders of … 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
The Gap Logo Debacle: There Are Lessons Here – Especially for HR
I looked on in amusement this past week when the Gap released their new logo to anticipated fanfare. All of their design team knew they had a winner. Gap … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bad Survey for Boss Day, Starbucks Lines, and Just Say No
Well, today is that day that I know you and your staff has been anxiously waiting for – National Boss Day. I will celebrate by not ranting about the idiocy … Read more
Traffic Lights and Layoffs: How a U.K. Company Used One for the Other
Here’s a layoff story that has to be read to be believed: “All 16,000 employees of Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone company created by the … Read more
Are You Implementing Your Strategy, or Just Wasting Time Studying It?
I was working with a CEO and his executive team on their strategy when we came to an interesting point in the day about their needing a game-changing … Read more