Goals are all around us. The finish line in a race is the most obvious example, but you might also see them in nutrition guidelines, a train schedule or as … Read more
Apple Shows How to Really Treat Employees – Even When They Depart
Long before the iPhone 6 was launched, I was hooked on Apple. My first desktop computer was a MacIntosh SE II with a whopping 1 mb of ram, and I’ve been an … Read more
Straight From the Employee’s Mouth: 3 Keys to Being an Engaging Manager
Managers are the No. 1 influence on employee engagement in the workplace, while being one of the most under-trained positions in the business world. As a … Read more
CEOs Focus on Talent Shortages, But the Key is Engagement & Retention
In the last couple of years, leaders have been compelled to look to a new asset group — their workforce — to provide the company with the same productivity … Read more
Job Descriptions? They’re a Waste of Time, So Hand Them to Marketing
Only employment lawyers and HR Pros from 1990 believe that job descriptions are important, legal-type documents that are still needed in 2014. Most … Read more
Tech Insights: Measuring Collaboration Is an Important Role For HR
I bumped into an interesting gentleman at a recent HR analytics conference: Peter Smit. He’s not an HR guy but he did say something of interest, he said he … Read more
How Employee Turnover Can be a Source of Long-Term Strength
Departing staffers can become a source of new networks and competitive intelligence. Given the effort and expense in recruiting, identifying and hiring … Read more
Purpose-Driven Leadership: It Casts a Long Shadow and Teaches Us a Lot
When the CEO of one of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains announced that the company would stop selling tobacco products in its 7,700 drug stores, he … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Real Power Behind Job Titles
Job titles have power. Titles set expectations. Titles attract people and titles repel people. Job titles affect not only the employee, but the customer. … Read more
It Takes the Right Talent Mix to Get the Culture Thing Right
“No the manager was cool, it was just that I could not survive in that culture. I had to get out.” We have all heard the phrase that people don’t leave … Read more