Your brain is a powerful instrument. Ask it for reasons why you should hire someone and it will respond with things like: She’s smart. He made a great … Read more
Want to Engage Me? Then Why Don’t You Give Me More Control?
Towers Watson’s latest Global Workforce Study expanded on the firm’s traditional employee engagement research, adding “enablement” and “energy” as two … Read more
Leadership 101: The Most Powerful Words You Want From Any Leader
“All I want is for someone, sometime, just one time, to say thank you.” She works late every night, and pulls long hours. This particular morning she left … Read more
Weekly Wrap: 2 Lessons to Learn From the Replacement Ref Fiasco
Yes, I know; we’re all more than ready ready to put the NFL replacement referee fiasco in our rear view mirror. Whatever you want to say about this … Read more
The Bullying Dilemma: Is It Behavior Entrenched in Corporate Culture?
First of two parts One of the subjects we have been studying and researching for quite some time is the phenomena called “bullying in the … Read more
Want to Drive the Bottom Line? It Takes Getting People Processes Right
I’ve written fairly often on research showing the connection between employee engagement or employee enablement and the bottom line. Thanks to a post on … Read more
Stay Warm This Winter and Your Workers WIll be More Productive
If you want to improve productivity this winter, turn up the thermostat. Then next summer, turn it down. It’s as simple as that, at least in offices … Read more
What’s Your Culture Telling Me? Do I Really Want to Work Here?
Have you ever walked into an organization and just got that “hmmm, something just doesn’t feel right” feeling? I know I have (more times than I’d … Read more
Rethinking Recruiting: New Ideas to Take Your Hiring to the Next Level
Almost every week we see an article on the “war for talent.” Companies need to hire people and can’t find the right skills. Recruiters rely heavily on … Read more
5 Ways You Can Keep BS Out of Your Business Review Process
If you’ve ever flown Virgin America, you will have seen the cartoon-like safety video that plays before the flight takes off. In one scene, about a minute … Read more