The story is getting scarier and scarier with each study. And yet, little is changing. Obesity rates continue to increase for all Americans to the point … Read more
Want to Reduce Productivity? Go to an Open Office Environment
Count me in as one of those who believes the “open” office environment makes it a lot harder to get any real work done. I know that lots of … Read more
Would Your Company Hire Someone Without a College Degree?
Ah, college. That wonderful place where millions of kids flock annually — and then head home 15 pounds heavier, under-slept, and vaguely hungover. … Read more
Tale of the Lost Refrigerator, or How One Company Lost its Work Ethic
I’m shopping for a refrigerator to replace a custom built-in model that is in my home. Always looking for a bargain, I went online and found a great deal … Read more
Yes, Times Have Changed and You Need to Rethink Your Hiring Strategy
Although the April unemployment rate remains hovering above 8 percent nationally, 30 percent of U.S. employers reported in 2011 that they couldn’t fill … Read more
Wasting Money: The Cost of Getting Engagement Wrong
Like organizational culture, employee engagement is a frequent topic of mine. Indeed, creating a culture of recognition is a foundational element to … Read more
Institutional Sexism? Here’s My 2 Cents on How We Start to Overcome That
By Laurie Ruettimann I was sitting in the back of a conference room at a Human Resources technology conference last week, zoning out and reading a review … Read more
Reverse-Discipline Strategy Allows Managers to Play the Good Cop
Any manager worth his salt knows exactly what to do when he notices an employee arriving late to the job. He’ll have a line or two memorized for the first … Read more
Survey: The 8 Qualities Employers Most Want in Their Employees
A lot of surveys come across my desk, and the best of them are the ones that tell you something new or breaks new ground on a particularly interesting … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Motivate Like the Marines and Lead by Example
A back issue of the Harvard Business Review describes how the U.S. Marine Corps – which hires a lot of young, unskilled, and sometimes troubled youth – … Read more