It’s Monday morning and time to make your to-do list for the day. Following time management advice you found on the Internet, you aim to fit your list on a … Read more
Study Shows How the “Gig” Economy Is Transforming Work Relationships
Last week, I introduced you to Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends 2015 report, which I suggested should be required reading for HR. This report, which really … Read more
People Just Don’t Become More Strategic
People don’t become more strategic I frequently talk to executives who are concerned about particular individuals on their team, saying, “I need them to be … Read more
Yes, Single Employees Can Have Work-Life Balance Issues, Too
I remember being single for a hot minute back in my 20s. Everyone at work assumed that I had time (and emotional bandwidth) to stay at work, listen to … Read more
Hiring a Game Changer: Sometimes, You Get “The LeBron Effect”
Corporate executives don’t have to be sports experts to realize the incredible value that LeBron James has added to the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers in … Read more
Four Steps to Creating a Supportive Culture of Employee Autonomy
On-fire employees — the kind you’re perpetually attempting to hire, develop, and retain — need some latitude to make decisions in the workplace. The … Read more
Want a Workplace Employees Love? Let Them Experience it Before it Exists
There’s no more critical asset to an organization than its people. The collective talents, efforts and ambition of a company’s employees defines its … Read more
Here’s the Real Secret to Employee Retention
What is the one thing that employees hate more than anything else? Change. Bar none, “change” would rank as the most disliked thing that a … Read more
We Could Learn a Lot From How the World Handles Employee Vacations
“No, that will not work. I leave for holiday on the 8th of June and will not return till around the 15th of July.” That was the response from a Chief … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Is What You Heard What the Job Candidate Really Meant?
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ? author Robert McCloskey … Read more