By Annie Lau With various reports touting China’s economic slowdown, China still experienced 7.6 percent growth in the second quarter of 2012. While … Read more
2 Steps to Developing and Delivering Creativity on an Olympic Scale
I’ll hazard a guess that 100 percent of my readers watched the London Olympics opening ceremony, at least in part, or read about it, or saw elements of it … Read more
Performance Management: Destructive Process, or an Innovation Imperative?
Performance management. What could be more critical to organizational success than guiding, aligning and – yes – assessing the performance of … Read more
Ensuring Your Company Survives the Transition to a New Senior Leader
We’ve all read the stories of the new CEO stepping into a strong company culture. The good CEOs express various concerns around wanting to preserve what is … Read more
Why Only HR Managers Feel Busy: An Economic Theory
The Atlantic had an interesting article recently (Why Only Yuppies Feel Busy: An Economic Theory) based on a study by an economic professor at the … Read more
3 Reasons Why Company Culture Simply Cannot Be Ignored
Most of my readers know I’m Irish, though I usually write from a more global perspective or give my insights on news and issues that originate outside … Read more
Can HR Gain Strategic Influence? Only If It Gets Real Skin in the Game
Human Resources has become the red-headed stepchild of the business world. It breaks my heart, but despite the fact that our role is to facilitate the … Read more
Survey: 63% of Workers Not Engaged, Struggling to Cope With Work
Here’s another survey that should get anyone interested in employee engagement talking. A new Global Workforce Study by global HR consultant Towers … Read more
A Sobering Look at the Impact of Bad Management on the Bottom Line
A consistent source of good advice and cross-industry perspective on company culture, Blanchard Leader Chat is one of my must-read blogs. Last month, for … Read more
How to Ensure Your Employees Don’t Declare Their Own Independence Day
To my American colleagues and readers, let me wish you a very happy and safe Independence Day celebration. May you and yours enjoy the holiday to celebrate … Read more