Editor’s Note: Sheena Sigsworth will be writing from time to time about HR and the workplace as she sees it from the Cayman Islands. We’ve heard … Read more
How to Be More Strategic, Improve Productivity & Drive Engagement, Too
Looking to be more strategic in your outlook? Think dating, engagement and marriage. I don’t mean who you (or your teenagers) are taking to the next … Read more
Is Your Talent Brand Totally Toxic?
As I watched Sunday’s Super Bowl commercials, I paid particular attention to those with celebrity endorsements. At a staggering $133,000 per second … Read more
It’s High Time For Business to Start Investing in Millennials
“Failing to prepare … is preparing to fail. – John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach We constantly see media coverage discussing the business … Read more
How to Be Sure You Can Trust Your Employee Survey Results
What if I told you that 26 percent of your employees either blatantly lie or inadvertently misidentify demographic questions on employee surveys? If you’re … Read more
The Myth of Best Practices: They Lead to Conformity, or Worse
“Imitation is the sincerest form of collective stupidity.” — W. Carroll (Bill) Munro, former marketing director, Pepsico I recently wrote … Read more
5 Ways That We Keep Employees From Becoming Leaders
In HR (or OD, Training, etc. – pick your title) we like to believe we constantly develop our employees to become the next generation of leaders. But many … Read more
How to Stop Doing Stupid Stuff and Break Your Bad Workplace Habits
Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. As a business leader, one of the … Read more
Cultivating Confidence: 5 Keys to Keep You on the Road to Success
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” … Read more
Disincentives and Deterrents, or How to Avoid Rewarding Bad Behavior
Amid all the buzz about perverse incentives that backfire, lessons about punishments that reward undesirable performance should be shared, too. A former … Read more