It was evident my boss was losing patience with me, but honestly, it couldn’t be helped. The source of his frustration? I’d released my subordinate from … Read more
Why You Need to Be Brutally Honest With Poor Performers
Allowing poor performers to remain on the payroll is a form of dishonesty that harms the entire organization. Yet managers claim giving poor performers … Read more
6 Tips to Help Deal With Change on the Job and in Life
The only constant in business is change. One way or another, waves of transformation constantly flow through most organizations as they fight to get or … Read more
Why Your Open Office May Actually Be Killing Your Productivity
You know what’s funny? Everyone who is anyone wants to work in a new, cool, ultra modern open office concept! Organizations are spending billions creating … Read more
The Honest-to-God Truth About Engaging Millennials
Millennials have become a force to be reckoned with in the business world, and no other workplace demographic has been subject to more analyses, surveys, … Read more
Survey: 21% of Workers Say They Plan to Change Jobs This Year
Question: How can you tell that the long, sluggish post-recession recovery seems to finally be picking up speed? Answer: When a large number of employees … Read more
New Year, Same Stuff: 10 Things I Hope Companies Stop Doing in 2014
Yes, it’s 2014, and here is my New Year’s list. A drum roll, please … 1. Begrudging employees for all they “take” As a parent, I’d be … Read more
Triumph of the Underdog — and Why You Want Them on Your Team
Who among us hasn’t felt like an underdog at some point in our career? Dig beneath the surface of any professional success and you’ll often find harrowing … Read more
Calculating the Costs of a Bad or Under-Performing Employee
Almost every manager, when asked, readily agrees that weak employees underperform average employees by a significant amount. We certainly know from sports … Read more
Here’s Why 2014 Is Going to Be the Year of the Employee
We just completed our 10 big predictions for HR, talent, and learning in 2014 and the theme is “The Year of the Employee.” Global economic growth will … Read more