Quick, what is your first thought when you think of travel agents? Mine? The 1970?s and 1980?s, women working in strip malls, with sunny vacation posters … Read more
2 Critical Factors in Creating Meaningful Work
Regular readers know my passion about the confluence of employee engagement, meaningful work, and recognition. Research proves meaningful work is a primary … Read more
A Software Question That’s Hard to Answer: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I’ve been in the software business for over 15 years now and I’ve seen first hand the trials that companies go through trying to find the right software … Read more
What Managers Need to Do: Inspire Confidence That the Sky is Not Falling
American workers are still worried about the security of their jobs, according to a new Gallup poll. Even though we’ve technically recovered from the long … Read more
Weekly Wrap: What Do You Do When People Don’t Want to Change?
Here’s a question that I think managers and HR professionals get a lot: What do I do when people don’t want to change? It’s well worth … Read more
Could HR Sell Their Services? It’s a Point Well Worth Us Debating
There has been a lively discussion on TLNT about my last post, What Would Happen If HR Had to Really Sell Their Services? It seems to have hit a nerve and … Read more
What Every Leader Should be Asking Their Team
When I work with general managers to help them get their organizations executing better, the first thing I do is talk to their team. First, I talk to all … Read more
How to Help Get Hourly Workers Into the Flex Work Conversation
Flexible work has been a hot topic among HR professionals since telecommuting became mainstream in the 1980’s. It has been framed as an option primarily … Read more
What Is Executive Presence (and Are You Getting Feedback to Acquire it)?
By Sylvia Ann Hewlett President Obama has it. Jamie Dimon has it. Steve Jobs had it in spades. So did Margaret Thatcher. No man or woman attains power or … Read more
Handling Bad Employee News: Sensitivity and Caring Are Critical
Breaking emotional or hard news is always tough in a business environment. In smaller companies where the relationships are more closely intertwined, it … Read more