Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’ll be reposting each of the top … Read more
Workforce Training Is Important, But Job Shadowing Is Critical
These days, roles in most white-collar teams have become so specialized that no single person can learn everything needed to keep the team’s work processes … Read more
Last Word: Jack Welch Says Micromanagement Is Good – and I Believe Him
Leave it to Jack Welch, father of the famous rank-and-yank system, to defend micromanagement. The former General Electric CEO is known for a lot of things, … Read more
More Reasons Why the Employee Happiness Doesn’t Drive Productivity
Second of two parts Yesterday, I gave you A Dozen Good Reasons You Should Be Cautious About Employee Happiness. My point was that the current focus on … Read more
What a Few Handshakes Told Me About HR’s Ability to Drive Change
My dad wanted a boy. He had me, and only me: a girl. It took me a while to figure that dynamic out. I guess it finally hit as I headed off to Marine Corps … Read more
A Dozen Good Reasons You Should be Cautious About Employee Happiness
First of two parts Ever since the Declaration of Independence, “the pursuit of happiness” has been a national goal. Only recently, however, has a more … Read more
Why Does It Take Forever to Fill a Job Requisition?
One of the most important facts you need to embrace in 2016 is that it will take you forever to fill a requisition. There are a ton of reasons. No matter … Read more
Are You Ready For the Era of the Empowered Employee?
Indeed.com, the biggest job site in the world, commissioned an end-of-year study showing that more than 50 percent of U.S. workers are thinking of making a … Read more
How Leaders Can Really Zap Team Morale
What’s the WORST thing leaders can do to kill the spirit of people who work with and for them? It’s not incompetence. Smart employees can tolerate bosses … Read more
The Importance in Mapping Out Employee Accountability
“How do I get my people to be more accountable for results?” is the essential question from a recent post over at the Harvard Business Review. It’s the … Read more