The way we do work is always changing. As new technology continually makes us more efficient, and evolving collaboration strategies have a noticeable … Read more
How HR Leaders Can Get the Most Out of Their Engagement Efforts
If you’re a human resources executive, there’s a good chance maintaining or improving employee engagement is on your list of your department’s 2015 goals. … Read more
The Time is Right: Millennial Achievers to Need Step Up and Lead
I’ve been writing and speaking about Millennials since they first made their way into the workplace as teenagers in 1998. Since then, I’ve interacted with … Read more
How Do You Get People to Work Harder? Just Turn Them Loose
Here’s a fundamental question: How do you get people to work? Answering fundamentally, you form a contract with them consisting of a set amount of … Read more
The Huge Importance of Mentors in Developing Top Talent
Those of us lucky enough to have had a strong mentor figure at some point in our lives know how important they can be to career development, personal … Read more
Talent Management Gone Wrong: When It’s All’s Well That Ends Well
In May, I wrote about a young man who had been identified by a Fortune 100 firm as a high potential and placed into a leadership development program to … Read more
Are You Ready For “The Year of the Retention Challenge?”
I love my job. Every day, I get to help people find ways to make their work environments and culture more appreciative, grateful and purpose-driven. That’s … Read more
Common Myths That Are Getting in the Way of Good Leadership
People are promoted because they’re good at their jobs. Being in a leadership position is a very different job, for which most are not trained. Why they’re … Read more
Technology Insights: HR Tech That’s Not Really For HR
The most important theme I detected in HR technology this past year is a shift from HR focused applications to business focused applications. … Read more
Five Things Your Co-Workers Really Wish That You Knew
“There’s no “I” in team.” — Classic American teamwork slogan “No, but there’s a ‘me’ if you move a few letters around.” — Sarcastic response When was the … Read more