It’s hard to improve employee engagement without having an accurate picture of where things stand in the first place. Many managers rely on employee … Read more
Closing the Engagement Gap
Employees can be a very big recruiting resource A recent report by PR firm Weber Shandwick — Employees Rising: Seizing the Opportunity in Employee … Read more
Are You Ready For the Coming Decade of Change and Innovation?
I used to love that little Volkswagen Bug, the “Love Bug” named Herbie that many early Gen Xers like me remember vividly. Herbie was the … Read more
Driving Workplace Culture: Is Yours All About “Me” or “We?”
Years ago, NASA ran a series of experiments on the best way to make decisions. They used a series of survival scenarios, and asked individuals in a large … Read more
How Good Are You, and How Much Good Is Your Company Doing?
When you hear the word “good,” what do you think of? How do you define it? The natural inclination is to describe “good” as the opposite of “bad,” but … Read more
Managing vs. Coaching? In Today’s Workplace, You Really Need Both
“Seek opportunities to show you care. The smallest gestures often make the biggest difference.” — John Wooden, longtime UCLA men’s basketball coach … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: What Can You Learn from Your Last Hiring Mistake?
Every poor performer and bad hire can be traced to a flaw in the hiring system and represents an opportunity to improve that system. Think about your most … Read more
Why You Need a Resilient Workforce in Today’s Economy
Do you realize how important it is for you to have a resilient workforce? Do you realize your company’s success depends on this? And, do you recognize the … Read more
Leaders Get More Out of People When They Don’t Wear the Crown
“She said to me… ‘you might be president of PepsiCo, you might be on the Board of Directors, but when you enter this house you’re the wife, you’re … Read more
You Want to Work In HR? Are You Ready to Change the Status Quo?
I am meeting more people these days who want to work in HR and I usually ask them why – not because I don’t think it’s a good idea, but because HR’s role … Read more