“By the power invested in me, I hearby pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride.” At my 5 am workout last week, I noticed on … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Unconsciously, We’re Recruiting the Wrong Kind of People
New recruiting message: “If you are unhappy or unemployed, don’t bother to apply” I don’t think anyone would seriously think about running an ad with the … Read more
Yes, Change IS Good For Us – It’s The Reality of Modern Leadership
“Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.” — John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist If there’s one … Read more
Weekly Wrap: If You Have to be Laid Off, It Helps If You Worked at Boeing
Nobody in their right mind wants to be laid off, especially now that unemployment benefits that were expanded due to the Great Recession are returning to … Read more
The Brain Drain: Using Technology to Capture Retiring Boomer Knowledge
The Baby Boomer generation has experienced some of the most drastic changes to how we conduct business that the world has ever seen. Among them: … Read more
Can’t Find the Right People? Maybe Bad Hiring Strategies Are to Blame
A few days ago, we found a rather interesting article about ineffective hiring strategies hurting some companies in Minnesota. Specifically, these growing … Read more
Employee Retention Doesn’t Just Happen: Five Keys to a Clear Strategy
What employee retention strategies do you use to engage and retain employees? Research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics bureau show that the average … Read more
Crazy About the Rules? Well, Don’t Practice HR Like a Pharisee
In the old days, the Pharisees were a sect of religious leaders known for emphasizing strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law. Jesus was not … Read more
The New World of Work: It Takes a Very Different Management Mindset
Take a minute and look around you. Gone is your corner office; you’re now sitting between the intern who started last week and your client who works from … Read more
Are You Really Winning the War For Talent Retention?
Losing hurts – especially when it’s the other person who decides to move on. “Regretted turnover” is a metric that some companies now use to track how many … Read more