If you are like most managers, you don’t relish the thought of giving negative feedback. If you are like most of us, you have also experienced the … Read more
Want High Performance? You Find it by Embracing Employee Variation
By David Creelman Do you remember the person who served you last time you went to McDonald’s? Probably not, and that’s not due to a failing memory. … Read more
11 Good Reasons Why 360 Degree Feedback Simply Doesn’t Work
You might have read about something called 360-degree feedback. Depending on who you read, it gets good, bad, or ugly reviews. People generally agree … Read more
What The Military Can Teach You About Recruiting and Hiring
It’s no secret that the military knows how to recruit. It’s considerably harder to select and prepare people for battle than it is for the boardroom, … Read more
5 Reasons Why Social Performance Is Ideal for the Virtual Workforce
Did you know that more than a third of Americans work from home? It’s fact. According to the American Time Use Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 36 … Read more
What’s Your Worst Workplace Nightmare?
“What’s your worst nightmare – the disaster that you fear most as a compliance officer?” That’s the first question I asked at my Tuesday session at … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The More You Hire Tough, the More You Can Manage Easy
If you’re a manager, who do you want on your team? A bunch of losers who moan and groan about everything, or winners who know what they have to do and are … Read more
Here’s Why It Should ALWAYS be Employee Appreciation Day
Last Friday was Employee Appreciation Day – officially. I have to be honest. Though I’m in the employee appreciation business, I get a bit annoyed by this … Read more
What Great Leaders Know: It’s About Getting the Right People on the Bus
I have been to the mountaintop. This past week, I was in Austin, Texas for TLNT Transform, which was billed as a new type HR conference. While not a … Read more
Weekly Wrap: It’s a Age-Old Question – Would You Hire Meryl Streep?
Let me be honest about this: I’m an older guy (hard to admit that), but I’m not delusional. I know better than anyone that in today’s … Read more