Editor’s note: Brian Fetherstonhaugh is chairman and CEO of OgilvyOne Worldwide, a 5,000+ person digital marketing company. The following is an … Read more
You’ll Improve Engagement If You Develop a Coaching Culture
Employee engagement continues to be a major workplace issue — according to Gallup, only 33.7% of U.S. employees feel engaged at work. The best way to … Read more
Do You Solve the Problem Or Fix the System?
I have referenced W. Edwards Deming before: The system always gives you 100% of what the system is designed to give you. Ninety-four percent of failures … Read more
How Are You Using Your Seat At the Table?
I have 40 years of experience as an HR executive, authored a book about Repurposing HR, and have a healthy following in social media on my articles related … Read more
Building A Great Culture Takes A Leader Who Knows How to MORTAR It Together
The number one driver of employee engagement and workplace performance is culture, so why do so many companies fail at establishing one that wins? When … Read more
What Makes an Employer-of-Choice So Great?
The following is my spin on a Retail Wire opinion piece about what makes a great retailer… Here’s what makes an employer an “employer of … Read more
Sometimes You Need to Slow Down to Go Fast
Regardless of how fast your company is today, the marketplace expects and rewards being faster and more nimble. Current success proves that correct choices … Read more
Why Are You Letting Tolerance Undermine Your Culture?
Leaders will often ask me what they can do to accelerate a change in their culture. As someone who likes to find ways to provide simplicity on seemingly … Read more
How “Doing a Bad Job” May Just Be “Good Enough” to be Great
Demand for speed has overtaken all other priorities, it seems; whether it’s a program, a deliverable, a result, or a change, leaders want it NOW or … Read more
When You’re Feeling Alone, A Mastermind Group Can Help
The mastermind concept came from an admirer of industrialist Andrew Carnegie. Napoleon Hill described the idea in his 1937 book, “Think and Grow Rich,” but … Read more