Don’t you just love it when the business media derails all your good work? The current edition of HR Magazine‘s article Is the Annual Performance … Read more
How Bad is Your Succession Management? This Report May Help You Find Out
“(Some) 84 percent of organizations report having a lack of candidates in the pipeline ready to assume open and critical positions.” That’s not good, … Read more
It’s Not About the Beer When Your Workplace Has a Beer Fridge Culture
“Today’s workforce requires empowerment for inspiration and motivation more than money.” — Shannon Kinney, Founder and CEO of Dream Local “Everything … Read more
How to Learn and Lead When Personal Values Drive Work Behaviors
Our values are our own. Yet, perspective that results from experiences over time can cause us to question, or even alter our values. Given that we like … Read more
The Bane of Businesses: Fighting Learned Helplessness in Your Workforce
A paralyzing virus is lurking within many organizations, and it is solely responsible for countless failed transformations. It answers to the name “learned … Read more
How to Keep Teamwork From Becoming Group Think – and Make Smart Decisions, Too
“Most of us are going through life without interrogating whether our decision-making processes are fit for purpose. And that’s something we need to … Read more
The Growing Importance of Connecting and Staying Relevant
We only allow Internet access from 12-2 pm! We do not allow our employees to access Facebook! We have everything locked down! These were some of my … Read more
What Makes Leaders Successful? They Keep on Growing and Learning
Successful leaders continue to grow and develop on the job. The willingness and ability to learn throughout one’s career is increasingly important as … Read more
Three Things That Leadership Is NOT
Leadership — or the lack of it — has been the theme of the last decade. From political pundits, to convention keynoters, to sports team coaches, everybody … Read more
Instead of Trying to Motivate Your Employees, Help Them Learn How to Change
“How can I motivate my employees to ________ (work harder, be safer, be healthier, participate, etc.)? is a futile question. Research has shown … Read more