Bodybuilding is the most narcissistic, self-absorbed ‘sport’ ever conceived. I can offer that critique as a former competitor, promoter of numerous state … Read more
Paid to Think: The Big Benefits of Winning by a Nose
First in a series By David Goldsmith with Lorrie Goldsmith Many decision makers put a lot of pressure on themselves to come up with the next killer idea, … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Women Get More Raises, Still Get Less $$$ Than Men
There’s good news and bad news on the workplace gender gap front. Here’s the good news, according to a new Pay Raise Index from “social … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Much Time Do You Spend on Problem Employees?
Just about every job comes with some bad baggage that has to be handled — and managers seem to get stuck handling a lot more of it than most. … Read more
Frustrated With 360 Degree Surveys? This May be a Better Alternative
The use of 360 degree surveys in business has been around since the 1980’s, and by the late 1990’s, was being used by approximately 90 percent of Fortune … Read more
In Praise of Performance Observations for Managers
What do you do, as a manager if you spot an employee doing something well in your business? What do you do if you spot them doing something badly? I am … Read more
The Bullying Dilemma: Is It Behavior Entrenched in Corporate Culture?
First of two parts One of the subjects we have been studying and researching for quite some time is the phenomena called “bullying in the … Read more
Want to Drive the Bottom Line? It Takes Getting People Processes Right
I’ve written fairly often on research showing the connection between employee engagement or employee enablement and the bottom line. Thanks to a post on … Read more
It’s a Global Problem: The Struggle to Find (and Pay) Critical-Skill Employees
We’ve been hearing a lot about the skill shortage among workers, but just in case you don’t really believe it, here’s more research that … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The Top 8 Qualities Employers Want in Their Workers
As a long-time manager and executive, I know this to be true: Every manager has a list (at least one in the back of their brain) of the qualities they want … Read more