Is your company looking for simple ways to better appreciate your employees this year? From my research in working with employee groups across the country, … Read more
New Year’s Trends Are Captivating, But It Takes a Vision to Make Them Work
If you are anything like me, you enjoy the articles of trends to watch in 2016, what HR should look like in 2020, and what the blue chips are up to. There … Read more
Would Your Employees Keep Working If They Won the Powerball?
You and I didn’t win the Powerball jackpot on Saturday. Now we’re back at work and the Lotto officials are estimating Wednesday’s drawing to be worth $1.3 … Read more
The Challenges in Creating Truly Authentic Employee Engagement
I was reading a recent Forbes article that discussed the distinction between employees’ authentic engagement versus scripted service in creating an … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 3 Ways to Help Keep Your Best People Happy and On Board
In the midst of an ever-tightening labor market, employee retention is a hot topic once again. Here are a few ideas about how you can boost employee morale … Read more
Do Your Employees Grow and Then Go? It’s a Self-Defeating Pattern
Lack of opportunity for personal growth or career development is the No. 1 reason that employees leave a company. So what’s it like in your organization? … Read more
The No. 1 Reason You Want Happy Workers? It Boosts Your Bottom Line
We all know that happy employees are much more productive and creative at their jobs than their unhappy counterparts. Yet, according to Gallup, unhappy … Read more
When You Hire From the Outside, Does It Mean Your Organization Failed?
Henry Ward, the CEO of eShares, wrote a post on Medium recently titled How to Hire. It’s a great piece from an executive point of view regarding the … Read more
Gen Xers: Skills, Strengths, and Shortcomings
Fair or not, most Gen Xers see themselves as the older, responsible child doing dishes and taking out the trash while the baby boomers and millennials … Read more
Employee Engagement? It’s Just a Meaningless, “Feel Good” Business Metric
My company helps customers decrease turnover or increase employee performance using predictive analytics. During these assignments we identify existing … Read more