I’ve been asked a couple of times recently, “Do you think ‘employee engagement’ has become just another business buzzword?” It’s a valid question and one … Read more
Engagement and Retention: One Doesn’t Always Lead to the Other
Retention and engagement have a strange relationship. Engagement can increase retention, but at the same time retention is quite apathetic to engagement. … Read more
7 Big Questions Employees Have About Your Workplace Atmosphere
Standing 726 feet high, and weighing more than 18 Empire State buildings combined, the Hoover Dam is a jaw-dropping wonder of the industrial world. It was … Read more
Trading Restaurant Tips For Better Engagement
Approximately 10 million Americans work in the restaurant industry, and it is one of the few industries where wages can legally be below the federal … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Information and Engagement Go Hand in Hand
Engagement is the key to employee retention and here’s an easy-to-implement, cost-free, way to get some going. Make it a practice to ask your people a … Read more
News Flash From SHRM Las Vegas: Millennials Don’t Want Feedback
Monday’s big keynote speaker at the annual SHRM conference in Las Vegas was the ever popular Marcus Buckingham. Marcus has the great English accent, high … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: A Little Recognition Goes a Long Way
At one of my presentations a while back, the president of a trucking firm shared this great story that illustrates my point about employee recognition. It … Read more
After Years of 3% Increases, Where Have All the Good Raises Gone?
Last month, The New York Times published an article bemoaning the loss of pay raises in favor of one-time bonuses and non-monetary rewards. Cited in the … Read more
Here’s the Real Secret to Employee Retention
What is the one thing that employees hate more than anything else? Change. Bar none, “change” would rank as the most disliked thing that a … Read more
Isn’t LeBron Amazing? Imagine the Impact of Hiring a Similar ‘Game Changer’ Into Your Firm (Part 1 of 2)
Corporate executives don’t have to be sports experts to realize the incredible value that LeBron James has added to the Cleveland Cavalier NBA team in a … Read more