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

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
Retention and engagement have a strange relationship. Engagement can increase retention, but at the same time retention is quite apathetic to engagement. … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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