An engineering manager I’ll call Geoff was sent to his company’s Mexican subsidiary to direct a team of engineers. His job was to get a production line up … Read more
Why Aren’t You Driving the People Strategy?
As captain of the organization, your role is to make bets on strategy as well as bigger bets on the people to carry out that strategy. This is the … Read more
Rewarding People For Results Is a Mistake
Beware of people who say things like, “I’m the sort of person who likes to get things done.” They almost always make this remark when trying to impress an … Read more
10 Success Tips For Today’s Digital Age Companies
Note: This is part two of a two part series on what’s required for companies to be successful in the digital age. Part one is here. The rules for … Read more
The New Rules For Business Success In the Digital Age
Note: This is part one of a two part series on what’s required of successful leadership in the digital age. Part two posts tomorrow. Leadership of … Read more
Training Managers to Talk about Pay is a Blind Spot
One of the most frustrating statements for employees to hear from their managers is this: “HR wouldn’t let me do it and I don’t really know why.” And … Read more
It’s Not the Data, But What You Do With It That Matters
Picture this: It’s a Friday morning, and five senior executives walk into a conference room to meet with the CEO — Operations, Sales, Finance, … Read more
The Robots Are Coming. What Are You Doing About It?
I hope you didn’t miss yesterday’s post about the World Government Summit and its full day Global Dialogue for Happiness. I know it sounds like … Read more
The Disappointing News About Employee Engagement
Last month I wrote about the new Gallup report, State of the American Workplace, and discussed some of its broader findings. This week, I’m digging … Read more
Why HR Can’t Lead Cultural Change
Edgar Schein and the subject of organizational culture are forever linked due to his pioneering efforts in the field. His hallmark book, Organizational … Read more