This past week I participated as conference chair for the first ever workforce analytics conference in the Middle East — the Workforce Analytics … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Be Careful When You Set Employee Expectations
I’m a longtime advocate of how important it is for employers to tell the absolute truth in the hiring process. When you tell promising applicants the … Read more
What Getting Fired Taught Me About Choosing the Right Candidate
I hate to admit it, but I was fired from my first two jobs out of college. I felt like a failure and was dejected, not knowing why I could not succeed … Read more
10 Ways to Help Your Team to Be a Lot More Productive
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” — Napoleon Hill, motivational writer If you’re not the boss or … Read more
Why Isn’t HR Driving Company Culture?
The other day while with a client, I mentioned something about the organization’s culture, and the client grumpily replied “I’m sick of hearing about the … Read more
How to be a Good Boss – It’s Not as Simple as it Sometimes Looks
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Here’s a great question that I almost … Read more
Rewards Run Amuck: Contests That Demotivate and Destroy the Culture
“We’re adding a little something to this month’s sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? … Read more
Selecting a Personality Assessment Tool May be Hazardous to Your Organization
Have you ever had a bad test experience when applying for a job? If so, you’re in good company. Fact: Many hiring tests are limited in their ability to … Read more
Servant Leadership: It Builds Great Teams and Gets Great Results
Even though it’s been around as a concept for nearly 50 years — and in reality much longer, depending on how you define it — servant leadership has been … Read more
The New Rules of Work? They’re a Waste of Time in the Real World
I’m usually a big fan of Fast Company articles, but one recently seemed like the biggest contrived piece of new-aged garbage, and I just had to share! The … Read more