Deloitte recently released its 2015 Global Human Capital Trends report, their annual comprehensive study of HR, leadership, and talent challenges compiled … Read more
Money is the Best Excuse (Even If It Isn’t True) for Your Employees Quitting
Citing money can be the best excuse for leaving an employer, even if it is untrue. One survey blamed voluntary turnover on income. But when an employment … Read more
How to Know If You Are a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Boss
Horrible bosses come in all shapes and sizes. You can probably think of a few previous bosses you’ve had the (dis)pleasure to work for. According to a … Read more
Technology Insights: Why Career Planning Is Now Engagement Software
Career planning is a tough field because there is such a large gap between what employers can offer and what employees want. Employees would like to have a … Read more
How Do You Create a Healthy Culture? It Takes Formalized Values
Is your workplace inspiring, engaging, and productive or frustrating, dull, and stagnant? Or, is it somewhere in between? Effective leaders pay attention … Read more
Employee Loyalty Isn’t Dead Just Yet, But It Takes Work to Keep It Alive
Did you know: The average company loses 20-50 percent of its employee base each year? Or, that 57 percent of Millennials think corporate loyalty is dead? … Read more
Stop Relying on Job Descriptions and Find Candidates You Really Want
Job descriptions, those horribly written, barely comprehensible strings of roughly 500 words of stuff that only barely resembles reality if you squint … Read more
Calm Down, Don’t Worry: A Lesson in Service From Government Workers
Mr. Ron, don’t stress yourself out. We will find it. We always do. You will get a call within 24 hours, the policeman assured me. I live and work in Dubai, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: HighPo’s Are Great, But High Producers Pay the Bills
High Potential, or High Producer? The difference between these two desirable types of recruits or employees are that the High Producer is a proven entity … Read more
What’s More Important to Employees? Base Pay or Recognition?
What’s more to employees important: Base pay, or being appreciated for their work? A recent survey released by Boston Consulting Group polled more than … Read more