Every employee who works for you will eventually arrive at a crucial intersection, if they haven’t already. At that point, you hope they turn right and … Read more
First Rule of Management: Everyone Doesn’t Have to Know Everything
In an article from Psychology Today titled, Help — My Boss Is Incompetent!, Beverly D. Flaxington writes: “They [incompetent managers] may not know which … Read more
A Recognition Basic: Sometimes, It’s Just About Noticing Colleagues Efforts
Above and beyond – that’s a common theme for what types of employee contributions should be recognized. And it’s a good theme. This is so important to some … Read more
Five Great Out-of-the-Box Ways to Engage Your Employees
It’s no secret that employee engagement drives productivity in the workplace. In fact, organizations with a high level of engagement reported having 21 … Read more
Do You Really Need to Write an HR Policy For THAT?
My husband calls them “blond moments” when he shows me a cartoon and I don’t get it. I’m also a bit gullible when I read spoofs and satires. No, thank you … Read more
Want a Good Measure of a Company? It’s How They Treat Those Who Quit
I left my first post-college professional position after a little over four years on the job. In that time, I had worked my tail off for the organization … Read more
Why You Need to Make Hiring a One-Day Affair
The average time to fill an average job in the United States is 25 days. Unfortunately, in many cases top candidates are no longer available after 10 days. … Read more
Five Signs That You’re Really Ready for Talent Analytics
Unquestionably, Talent Analytics is all the rage these days. Everyone’s talking about it, but have HR departments truly embraced analytics yet? Should … Read more
Is Employee Engagement Really As Bad As the Surveys Say It Is?
Why is it that every other article I read on employee engagement begins by quoting alarming figures on the state of the global workforce? They all seem to … Read more
What You’ll Get at the HPW Summit: Great Leaders, But Great Thinkers, Too
Here is one thing that is clear about TLNT’s High Performance Workforce Summit May 6-7 in Atlanta: It’s a conference filled with great talent … Read more