It seems like new challenges for business leaders are surfacing almost daily. In a McKinsey Quarterly survey of senior executives around the world, 85 … Read more
3 Critical Lessons For Top Brass From the Market Basket Meltdown
A billion dollar family business has been rocked by the voting out of the “enemy” relative who all employees love. That’s the story of Market … Read more
A Good Reminder of Why You Always Need to Have a Backup Plan
“It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency.” — Dame Penelope Lively, British author. On the … Read more
Improving Engagement: It’s About Pumping Up Your Culture Muscle
Leaders often struggle with managing approaches to improve engagement and ownership as part of a process that directly impacts results. Company meetings, … Read more
Is the Classic Job Description an Endangered Species?
Several leading business journals recently have declared the job itself, as a vehicle for packaging work, to be on the endangered species list . Commenting … Read more
Rhode Island Latest State to Ban Access to Employee Online Content
By Philip L. Gordon and Joon Hwang Rhode Island recently became the fifth state in 2014 and the 17th state nationwide to enact legislation restricting … Read more
Hiring For Core Values Is a Good Start, But There’s More to It Than That
This won’t be surprising to regular readers of this blog, but I am a firm believer in the importance of hiring people who personally reflect your … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Who on Your Staff Deserves Your Time and Attention?
Who do you spend the most time with? Is it the reliable, self-starters or the mediocre folks who cannot be counted on to get things done on time? If you’re … Read more
2015 Salary Survey: It’s Another Year – and Another Mediocre 3% Increase
Is the U.S. economy really improving? Some people want to think it is, but if you look at the early projections for 2015 salary increases and consider such … Read more
A Message From the Mountaintop on the Value of Work-Life Balance
“Work efficiently during office hours and leave on time. Give the required time to your family, friends, and get proper rest. Value has a value only if … Read more