Since this month’s upcoming webinar is on Developing Strategic Habits, I wanted to talk how becoming more valuable and being more strategic are … Read more
Do Careers Pay a Price for Flexibility on the Job?
Not so long ago, a request for flexibility carried with it stigma and a hit to one’s career. Today flex work is in the mainstream, and millions do it … Read more
Getting Ready to Weather the Coming Workforce Shift
Imagine something for me: you’re a manager in an organization, and it could be a conglomerate spanning continents or a “mom and pop” shop or a start-up. … Read more
Employee Engagement? The New Focus Should be Employee Involvement
Employee engagement has emerged as a current buzzword, and countless companies use engagement as a way to measure the level of commitment among their … Read more
The Most Dangerous Word to Use in the Workplace
What is the one thing you can count on a supervisor saying in 99 percent of all performance evaluations? Try. It probably comes in the form of: “You can … Read more
Balancing Pressure and Stress in a High-Performance Culture
High-performance cultures often translate into high pressure environments. The challenge is for that pressure not to create stress. And when you add to the … Read more
How Stories About Overcoming Adversity Can Inspire Your Employees
Seek out heroic stories to unleash your Inner Hero. Share heroic stories with your employees to unleash their Inner Hero. Doing this increases everybody’s … Read more
What Executives Need to Know About Engaging Employees
I greatly enjoyed the summary of Deloitte’s Core Beliefs and Culture survey in ChiefExecutive.net. The importance of company culture and it’s foundation – … Read more
The Remote Work Advantage, or Why a Big Storm Wasn’t a Big Problem
Sometimes when we hear weather reports we tend to turn a blind eye or ear depending upon your medium. This past weekend in the New York City area, we were … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Are These Really the Best Excuses For Being Late?
Over the years, I’ve heard all sorts of excuses from people late to work — some reasonable, some silly, some infuriating. One of my all-time … Read more