A lot of my work lately has been focused in the area of employee engagement. In fact, I’m speaking at a number of conferences this fall, sharing my … Read more
Are You “Done?” You Need Some Fire to Fix Employee Discontentment
“I’m done.” Those words were uttered by Andy Roddick last month at the beginning of the U.S. Open. Tennis is unlike a lot of sports, where the coach or … Read more
News Flash: Recruiting Has the Highest Business Impact of any HR Function
Within most corporate HR functions, the atmosphere is simply too politically charged to even consider raising this powerful question:“Which HR function … Read more
Customer Satisfaction: Why Don’t More Companies Do the Right Thing?
I don’t know if you heard the story about the little 10-year-old girl that was flying unaccompanied on a plane trip** from San Francisco to Traverse City, … Read more
Making a Back to School List? Maybe You Really Need a Back to Work One
Every year right before school starts, I get “school days” nostalgia, especially when I’m being inundated with back to school ads and news … Read more
A Labor Day Lesson: The Importance of Adding Value to Your Job
Editor’s note: Since today is Labor Day in the United States, we thought it appropriate to republish this Classic TLNT post from another Labor Day … Read more
Employee Recognition Gone Wrong: Two Examples of How Not to Do It
Every so often, I’ll write a post about bad employee recognition practices I’ve heard of or read about. Today’s stories made me cringe. Don’t make people … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Are Workers Less Productive Without Their Coffee Fix?
Think you just can’t make it through the morning — or whenever you start your day — without that first cup of coffee? You’re not … Read more
Celebrating Our Work: Why We Should Celebrate More on Labor Day
The U.S. is entering its Labor Day weekend celebration with a Monday holiday next week. My regular readers know I’m Irish, but my team is largely … Read more
5 Tasks to Try on Labor Day (if You Happen to be Working Anyway)
Labor Day (next Monday, Sept. 3) is a national holiday for most of us working in the U.S. If you’re working on Labor Day anyway, here are five important … Read more