How good are the people who work for your company? An honest, objective answer to that question would likely have you describing a statistical bell curve: … Read more
In the Workplace and Around the World, Language Mangling is Universal
A friend of mine is certainly no linguistic scholar but over the years, she’s learned to communicate in several languages other than English. The biggest … Read more
How to Stop Killing Your Employees’ Desire (and Ability) to Work
Are you killing your employees’ desire to work? I don’t mean, are you giving them too much work? Often, that’s a challenge employees can rise to. No, I … Read more
6 Ways to Retain Remote Workers – and Make Them Feel Part of the Team
Working from home is a growing phenomenon in the modern work arena. A virtual workforce offers many benefits for employers — for instance, it reduces … Read more
Forget Entitled Workers; What Are Employers Actually Entitled To?
The most common adjective used by today’s employers to describe the young emerging workforce is “entitled.” While there are many exceptions and … Read more
Survey: Successful Companies Have an Employee-Focused Culture
It’s not often that you get a worldwide look at how organizations assess and handle talent, but the new Global Assessment Trends Report from SHL (a … Read more
The 10 Deadly Sins of Talent Management … That Can Quickly Bring Your Organization Into Mediocrity
Talent wins. If you look at the most admired and successful companies all around the world, those who have figured this out and found a way to get the best … Read more
Is the War For Talent Returning? Yes, It May Already Be Underway
The “War For Talent” is one of those concepts that has been overused and over analyzed in the past, but as many have noted, it never really … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Do You Help People Get Where They Want to Go?
Do you help people get to where they want to go? And will they go out of their way to help you get where you want to go? How many of you, as managers, can … Read more
Employee Retention: 5 Things to Help Stop the Employee Job Hop
They didn’t do anything special for your birthday. They didn’t remember your anniversary. And after you invested so much time, they didn’t take your … Read more