Today at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT is the second episode of TLNT Radio. You can listen to it live from the web or you can dial in to (818) 572-8036 to listen to … Read more
July 4: A Day to Remember Employees and Their Workplace Contributions
I had the pleasure recently of meeting David Zinger, founder of the Employee Engagement Network and thought leader on engagement, in Dublin. In a good … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Lessons About Workplace Strategy, Age, and Experience
Recently, my 8 year old granddaughter challenged me to a game of Blokus, a strategy game for two players. I had never played before, but the game is quite … Read more
LinkedIn Fires Back, Cuts Off Access to BranchOut, Monster’s BeKnown
Another shot has been fired in the war to own the social career networks — TechCrunch reported that LinkedIn has cut off access to its data to both … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Humana Says it Will No Longer Hire Smokers in Arizona
Remember the carrot and stick approach to employee health care benefits — rewarding good behavior while punishing that which was considered bad? The … Read more
Employee Development: Do You Pay to Grow Them, or Pay More to Get Them?
I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately about development vs. performance. How much money should you put into an employee to get out of them the performance … Read more
Why the Most Popular Recognition Programs Can be the Least Effective
How important is recognition to employees? A recent study out of Australia reported “employees value their bosses’ ability to give good feedback and … Read more
Are Your Employees Really Cut Out For Virtual Work?
Telecommuting can attract and retain employees. It can even save you money. But not all employees or companies are cut out for virtual work. Providing the … Read more
Demand Straight Talk – Ambiguity Causes Workplace Anger and Anxiety
By Thomas J. DeLong During World War II, Winston Churchill was marking up a classified document that the Allied Forces generals were waiting for in order … Read more
The Gap Between Committed and Done: It’s About Managing the Process
This is the second article in my series, What Good General Managers DO I opened the series with a note that a Good General manager makes sure s/he has the … Read more