“One of my favorite tricks is to conduct most of my meetings standing up. I find it to be a much quicker way of getting down to business, making a … Read more
How Recognition Can Align Values — and Drive a “One Company” Culture
There’s an interesting post over at strategy+business that takes a look at the barriers that large companies have in achieving one deceptively simple goal: … Read more
A Sobering Look at How Work — and Workers — Are Changing Globally
I’m a big fan of the SHRM Foundation. The resources they put in the hands of HR professionals all over the world are impressive. They do this by funding … Read more
Making Sure Quality Doesn’t Get Crunched When Employees Are Short on Time
In this new economy, time is the commodity that is the most prized. Seldom do you run into a colleague or associate who is looking for a way to fill some … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Taking a Business From Riches to Rags in 5 Short Months
Here are some priceless insights for all business owners and managers from the restaurantowner.com Discussion Forum. I sold my 15 year old profitable, … Read more
Respect Is the Key to Leading a Multi-Generational Workforce
Half (50 percent) of the world’s population is now under 30 years old, and those born between 1980 and 2000 will soon make up the largest segment of the … Read more
How Employees Are Using Social Media to Fight Workplace Harassment
By Eric B. Meyer It’s almost 2016. By now, who among us: the lawyers, the HR professionals, the owners, has yet to deal with an allegation of workplace … Read more
It’s OK if You Don’t LOVE Your Work
Every time I hear some highly successful person, whether they are business person, movie star, writer, professional athlete, artist or reality TV star say, … Read more
Take It From Taylor Swift: It’s High Time to End the Millennial Bashing
Taylor Swift doesn’t care if you think she’s part of the “Me” generation. She flew in the face of all of our careful quantitative analyses of the so-called … Read more
When All Employees Feel Empowered, the Entire Organization Benefits
“I was raised to treat the janitor with the same respect as the CEO.” That quote was from Janelle Monae at the recent BET awards ceremony, in which she … Read more