Negotiations, confrontation and potentially unwarranted employee pride — this is perhaps some of the most anxiety-ridden aspects of performance … Read more
Five Really Good Reasons to Give HR a Little Love
Poor HR gets so much hate. Sadly, some of it is justified, but there’s also a lot to appreciate about HR. For example: 1. We know more than you think I’m … Read more
The Best Thing You Can Ask Employees to Keep Them Engaged
A great workplace culture does more than merely share timely and relevant information with its employee — it goes to great lengths to listen to them … Read more
Six Ways to Train Your Team to Make Smart Decisions Fast
Senior leaders can’t be everywhere all the time, and when their direct reports can’t make a decision without asking them first, they risk losing the client … Read more
Do Your Talent Managers Know a Real Superstar When They See One?
Tt goes by many names: The A-player, The Game-Changer, The Superstar. Notice the sports theme? Maybe it’s because companies scout these candidates like … Read more
Want Productive, Engaged Team Members? Create Workplace Dignity and Respect
How do leaders and team members treat each other in your workplace today? Do they interact respectfully and civilly, or aggressively and selfishly — … Read more
The Key to Engaged Employees? It’s Mainly About Better Communication
Harvard Business Review recently sponsored an Interact/Harris Poll of around 1,000 U.S. employees that asked them to rank their top complaints about … Read more
Blowing up the Annual Performance Review? Start with the Annual Engagement Survey
The Washington Post said it best: “Big business is falling out of love with the annual performance review. Some of the world’s most admired organizations, … Read more
Our SourceCon Family – How to Make The SourceCon Conference Feel Like Home by @SourcingShannon
I remember my first SourceCon conference as if it were yesterday – except it was almost four years ago in Santa Clara, California. The leaves were finally … Read more
The 3% Raise Dilemma, or Would You Jump Off a Skyscraper If Everyone Else Did?
OK, the title of this post is the NYC version of the age-old question, and the one I’m most familiar with you may have heard (or used): “If all … Read more