October 5th, 2017
Next week, I’m headed off to Las Vegas to speak at and attend the HR Technology Conference. I’ll be spending the week with those who build, consume and generally are interested in technology solutions to human resources problems. If youRead More…
September 29th, 2017
Is it just me or does it seem like we are overcomplicating everything in our workplaces? Policy manuals, competency models, career lattices, even performance appraisals…complicated, often convoluted, stuff. We even make simple things complicated. “Dress appropriately for work” become pagesRead More…
September 8th, 2017
Over the past year or so, the phrase “employee experience” has barged its way into conversations about human resources and employee engagement. This prompted some eye rolling from some who felt like this was just another example of repackaging the sameRead More…
September 1st, 2017
Yesterday, I spent some time at the WELCOA Annual Summit. If you aren’t familiar with the work of WELCOA, you should be. They are one of the leading voices in corporate wellness in the world and they are boldy leadingRead More…
August 24th, 2017
As technology has advanced, it’s become almost too easy and cheap to survey your employees. Gone are the days when surveys were expensive and cumbersome. There are still expensive ways to do it, but you have options. The fact thatRead More…
August 10th, 2017
Over that past few years, I’ve been hearing the idea floated more frequently that employees should be accountable for their own engagement. This is an appealing idea to management because it shifts the burden off of their shoulders (and lordRead More…
August 2nd, 2017
For most of my life, I’ve had a natural curiosity about and pull towards the work of strategy and envisioning the future. I need to understand what’s coming and where we are headed when I’m involved in something that matters.Read More…
July 27th, 2017
Humor me for a moment. I’d like you to pause and consider the following questions. If you’d like bonus points, write down or type your answers out. Ready? Here you go: What is organizational culture (or corporate culture)? What isRead More…
July 4th, 2017
A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in front of a room of people talking about courage. Courage is a topic that I’ve been interested in for years. It is courage that helps us take action in the faceRead More…
June 29th, 2017
Most who measure employee engagement for a living can show you data that links the level of trust in the senior leaders of the organization to overall employee engagement. Most will go so far as to say that trust inRead More…
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