Employee satisfaction: One thing matters the most
“Happy at work? I need them heads down, nose to the grindstone, hitting their goddamn targets!” Continue Reading
Employee Performance
Employee engagement model: Community of strategy
It’s less about managing through spreadsheets and software programs, and more about understanding how you engage with people and let ideas be heard. Continue Reading
Career conversations: Can we make this a thing?
So, let’s get this straight. Business is supposed to be about growth and looking forward. New potential and opportunities, right? But … we evaluate employees using a method that only looks backward. Hmm. Maybe it’s time to fix that. Continue Reading
Personnel problems lose you about $15.5M/year
Kicking stuff to HR = hitting you right in the wallet. Continue Reading
How to motivate your team: Let’s strip away the bullshit
It’s a lot about money, Daniel Pink keynote speeches be damned. But it’s not ALL about money, no. Continue Reading
A bad employee? There’s no such thing.
We train managers to think of complex, variable issues in very black-and-white (“Send him to HR!”) terms, and that’s a problem. Continue Reading
Employee evaluation: The comedy of removing it
What happens when you replace a bad idea with no idea? Nothing better. Continue Reading
Employee performance: A pervasive myth
We let ourselves believe a lot of things about work, and how people relate to work, that aren’t really true. Continue Reading