Why people hate their boss
People filled out surveys about their boss and often put “please retire or quit.” That’s not good. Continue Reading
Employee Engagement
Why is it so complicated for people to understand Google’s people success?
Stop treating people like farm animals and you’ll do alright for yourself. Continue Reading
You can’t build employee engagement with software
I’m of two minds on this, I guess, because I have seen software/interface programs designed at upping the ante on feedback and engagement. Many of them are sleek and well-designed, and I think there might be decent adoption rates and… Continue Reading
Employee Engagement: You might “get it,” but the person next to you doesn’t
What I’m about to say is not a particularly deep thought by any means, so apologies in advance for potentially wasting your time. I’ll keep it rather short, though. I promise. I’ve written enough words to drown a sea of… Continue Reading
Do these five things well and you’ll make money and keep your best people
This is a great post by Josh Bersin at Forbes if you’re the type of person who believes in employee engagement and the development of corporate culture, which you might not be. (This might be your attitude.) I recommend you… Continue Reading
68 percent of managers AREN’T engaged in their employees’ career development. WTF?
Right Management — a subdivision of Manpower Group — did a survey about career development and managers’ roles within it. Here are the results. Here’s probably the section you should pop a couple of Ambien before you read: According to the… Continue Reading
So wait, doesn’t the existence of consultants imply a lack of business trust in employees?
A couple of quick stories before we get going here: 1. Used to work with a kid who hated the sheer idea of consultants (like someone in Office Space). Whenever something happened in his office, he’d snark to the senior… Continue Reading
Your job isn’t supposed to be fun. But it can have purpose.
There’s nothing in your contract about fun, but you should know how your work relates to the broader purpose. Continue Reading