Are Sick Days Killing Your Business?
Do your employees drag themselves to work, hacking and coughing and spreading the bug to everyone else in your company? Do you provide flu shots for your employees? Do you provide working from home opportunities for people who are feeling under the weather? What is your policy toward human beings who get sick from time-to-time? […]
Picking Team Favorites Is Not A Bad Idea for Leaders
One of the best things about our Facebook Team Building Success Business page and our LinkedIn activity is the stimulating conversations we engage in around the topic of Team Culture and Team Dynamics. One of the topics of discussion is whether leaders should instill the feeling that all team members are unique and add value. […]
Ben & Jerry’s: Cultivating A Human Culture in Business
A business associate from London and I were having breakfast when she said, “At Will employment is inhuman. Isn’t that an excuse for bad bosses to shirk their responsibility to their employees by simply cutting their losses any time they want to?” I think so. When poor leadership planning and decisions result in layoffs or […]
When is it Time to Bring an Outside Consultant into Your Workplace?
It happens to all organizations – big and small. They see their bottom lines starting to shrink, the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, bickering and rumor mongering is running amuck. The corporate culture is becoming hostile with legal implications and team cohesion is almost nonexistent. As businesses emerge from one […]
When Doing Your Job Means Customers Are Unhappy Is Bad For Business
TIGERS advocates for empowered employees who can solve problems at their work level. This means that they have the power to provide excellent customer service, solve problems and resolve issues. However, behind many poor customer service experiences there is an employee following protocol—and most are not happy about it, according to a recent Maritz Research […]
Who is Preparing The Workforce for Future Job Skills?
Summary: Global Survey Results — HR is failing to prepare the workforce for future job skills demands; Almost 1/3 of employees feel insecure in jobs as result. Lumesse, a global leader in integrated talent management solutions, today announced the results of an independent survey it commissioned of 750+ HR leaders from across the globe (250+ from […]
Thriving in the Wake of the Great Recession: Part 3 – What is Possible
This is the 3rd part of a 3 part series blog where I provide insight on how businesses and organizations can move forward quickly after a debilitating recession to regain profitability and retain their top performing employees. Research collected from the past 3 recessions by the Harvard Business Review showed that only 9% of businesses […]
Thriving in the Wake of the Great Recession: The Challenges Ahead
As the nation emerges from one of the longest recessions in recent history, businesses are finding themselves wading through unprecedented waters. The newly emerging economy is experiencing slower than usual growth, high unemployment rates, a struggling global economy, and strapped financial options to boost capital expenditures. Are there insights into thriving in the wake of […]
Achievers Program For Recognizing Employee Engagement
Does your company have a Manager of Employee Engagement? It appears more companies are developing this job title. Software has also been developed to help leaders manage employee engagement through non costly forms of employee recognition. One of them was developed by Achievers. Achievers has also developed an annual recognition program for the Most Engaged Workplaces in […]
Why Do Employees Around The World Believe Employers Are Violating Overtime Rules?
It appears that hourly employees around the world believe that their employers are violating overtime rules. A good number of authorities are weighing in on the issue. Paul DeCamp, national chair, wage and hour practice, Jackson Lewis LLP, and former Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division says, “Seeing that significant […]