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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: Part 2 – A Way Through

This is the 2nd part of a 3 part blog series on where we take a hard look at organizational survival rates after historic recessions. In last week’s blog, I reported some stark statistics revealed by the Harvard Business Review (HBR). Over the last 3 recessions, approximately 80% of companies had not regained their prerecession […]

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 […]

A Study of Ten Key Factors That Contribute To Employee Engagement

What are the keys to employee engagement? What drives employees to come to work on a Monday morning charged up and ready to go? A recent compilation of data received from 281 companies and over 970,500 employees points to 10 key factors that contribute to employee engagement. The survey was conducted by Peter Barron Stark.  Companies with […]

Do Names Impact Team Building Effectiveness?

What does diversity mean for workforce effectiveness? According to a new study that workers with more complex names are less favored than Smith, Jones and John. In a rapidly growing global workforce what are the implications? And, what are the implications for team cohesiveness, empathy, workforce tolerance and unity? Having a simple, easy-to-pronounce name is […]

Has Civility Left The Building in Many Workplace Cultures?

Earlier this year, I conducted a survey of over 2800 HR professionals worldwide. I polled these business professionals to see what organizational values would emerge as top priorities to improve workplace relationships between employees and managers.   The results of the TIGERS survey ‘Trust and Communication’ seem to have good timing as there have been several […]

Civility in the Workplace Can Be Linked to Employee Absenteeism

Here’s an interesting statistic for HR Executives and Leadership Teams.  Employee absenteeism costs an estimated $225.8 billion a year in lost productivity in the United States.  This is a faily hefty chunk of change. So what prompts an employee to “call in sick?”  Are they really sick? When a co-worker uses the expression, “I need a […]

Key Workplace Values

What organizational workplace values are key in today’s workplace environment? Well …. I decided to take the bull by the horns and asked the people who know best … HR professionals. Conducting my own research based survey; I wanted to see what workplace values would emerge as top priorities for improving workplace relationships.  With the […]