Communication Excellence The art of communication is the language of leadership. Excelling in communication is one of the top consistently rated traits of distinguished leaders. On a daily basis leaders work with people whose opinions, values, beliefs and [ … ] Read More
Does employee job satisfaction really matter? More precisely, does job satisfaction have a significant impact on job performance and organizational commitment? The short answer is – most definitely. Sometimes we forget that people work for people, [ … ] Read More
Hiring, growing and retaining employees is on everyone’s mind nowadays. Much of that has to do with fostering a culture of employee career management. Yes, there is a definite demand for people with rare and/or well-developed skill sets. [ … ] Read More
Rule #1 is clear AND supremely counterintuitive when hiring great people- Don’t ever, ever hire somebody just like yourself. Why is that so hard? And what has happened to executives and companies that did that? As management [ … ] Read More
The third Friday of each August is “Hug Your Boss Day.” This year Friday, September 4th will highlight workplace relationships, value employee/boss relationships while answering the question – Will you hug your boss today? In the late 1950’s [ … ] Read More
Tuesday, August 5th is Work like a Dog Day. Work like a Dog Day honors and recognizes the hardest working people among us. The fact that the day is celebrated on August 5th suggests that we [ … ] Read More
The Navy SEALS is all about WE Recently I’ve been reading and thinking about how certain structured groups relate to successful business models. In particular, I was considering the ME culture that exist in some organizations [ … ] Read More
Let that Geek Flag fly—it’s Embrace Your Geekness Day! Did you and the geeks in your life know that Monday July 13th is Embrace Your Geekness Day? This day celebrates that little bit of geekiness in us [ … ] Read More
What is a sacred cow? “Sacred cow” is an idiom based on the understanding of how highly regarded cows are in Hindu culture. In Western culture the “metaphorical” sacred cow may be individuals, institution organization, business [ … ] Read More
As Jimmy Fallon would say – this is what everyone’s talking about……. in this case it is the talent shortage. Is this the same thing as what was once called ‘The War on Talent’? Not exactly. IMHO – [ … ] Read More