Removing Obstacles to Success
April 1, 10:04 am
Last year at this time I started posting cool things to do with your employees each month. Some months got missed, but we’ll fill them in this year. This year I’ll probably add some cool things to do for each month, and we’ll start by adding to my list from last April. Here goes:
Naturally, April […]
March 14, 2:23 pm
We love new inventions, and the Internet is one of them. Rank it up there with the light bulbs, the wheel, and 18volt power drivers on the list of AWESOME inventions. But the Internet if vastly different than those other inventions–because YOU play a part in it. Web-based services are now ubiquitous, and only God knows how many pages of info […]
March 11, 3:54 am
Why are the employees staying? Why are they leaving?
Kathy Gurchiek, writing at SHRM’s website, cites a recent employee survey of North American Workers about why they “do” and “don’t” stay with a job. The #1 reason people leave? By a huge margin – Lack of Career Advancement Opportunities.
Here are the top four reasons people leave […]
February 14, 7:39 pm
I’m finding myself laughing over a book titled The Myth of Leadership by Jeffrey Nielsen. The book came out in 2004, but I’ve only recently become aware of it. Actually, it’s an ironic laugh. Nielsen suggests that companies:
a) hire fewer consultants, and
b) place more trust in the wisdom of their own employees.
It’s ironic because hiring fewer consultants can […]
November 28, 4:32 am
Think back through all your performance reviews – if you’ve ever had one at all. Most people tell me their reviews fall way short of expectations. Not in terms of what kind of marks the person received, but in terms of how incomplete the review process seems to be.
Essentially, more often than not, employees report walking away from reviews […]
November 7, 4:40 am
My past several posts on Urgency Addiction [1, 2] touched on the how and why of the matter. Now I’d like to talk about beating workplace stress – which usually involves a change in how we think.
Factoid: People who regularly complain about all the stress in their life may be addicted to the adrenaline that […]
November 5, 4:40 am
November is American Indian Heritage Month — perfect for engaging a little history on Thanksgiving. (See the History Channel’s webpage on the First Thanksgiving.)
November 9 is National Sweet Tooth Day. Perfect for bringing in all the last remnants of Halloween candy. You could also pass out ballots so people can vote on their favorite sugary […]
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