Employee Engagement
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Should you use a “strategic leak” approach?
Last Thursday, I was honored to lead the Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) Breakfast discussion regarding how to move an organization forward after a Reduction In Force (RIF). The audience was full of experienced HR professionals who openly shared their practices. One of the most interesting topics [...]
Renew Staff Motivation in a Down Economy
Regardless of what Newsweek says, the recession is still affecting businesses and the people that make those businesses run. One of the challenges in this environment is dealing with the migration to what I call the “New Normal”. Basically, I’m talking about what a business or an organization looks and feels like after a change [...]
Business Babble: The Art of Being Unaccountable
We’ve all heard it for years. “We need to empower our associates to attain optimal outcomes as measured on our balanced score card. According to our strategy map, our KPIs are aligned and all we have to do is stop strategizing and start executing. We know that we are built to last, [...]
People Matter! Three Key Challenges for Executives
I gave this presentation about 6 months ago to a group of CFO’s. It went well so I thought I’d share it with all of you.
The three challenges are:
1. Ability to Lead and Influence
No surprise here but my slant on it is the self awareness that has to occur in order for executives to truly [...]
Isn’t “culture” some sort of bacteria?
I’ve always had to take an antibiotic when my culture came back positive for strep throat. Isn’t there something we can give people to cure them of their old way of thinking? Organizational culture change just can’t be that impossible, can it?
One of the worst assumptions executives can make is to assume that [...]