On The Road With Elements of Successful Organizations
Thursday, 02. 2. 2012 – Category: All Blog Posts
I’ve had a lot of fun recently promoting our new book, Elements of Successful Organizations. We’re selling books at a steady clip on Amazon, and have received great feedback from those who’ve read it. By the way, don’t worry about the “out of stock” message on Amazon. Stock is on its way to them.
I talked [...]
Right Person, Right Place, Right Time
Thursday, 01. 5. 2012 – Category: All Blog Posts, Customer Satisfaction, Workforce Development
I’ve had several outstanding customer experiences in the last two weeks that point to the importance of empowered and engaged employees on the front lines of an organization. I don’t know how these organizations hire or train their people, but I know that the results are working (at least for me). Following is the story [...]
Peace on Earth and Good Will to Workers
Thursday, 12. 22. 2011 – Category: All Blog Posts, Employee Retention, HR Technology, Management Tips
We hosted an interesting tweet chat this week with an illustrious group of HR experts regarding their reflections on 2011 and predictions for 2012. We talked about a variety of issues that have been hot topics in 2011 and that will undoubtedly continue to be important in 2012: employee engagement, closing the skills gap between [...]
Would you (still) marry me?
Wednesday, 11. 30. 2011 – Category: All Blog Posts, Employee Retention
Today is my 26th wedding anniversary. At 6:30 this morning, my husband called me from the road to ask me to marry him. He’s done this every year since 1985, the year I clinched the best deal of my life. And every year I say yes.
This got me to musing about the fundamentals of human [...]
The Pleasures of the Commute
Thursday, 10. 20. 2011 – Category: All Blog Posts, Work Life Balance
Recently, I had a podcast discussion with our board members John Hollon and Sue Meisinger about the benefits of working from home for both the employer and the employee. As the cartoon here illustrates, telework is not an option for all jobs.
I was thinking about that while driving to work this morning. I have a [...]
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