What the rise of the individual means to your business
“Companies with a strong mission and purpose outperformed the S&P 500 by 8-fold over a 20 year period,” says Deloitte/Bersin in their 2018 report, “The Rise of the Individual in…
It Doesn’t Pay To Be Cheap
If there is one word that cuts through the complexity of employee compensation, it’s fairness. Fair pay for the actual work, and fair pay in relation to colleagues and market…
Culture + employment brand = talent advantage
Culture permeates every workplace, but it’s invisible if you don’t pay attention to it. How would you describe yours? Would employees say the same? Becoming a “best” company, “cool”…
Why you need a strategic HR
Until now, high-level strategy meetings ended with an afterthought something like “…and, oh yea, we better tell HR …” HR was traditionally seen as a cost center, relegated to administrative…
CEOs list Talent as #1 Concern for 2018
Hiring in 2018? You are not alone! Vistage Reports that CEO optimism has reached historic levels, and the percentage of CEOs (72%) planning to expand their workforce in the coming…
Exit autopilot and hit refresh
We regularly refresh our memories, our screens, our drinks… Too often we let our relationships drift into autopilot, especially our closest ones. This is the time of year we start…
How to make workplace diversity happen with big benefits
Diversity Community Population Business People Concept One of the many factors that the best and brightest weigh before accepting your job offer is the level of diversity in your…
Why Don’t We All Just Be Nice?
Requiring people to be nice to each other shows pure business acumen. There’s an enormous cost associated with incivility at work and tremendous benefit that comes with respectful behaviors.…
Don’t Trust Your Gut—Assess and Be Sure
Your people are your greatest assets, and the people you hire to create and manage all of your other assets. Thinking about it in this way, who can argue…
Do Ask, Do Tell
Most bosses are shocked when an employee presents them with a two-week notice. In particular, those who manage from the boardroom commonly just assume that staff are happy, fulfilled, and…