Everyday people go to work, where they put their efforts towards fulfilling the goals of the organization. But how exactly do we keep these individuals committed to achieving these goals? Employees want to know their contribution is valued and truly making an impact. As such, employee engagement really can make all the difference. The key to […]
The simple answer to improved employee engagement [infographic]
There is so much beauty in simplicity. Yet, we so often gravitate towards the complicated. Looking for hidden meanings by extrapolating data, deriving information from complex formulas, and so on. Sometimes our biggest challenge is how to find the simple answer. In the famous words of my favourite doctor, Dr.Seuss, “Sometimes the questions are complicated, […]
How Companies Are Raising the Bar on Workplace Wellness (Infographic)
The thought of adding an employee-sponsored health program (and increasing company costs) may cause some employers to break out in a sweat. But jumping on the corporate wellness bandwagon has more benefits than just producing fitter employees. According to research published in the Harvard Business Review, employees who think their companies treat them well are more more likely to be innovative […]
What Employees Really Think of Performance Evaluations
After the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, researchers from Cornell University studied the facial expressions of the athletes who won gold, silver, and bronze medals. They analyzed footage of ceremonies and television interviews and found that gold medalists seemed the happiest. What a shock, right? But they also noticed something curious: The bronze medalists seemed much […]
How to shift from blame to learning
When things don’t go well in organizational life, it is ever so easy to react by blaming others. For example, we may have a difficult conversation with a co-worker who seems, again, to dismiss our point of view. We wind up feeling “unheard,” frustrated, and possibly even insulted. We react (inwardly, if not outwardly) by […]
Health and Safety – Stop the Workplace Bully
Workplace violence occurs when harmful acts or threats of harmful acts are committed against persons while in their work setting. According to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fact sheet, workplace violence can be anything from verbal threats or abuse, intimidation, or physical acts that result in injuries or homicide. It can occur in any […]
Jumping on the “Employee Engagement” Bandwagon: Part 3
You’ve talked to or surveyed your employees to find out what they would like to see around the office that would make them feel more appreciated or part of the “team.” You researched different Employee Engagement programs to find out which ones could be implemented right away and at little to no cost to the […]
Compensation – Unpaid Interns Can Be Expensive
Taking on Unpaid Interns? Don’t Take on a Lawsuit, Too… “… when a complaint is made, the price of an unlawful internship can be quite high. Failure to pay wages, failure to pay minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest violations, and related penalties and attorneys’ fees and costs can add up quickly.” (Ervin Cohen & […]
Why incompetent people get hired (and promoted)
This whole issue of incompetence is a problem with perception, and may have little to do with the reality of the situation.
Jumping on the “Employee Engagement” Bandwagon: Part 2
Today’s employees want to know and feel that their work matters…regardless of what generation they fall into.