You have a payroll budget. We get it. But you may be spending more in operations costs by being a miser with your compensation, especially when it comes to top talent. And you may be (You are) handling employee departures all wrong…costing you even more. Learn what you should be doing instead.
Read MoreThinking of moving to real-time feedback? Or at least moving away from the old annual performance reviews? Before you do, learn from our experience and take care of these 6 things to give you the greatest chance of success in your new endeavor. And BTW, it’s worth it! :-)
Read MoreRetention metrics are a good way to tell you how many people leave, but it doesn’t tell you why. Assuming retention defines how great a place is to work is a false indicator. How a company handles turnover can tell you more about the company than how many people leave.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, my friend had a dog named, Cinders. This is his story of difficulty and triumph…and what it taught me about teams. We can all learn from the adaptability of others and sometimes, it’s good to realize when to stop fighting something…
Read MoreIntrinsically we know feedback is important, but do you know how feedback to your managers helps profit? Or how your next generation of leaders want feedback? We do…
Read MoreMost companies reward bravado, confidence, and arrogance. But real leadership that engages people, engenders loyalty, and cements high performing teams is rooted in humility, listening, and connecting. Do you have the courage to listen?
Read MoreRevamping your performance management can do more than give you a better picture of where your greatest talent is, it can also show you were your greatest risks are as well. Bottom up feedback might be your biggest asset you aren’t using to mitigate racial, sexual, financial, and other legal pitfalls.
Read MoreA lot of companies mistakenly follow old practices even when they are looking for new results. Having a top-down process to select servant leaders is irony in practice. So how can you promote the best leaders that people trust and respect? Chances are, you’re overthinking it.
Read MoreThis is not what your organization looks like…and it is not what talent looks like either. Watch a 5 min video of Dave Needham, our CEO, talk about why you need to stop talking about “culture fit.”
Read MoreYou do not need permission to lead. Yet, so many managers (HR and otherwise) are waiting for permission to get rid of something they know is terrible. At what point do you want to be the reason bad things stop?
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