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In an age of analytical decision-making, many CEOS have spoken publicly about their intuitive belief that office-based workers are more passionate, creative, and productive than remote workers. And that serendipity in the office is critical. Why do they persist with…
Read More Many CEOs have it wrong. Remote workers have more passion, creativity and productivity
This was an extraordinary, insightful discussion on the issues facing executives and managers today in our rapidly disrupted and changing world. It was a delight to participate in this conversation with Arthur Taylor, Victor Assad, Carol Stewart, Steven Zylstra and Karen Nowicki. Whether you’re new…
Read More Navigating Leadership: Insights from Industry Pros. AZ TechCast
I am delighted to be co-leading an insightful workshop on “Boosting Innovation by 3X-The Power of Culture Management” with Jason Stolworthy and Jim Keating of Idaho National Labs and my InnovationOne, LLC colleague, Brooke Dobni, PhD., at the LESI 2024…
Read More Workshop on innovation cultures at LESI2024 in Madrid!
New research published in the Harvard Business Review shows that employees who trust their organizations are more productive, more creative, and have higher engagement. Those who don’t trust their organizations experience more stress, have higher rates of burnout, and are…
Read More Workers who trust each other are more productive and innovative
Even though remote workers are more productive and engaged than in-the-office workers, new research shows that they are promoted 31 percent less frequently than their counterparts working in the office full-time or as hybrid workers. My question: Why pass over…
Data released last week by the U.S Department of Labor shows there’s a stable, growing workforce with continued strong hiring (216,000 in December) and that salary costs remain rising at a 4.1 percent annualized rate, slightly higher than inflation. These…
Many interviewers need to use two of the best candidate selection techniques when hiring: validated assessments and structured interviews. Unfortunately, unstructured interviews are not much better than a coin toss when deciding who to hire. Companies hiring new talent would significantly…
Read More Improve your hiring success with aptitude tests and structured interviews
Employees who work in organizations with a positive culture are overwhelmingly more satisfied at work and are consistently more committed to their organizations. That was the conclusion of a recent workplace culture study by the Society of Human Resources (SHRM)…
Read More Positive organization cultures lead to more satisfied employees—and more
Job satisfaction scores have fallen to their lowest point since early 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. To my mind, employees are stressed-out and frightened about being replaced by OpenAI or a robot. Employees are unhappy due to a…
I was working with a program development team leader heading up a significant upgrade to one of the company’s most popular and profitable products. And he was failing. The leader was intelligent, hardworking, very clear with setting goals and direction,…
Read More Employee recognition leads to exceptional performance
