Recognition is the remedy for undervalued employees

Unfortunately, many employees do not feel valued at work. As reported by Forbes, a survey of more than 1,000 full-time employees in the US found that more than half of respondents felt only somewhat valued (46.6 percent) or not valued…

Seven traits of highly innovative organizations that drive improved financial performance

Research shows that innovation and culture can be measured. And, just as importantly, strong cultures of innovation lead to the creation of sustainable competitive advantage and higher financial performance. The key to innovation in organizations, according to InnovationOne LLC’s research,…

America’s got talent — with help from an employer brand

Today’s leaders face many challenges requiring an effective talent strategy. These include: a prolonged labor shortage in the US, competitive pay issues, big reskilling gaps for AI and digital technology transition, stressed-out workers, finding the balance between hybrid and in…

Hot hiring numbers belie the need for strong HR practices

The hottest issue in HR is overcoming the current labor shortage, which exists despite the last month’s hiring boom, and presents troublesome issues for CEOs and CHRO leaders. Last week’s US Department of Labor (DOL) job report showed a shocking…

A stronger culture will improve profitability

There is an irrefutable link between organizational culture and profitability. Organizations with more collaborative, learning, and agile cultures have 22 percent higher profitability than those with static cultures, according to InnovationOne, LLC. Gallup shows even bigger numbers. Although Gallup's’ expertise…

You can’t cut your way to growth

Organizations are resorting to relentless cost-cutting and lean sigma during these volatile times. Their goal is to improve their operations, but they’re doing it in a way that alienates employees. Instead, organizations can achieve breakthrough productivity, innovation, and profits by…

Workshop on innovation cultures at LESI2024 in Madrid!

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…

Positive organization cultures lead to more satisfied employees—and more

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)…

Culture drives higher performance than employee engagement

Organizations that want to improve their productivity, innovation, and financial performance won't address all the issues by focusing on employee engagement. Instead, they’ll get much better results if they focus on culture. Even Gallup, which has been tracking employee engagement…

Comparing Six Innovation Factors Among Firms & R&D Labs

Private sector and government research and development (R&D) labs now have empirical guidance from InnovationOne, LLC, on how to develop transparent, learning, and collaborative cultures of innovation. We show how a focus on just six simple factors can improve an…