A pay raise? A compliment from the boss? The answer may surprise you - 80 to 90% of the workforce wants to be telecommuters.[i] And why not? As telecommuters, workers are typically more productive, have higher morale, save commuting costs,…
Category: Talent Management
It’s Mid-Year. Are Your Talent Management Strategies Leading to Improved Business Results?
Organizations that have comprehensive talent management strategies benefit from exciting work environments, higher performing, innovative employees, and top-tier financial success. So, halfway through the year, how are your talent management strategies working out? Are they accelerating the profitable growth of…
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Employers Need to Brace For a Tight Labor Force and Higher Wages!
Buried in the news of robust U.S. job growth in June (287,000 jobs added) is that pay has risen at the fastest annual rate since 2009 (2.6%). Also, the labor market has tightened. The shoe has shifted to the other…
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Old Fashion Collaboration Still Powers Innovation at 3M!
I recently had the opportunity to mix with dozens of 3Mers at The Conference Board’s 4th Annual Master Class on Innovation, held at the 3M Innovation Center in Maplewood, MN. 3M has a long, glorious history of innovation and is…
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The worst kept secret in talent management
What’s the worst kept secret in talent management? It’s the fact that annual performance evaluations with ratings are subjective, demotivating, destroy collaboration and innovation, and are time consuming. Ultimately, they do little to motivate, align and improve the performance and…
Incomplete science has shrunk learning organizations. Time for a comeback.
If you listen to some of the pundits or review the marketing materials of technology platforms that offer instant on-line learning, you could come to the conclusion that there is no need for organizational learning. I couldn’t disagree more. In…
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Four Proven Recruiting Strategies for High Flying Labor Markets!
Various industries, including: high tech, trucking, accounting, and STEM, are reporting difficult times with recruiting. There just isn’t enough good talent available! The good news is the U.S. labor force has historical low participation rates. The U.S. Department of Labor…
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What Happens When Companies Nix Performance Ratings?
For a recent article in the Harvard Business Review, the NeuroLeadership Institute published its analysis of what happened when 33 large companies removed their performance ratings.[i] Here are their findings: The frequency of manager-employee conversations increases dramatically. I totally get…
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Be Strategic About Changes to Performance Management!
It’s a stampeding herd! Companies large and small are significantly changing or eliminating their performance management systems. In one conservative estimate from the Conference Executive Board, approximately six percent of Fortune 500 organizations have replaced traditional performance appraisals. Bersin by…
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What Inspires Employees to Think Like Owners?
Does your executive leadership team want an engaged workforce that provides discretionary effort, makes valuable innovative suggestions, and surpasses their goals – one that acts and feels like owners? If you do, I suggest that you implement the following employee…