Ever want to know if your young employees are content in their jobs, or if they’re out looking for a bigger better deal somewhere else? Here’s a link to a recent story about a leader from a market research firm in Chicago that hired an outside consulting firm to interview her young talent to determine [...]
Freedom of choice does not grant us freedom from consequence
As we learn more each minute about the senseless shootings at Virginia Tech, my mind races back almost seven years ago when I stood on the campus of Columbine—only a few miles from my home—and tried my best to answer questions from dozens of reporters representing major international media outlets as to why two teenage [...]
Ex-Pastor Struggling to Get Workers to Give a Damn
My book Getting Them to Give a Damn – How to Get Your Front Line to Care About Your Bottom Line (Kaplan, 2005) shows managers why they must consistently focus on moving their people up the GAD (Give A Damn) continuum. Granted, this puts the onus for employee motivation directly on the shoulders of the [...]
Stupid Maximus Awards? Sounds Like a Great Topic for a Book!
All of us are amazed and amused by the idiotic things that companies do to demotivate workers and accelerate turnover. Now one of my favorite trade rags “Workforce Management” is going to create awards for the leaders in this special catagory of dumb. The Stupid Maximus Awards will highlight companies and organizations that, when it [...]