The Corporate Crabpot
I did quite a lot of work for an urban school district some years ago. One day I was talking with the superintendent about how to improve student achievement. There…
If You Must Downsize: How to Maximize Return on People
Downsizing may reduce costs, but it won't increase your return on people. In fact, layoffs usually have a negative impact on productivity, morale, employee satisfaction, external reputation, and even the quality of your workforce. It doesn't have to be that way. Follow these tips to overcome the negatives and get a greater return.
Benefits of Succession Planning
Succession planning offers a number of benefits, including these major ones: Management Continuity -- When a management vacancy occurs, it's good to know that you have candidates available to capably…
What turns you off at work?
Endless meetings and approvals, certain personalities, trivial requests, lack of direction from above, mindless policies, wasteful practices, uncooperative people, rumors, gossip.... What things have the greatest negative impact on your…
Energizers
What turns you ON at work? What policies, procedures, practices, values, management styles, etc. actually help energize you and help you be your best and do your best work?