I recently facilitated a course from The Association of Talent Development called Integrated Talent Management. The participants were from several different industries and roles in their organizations. That always makes for great discussions. A few things to consider about integrating:-Why do it? You can increase your results by aligning your people strategies to your organizational […]

Vulnerability is a key attribute for leaders. It is not easy to do but think of it just in the way a lobster sheds its shell. It goes through a molten process where it’s body grows, the shell is too small, and breaks apart and falls off. Before the new shell grows back, the lobster […]

The data from Gallup shows that the ups and downs of the employee engagement figures have a direct correlation to the responses people have about the amount of stress in their lives. People had a lot of stress in 2019. Add to that the stress of the pandemic, the division in the country, and the […]

“Employee Engagement is an outcome of a mutual commitment between an employee and an organization where the organization is helping the employee meet his/her potential, while the employee is helping the organization be successful. The mutual commitment is the “magic dust” that really drives employee engagement.” This is from the Employee Engagement Group. The mutual […]

McDonald’s is updating their workplace culture to help them retain employees & achieve their diversity goals. Franchises across the U.S. are expected to offer backup child care & other new benefits to help retention and to attract workers.The company is aiming to 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐲, 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬, […]

There are a lot of unfilled positions and people changing jobs right now. More people quit their jobs in April 2021 than any other month in history. It’s no surprise. People assess their current situation all of the time. And while I tell individuals that, “Everyday is an interview” that is true for the company, […]

So much has changed in the workplace in the last 16 months it is time to stop and assess all things people related. Many companies are starting to offer different perks than they did prior to the pandemic. Some of this was brought on by the war on talent but others are brought on from […]

According to The Atlantic Journal, June 2021, more people quit their jobs in April of 2021 than ever before. “Why the sudden burst of quitting? One general theory is that we’re living through a fundamental shift in the relationship between employees and bosses that could have profound implications for the future of work. Up and […]

Think about how much things have changed in your work lifetime. Maybe you are old enough to remember when companies first got email! Before that, we opened snail mail. I also remember getting Lotus Notes where we could store and share documents with one another! Wow! I also had a beeper and then a Blackberry […]

Most jobs will change with some frequency so if you like change – good for you! If you don’t, learn to adapt quickly, because more change is coming. The amount of change we are experiencing is helping with job enrichment because people don’t have time to get bored! Most employees do not want to do […]