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A common misconception shared by managers and leaders is that paychecks alone are enough to make employees feel valued. While paychecks are still important, real value is best conveyed by recognizing employees for who they are and what they do. Employee recognition engages, retains and develops employees. Here’s the problem: Unbeknownst to leaders, many employees […]

At some point or another, almost all of us have been in situations in our lives where we needed to negotiate something. These vary in importance: sometimes negotiation comes into play when significant amounts of money are at stake—the price of a new home, for example. At other times, negotiation revolves around much more trivial […]

As a Human Resources leader, it seems like I can’t open my email these days without another article, link, webcast or research inquiry about how we should deal with “The Great Resignation.” During the year-long, forced ‘work from home’ period, fear gripped the minds of many employees: fear of getting sick, losing their job, concern […]

You may wonder what George Martin, English record producer, has to do with L&D leaders. Well, the Beatles wouldn’t be here if not for Martin, who took them under his wings at EMI Records, nurtured them, coached them and helped them blossom into musical leaders. The Beatles faced many setbacks when they were trying to […]

During the past year, I created and curated self-directed Fall, Spring and most recently Summer semesters based on the teachings of Peter Drucker. I drew inspiration from the self-study programs (of varying length) that Drucker worked on throughout much of his adult life. These programs were particularly admirable in that he studied while he was […]

“The farther one travels The less one knows The less one really knows” This holds so true today, as technology has made the world more complex while trying to make us more productive. How do you keep your inner light of knowledge burning? Self-aware leaders who understand their strengths and weaknesses recognize the need to […]

Receiving feedback often feels like a daunting exercise. It can leave employees overwhelmed with unfavorable emotions such as apprehension, uncertainty, worry and a lack of confidence. Feedback and constructive criticism for many is a difficult conversation. When you look at the bigger picture, feedback is simply a constructive way to improve. Feedback contains the kind […]

COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the U.S. workforce increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing and Slack. The global crisis accelerated the adoption of these work tools and practices in an unprecedented way. By April 2020, about half of companies reported that more than 80% of their employees […]

Picture your star performer, that champion employee who exceeds expectations and embraces challenges enthusiastically. By all accounts, they are committed to their job and contribute positively to your work culture. From your perspective, they’ll be a valued team member for years to come. Now imagine that this talented employee has been quietly craving new challenges […]