Improve communication and engagement You conduct an Employee Engagement Survey. The results are clear. In short, your organization needs to improve communications. So what does that mean? Anyone knows that…
Show appreciation for a job well done An article by Julie Watson of the Associated Press talks about the desire of many Americans to offer their gratitude for the heroic…
The soul of Dell should be the focus After reading the WSJ article "Michael Dell Looks Beyond PC Business," you may wonder where is the soul of Dell. In the…
Conduct a communications audit Have you conducted a communications audit recently? Is communications a problem in your company? For example, does information flow top/down, bottom/up and laterally? Do employees get…
So what is the optimal size for effective decision-making? Much of work today is done in teams. Even in MBA programs, the team is the structure used to meet class…
According to a Forbes article published December 28, 2010, merger activity will increase in 2011: A recent study from Thomson Reuters and Freeman Consulting Services concludes that the global market for…
Healthy work relationships matter In the Wall Street Journal article "Making 2011 the Year of Great Relationships," Elizabeth Bernstein states: Made any New Year's resolutions yet? Here's an idea: Focus…
To ensure that you are selecting people who are a fit with your culture, evaluate your hiring practices. You want to hire people who will be a fit with the…
Things to consider to retain employees Google has been losing talent to Facebook and other competitors so to retain talent, they've decided to give everyone--executives and staff--a 10% raise, effective…
Mergers and acquisitions have a human impact An article in the Wall Street Journal today states: Many CEOs stand to come out losers if they sell their companies, even when…