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October 9, 2017
What New Research Tells Us About Employee Experience Around the Globe
Know when and how to get out of the way.
That’s increasingly the message for HR and business leaders. It’s also one of the insights from a recent WorkHuman Radio conversation (click above for the full audio) between Bob Schultz, general manager, IBM talent management solutions and Grant Beckett, VP global product strategy at Globoforce.
Layers of bureaucracy have built up over time, a lingering mindset from the Industrial Era. They are ineffective at best and damaging at worst in response to...
October 6, 2017
Supporting #LasVegas and Other Happenings at #HRTechConf
As thousands of HR professionals fly to Las Vegas next week for the 20th annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition, I think we can all agree that the victims of the horrific tragedy in Las Vegas this past Sunday are occupying all of our collective thoughts.
If you’re looking for a way to help, attendees will have the opportunity to support the victims and their families by donating at the HRE booth in the expo hall. You can also click here to donate to the Las Vegas Victim’s Fund, which...
October 3, 2017
The Power of Storytelling: Q&A with Professor Julia Lee
What kinds of stories are being told in your organization? Do these stories lift people up or criticize and belittle? How can storytelling be used to help teams perform better and even reduce employee stress?
We recently chatted with Julia Lee, assistant professor of management and organizations at Michigan Ross. She studies relational self-affirmation and how it can lead to positive outcomes in the workplace – like improved team performance and reduced burnout and turnover. Lee received a P...
September 26, 2017
Dump Your Performance Reviews
Managers put doing performance reviews right behind firing someone as their top two most disliked activities. How bizarre is that? Giving constructive feedback, mentoring, training, and improving the performance of their staff should be their number one motivation.
Staff members hate them, too. They dislike the fact that managers delay and avoid doing them, and feel they are paternalistic, controlling, and at odds with taking personal initiative and designing your future in a company.
The fo...
September 19, 2017
6 Hot Digital Workplace Trends from Gartner
Workers increasingly expect a consumer-like experience in the workplace, as WorkHuman 2017 speaker Jeanne Meister outlined in her guest post a few months back. From initial hire through onboarding and continuous development, cutting-edge, easy-to-use technology continues to be at the center of a positive work experience. HR and/or IT groups are often responsible for introducing and integrating these new technologies into the greater organization.
How tech-savvy is your company today? Are the...
September 5, 2017
Reclaim Your Humanity as a Leader
Listen to our interview with China Gorman in the latest Workhuman Radio podcast, embedded at the top of this post.
It’s not easy being a leader these days. We have four generations – soon to be five – in the workforce. And while we can say humans are humans, each generation has its own peculiarities when it comes to attitudes about work and work’s place in a well-lived life.
And then there’s technology, artificial intelligence, and robotics. These are all impacting relationships at work. And...
3 Ways to Improve Manager Check-Ins
Early last year, I wrote about why there’s so much press about companies ditching the annual review – from the amount of time and money wasted to the way it can have a serious psychological impact on employees. And in an ideal world, no company would put employees or managers through this agonizing process each year.
In the real world, the annual review is very much still alive. In Gallup’s State of the American Workplace report, 67% of employees reported that they had a performance review i...
August 30, 2017
Creating Great Places to Work – For All
Listen to our interview with Chinwe Onyeagoro in the latest episode of WorkHuman Radio, embedded at the top of this post.
The results are in. There’s a new business standard to compete in today’s marketplace and it’s all about your workforce – all of your employees.
Most leaders know that the secret to a successful business is unlocking the human potential of all of your people. You can’t drive innovation, client satisfaction, and profitability without having employees who are engaged and co...
August 28, 2017
Work Burnout is a (Preventable) Epidemic
Listen to our interview with Dawn Burke and Tim Sackett in the latest episode of WorkHuman Radio, embedded at the top of this post.
I love french fries. When I was in college, for about one semester I worked at a local fast food chain. Pretty much every meal I had during my shifts included french fries. After a few months of a diet consisting of 50% fries, I lost that loving feeling.
I like “House Of Cards.” I binge watched every season until this one. After so many episodes, the thrill was...
August 24, 2017
A Business Case for (Real) Vacation Time
As painful as it is to admit, summer is quickly coming to a close. Kids are gearing up to go back to school (and some may be back already). I’m about to trade in my iced coffees for pumpkin spiced lattes. And for many of us, work is about to kick into high gear come September.
While the seasonal transition can be exciting if you’ve taken time away from work to recharge and refresh, you should also reflect on how your company handles vacations and time off. Do people openly talk about their v...
