by Jane Perdue | Workplace tips
Barry was speechless, first with shock and then with anger, as he read the email from his boss.
See below. Here’s input from Kevin on how you handled the project team meeting today. Get it fixed. Fast.
Thought you should know my reactions to the productivity project team meeting this morning. Don’t know why but Barry led it. Barry was disorganized and unprepared. His answers to questions from finance totally missed the mark.
Kevin was Barry’s peer. They were both managers in the operating division of the company where they worked. They’d joined the company on the same day, went through the same onboarding classes, had attended several leadership development off sites together, and occasionally met for lunch. They weren’t best buddies nor were they total strangers. (more…)
by Chris Edmonds | Workplace tips
How easy is it for your team members to deliver consistent performance?
How easy is it for them to act as great corporate citizens?
It’s possible that your work environment has hurdles and hindrances that inhibit team members from doing the right things the right way the first time. I would go so far to say that it’s probable that your work environment suffers from some of these hurdles!
Clients report a number of things that get in the way of consistent performance by teams and members.
The most common hurdles include: (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Workplace tips
“I’m going to get fired.”
“Why do you think that?”
“My boss completely lost it when I told him the lawyers were working on a settlement for the discrimination case. He acted like he’d never heard about it before.”
“Had you told him settling was a possibility?”
“I might have mentioned it early on. But come on, everyone knows a settlement is always an option with lawsuits.” (more…)
by Richard Alman | Workplace tips
Today’s guest contributor is Richard B. Alman, principal and chief career/employment strategist of Recruiter Media Inc., owner/operator of the career website Recruiter Networks. Richard has also managed human resources for Fortune 100 and smaller multi-national companies.
There’s good news for jobs in the United States.
- In June, the private sector added 288,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- The unemployment rate has shrunk to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008, when the Great Recession was just starting. The rate has dropped nearly 2 percent since the beginning of 2013.
- The U.S. Payroll to Population employment rate (P2P), as tracked by Gallup, now stands at one of its highest points since tracking began in January 2010.
- More companies, states and cities are either raising their minimum wage or considering it.
Does this mean that we can put our minds to rest regarding jobs and prosperity?
Not exactly. (more…)
by Steve Kayser | Workplace tips
Today’s guest contributor is Steve Kayser, an award-winning writer, editor, publisher, former radio host, founder of Kayser Media, and author of The Greatest Words You’ve Never Heard.
Boomers may want to recall one of the poets they grew up reading, Dylan Thomas, and his most famous poem, named for its first line, “Do not go gentle into that good night,” a desperate appeal to resist the trappings of old age.
As they retire, baby boomers need to stay true to their reputation for grand statements, and to mobilize their skill set in the business world. (more…)
by Mohinder Goomar | Workplace tips
About 2 million employees are affected by workplace violence every year, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. And shocking acts of public violence—a stabbing at a Pennsylvania high school, shootings at Fort Hood and the Washington Navy Yard—continue to dominate the news. (more…)
