MSN.com recently posted a quiz asking one question: What worries you most about flying? With close to one million responses, that makes the following data statistically valid.
35% – Terrorism
25% – Long TSA security lines
23%
Ron Johnson was hired as CEO by J.C. Penney in 2011 to overhaul the department store chain. He got rid of discounting and refashioned its stores as collections of boutiques for hip brands. On Johnson’s watch, sales fell from $17
Last week, the U.S. Navy announced it had fired the commander of the 10 American sailors who wandered into Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf in January and were held for 15 hours by Iran. Explaining Commander Eric Rasch’s dismissal,
As recently reported in the 2016 Deloitte Millennial survey, Millennials express little loyalty to their current employers and plan to change jobs four times before the ripe old age of 32. Being that Millennials represent an increasing share of the workforce,
Let’s play pretend. You are a senior leader and you set your company’s goals for the year. You are proud of your accomplishment and think you’ve done good. Then you ask employees to set their goals for the year. Everyone
Steelcase, founded in 1912 as the Metal Office Furniture Company in Grand Rapids, MI, is one of the largest and most well-known office furniture companies in the world. They recently partnered with global research firm Ipsos to conduct a study
Last week, Bloomberg published an article called “Office Perks are Dumb.” While the East Coast business woman in me would not have titled it this way, the premise is right on: office dogs, ping-pong tables and kegarators make people happy, but they
Following the launch of my book, If Not You, Who? Cracking the Code of Employee Disengagement, I’ve begun a whirlwind speaking tour to educate business people about employee engagement and inspire them to fix their cultures.
As part of my
PluralSight, a privately held education company that offers online video training courses for software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionals, is a model for Employee Engagement. The company has two rules for employees: be kind, courteous and respectful; and always
At the Westport, Connecticut-based hedge fund Bridgewater Associates — the world’s largest, with $169 billion in assets — meetings are filmed and made available to the 1,500 employees. Employees rate each other’s performance using proprietary apps to publicly display averages