A survey of full-time U.S. employees who are not in a managerial position showed that only 38% say they are interested in becoming a people manager.
There was a time when the title ‘manager’ meant prestige, respect, more compensation, and sometimes
One in eight Americans buys a lottery ticket at least once a week, even though the odds are not in their favor:
Winning a large lottery prize: 302 million to 1
Being eaten by a shark: 264 million to
In my book and keynote speech, I talk extensively about the importance of getting the right person in every chair. Why? Because at the end of the day, your organization is only as good as the people in it. And,
According to an analysis of more than 4,500 companies by Scoop, a software firm that tracks workplace policies, and People Data Labs, a data technology company, companies with remote or hybrid policies are hiring people at about twice the rate
The annual Deloitte Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey was recently conducted across 44 countries. While these generations believe employers have made progress in key areas such as promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), enabling work/life balance, and driving positive societal change, they expect
The latest Gallup employee engagement numbers are out, with mixed results:
The percentage of engaged employees globally rose from 22% in 2021 to 23% in 2022.
Regions with the highest levels of employee engagement are South Asia (33%), the United
As recently reported on Inc.com, two-thirds of American workers say they’ve experienced therapy-speak at work. Harris Pollsters define this communication style as empathetic and vague, as it often misses the mark or the appropriate follow-through.
When she divorced her husband,
According to a recent survey by Resume Builder, 75% of managers say that Gen Z (people born between 1997 and 2012) is harder to work with than other generations.
The biggest issue, many say, relates to language: “I feel hamstrung on what I
As recently reported by the BBC, a growing number of companies are using technology to surveil remote workers to ensure everyone stays productive.
Some monitoring programs record keystrokes or track computer activity by taking periodic screenshots. Other software records calls or
According to a new survey conducted by HR service provider UKG, 46 percent of middle managers say they’d consider quitting their jobs in the next year because of work-related stress.
And it gets worse. More than half of middle managers