Jeff Bezos recently released his final shareholder letter as CEO of Amazon. In the third quarter of 2021, Bezos will move into a new role as executive chairman of Amazon’s board. He will be replaced by Andy Jassy, CEO of Web Services, Amazon’s biggest profit
Spain has joined countries like New Zealand and Sweden to test-run a four-day, or 32-hour, work week. The European nation introduced a government-approved four-day work trial in an effort to promote a better work-life balance, as research shows that working
As we near the light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, organizations need to decide how they are going to operate going forward. Culture leader Salesforce – a global, but American cloud-based software company – has landed on three
As the world races to vaccinate as many people as possible – as quickly as possible – organizations are going to have to take a stand on the vaccine. Questions need to be answered such as: Should we mandate the
A group of first-year analysts in Goldman Sachs’ investment banking unit say grueling 100-hour weeks have damaged their health and are causing them to consider bailing on their high-paying Wall Street jobs.
The group surveyed themselves and then created a
I recently read a great article by Matthew Jones in Inc.com entitled The One Habit All Intelligent People Practice. Jones, a life coach and licensed therapist, says that from studying the behaviors of leaders in diverse fields while earning his doctorate in clinical psychology, he learned that all...
Millennials. Ah, the mere word incites a rash of emotions among parents, employers and marketers. I can’t remember the last time a “generation” of people caused such an uproar. Ironically, a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau has some data to back up the observations of...
Gallup recently honored 37 organizations, which average 14 engaged employees for every one actively disengaged employee, which the Gallup website says is nearly seven times the rate in the U.S. and more than 15 times the rate for workforces globally.
In my book, If Not You, Who? Cracking the Code of Employee Disengagement, I put forth a four-step process to re-engage employees, which serves as the foundation for your culture: hire people whose personal values align with your company’s values, align
Bloomberg recently reported that the battered American retail industry has taken a few more lumps as of late, with stores at both ends of the price spectrum preparing to close their doors.
The Payless Inc. shoe chain recently filed for