Monthly Archives: July 2011

Triangles: Watching the Points

Most of us at one time or another has experienced a triangle.  Although triangles can produce different results depending on the participants, when you include three people one person seems to be eventually marginalized, attacked, or isolated.  In some cases, … Continue reading

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How Strong is Your Performance Culture?

Almost every organization talks, analyzes, and obsesses about performance.  We live in an age where we perceive that everything can be improved, enhanced, or amplified in one manner or another.  How many times have you bought the latest computer, flat … Continue reading

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Nature of Slopes: Building Motivation

All of us have wished that we could encourage motivation by simply waving a magic wand and transforming our workforce.  How many times have you heard an employee say that a specific task is not his or her job, I … Continue reading

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Defined by Events

As human beings, we are defined by specific events in our lives.  If you ask someone about their childhood, school years, or almost any life period, events are what are described first.  We might recall a special birthday, family vacation, … Continue reading

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Regress to the Mean

How many times have you witnessed the excitement of a new hire dwindle over time as he or she spends more time at work? As human capital professionals, we are key players at ensuring that the best and brightest candidates … Continue reading

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How Engaged Are We?

Most of us recognize that an engaged workforce is a productive workforce.  However, as engagement has become the new “silver bullet” that empowerment was several decades ago, leaders as well as organizations are struggling to define, assess, diagnosis, and improve … Continue reading

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Measuring Engagement

Recently I was asked about what is the best approach to determining what employees feel and think.  The client had conducted satisfaction surveys for a few years and found that most employees possessed an average level of ambivalence toward most … Continue reading

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Giving and Getting: Opinions and Feedback

This month I worked with an organization that had recently completed a cycle of employee feedback on what could be improved in their organization.  The employee comments were very positive except that employees felt that managers do not value their … Continue reading

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