In an interview at the IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston this spring, Steven Goodman and Trent Aulbaugh of Egon Zehnder International stressed that companies need to focus on identifying employees…
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Negativity hampers productivity in the workplace and significantly decreases job satisfaction. Signs of negativity include backstabbing, gossiping, power struggles, and lack of teamwork. The end result is absenteeism, low morale,…
Keeping up with what's going on in the field of human resource management-once upon a time, we called it "personnel management," but I guess that sounds too impersonal these days-is…
The phrase "workplace drama" gets various responses: I work with an office full of women, and they have catfights. You should see my boss. He's impossible. My daughter is a…
Social media—Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and the latest entry, Google+—are transforming society and, quite naturally, the work environment. How companies respond to these new tools, both in terms of how they…
The lack of employee engagement at meetings is frustrating, particularly when you have done everything in your power to get employees to participate. You asked for ideas, only to get…
Rules, money, and people dominate the agenda of North America's electric and gas utility leaders, according to the latest annual survey by Platts and Capgemini. The energy information publisher and…
It's finally happened. One of your employees has come to you, or your HR department, complaining of harassment or discrimination. (If it hasn't happened yet, congratulations; stay in business awhile,…
Training is a rite of passage for many employees and required for the certifications and knowledge needed to progress in their careers. While organizations may take the time to prepare…
Let's hear it for "the suits." That's the phrase Wharton School management professor Ethan Mollick applies to the phalanx of middle managers who populate an important ecological niche in our…