Time to kill the zombies
Read Time: < 1 minute One of the zombie people practices that is rearing its ugly head again, especially in these times of economic uncertainty, is trying to measure people's value by their productivity.
Traditional Performance Management – Gallup Article
Read Time: 2 minutes In times of stress people revert to what they know, which is why I think we're seeing managers pull out the "No more Mr. Nice Guy" attitude. Elon Musk, anyone?
Initiatives you can test in your workplace
Read Time: < 1 minute I am so grateful that my work allows me the opportunity to get to know brilliant thought leaders and change makers. Laura Staples, Head of People and Performance at Laminex is one of those people.
Mind Reading for Managers® Online Version
This week I had a conversation with the managing director of a Melbourne-based company whom I've only met twice in person. The first time we met was circa ...
Bringing Humanity back to the workplace
If the 20th century was about eliminating humanity from the workplace, the 21st century must be about bringing it back in. It's fitting that I'm attendin ...
Zombie manager. Dead and oblivious.
Elon Musk - Zombie manager. Dead and oblivious. A lot of digital ink has been spilled about Elon Musk’s management style since he’s taken over Twi ...
How To Be More Effective As A Manager
Managers are twisting themselves up into knots trying to figure out how to engage and retain their teams - it’s really as simple as this. Hold monthly 1:1s ...
Generational Attitudes Towards Work
This was the first post I saw on my feed this morning (before coffee) and it stopped me in my tracks. This is the most definitive and articulate descriptio ...
New Online Courses for Managers & Talent Acquisition Professionals
Hi guys, I'm thinking about my 2023 offerings and wondering if I should create more online courses. Currently, I have 2; "Mind Reading for Managers®" and " ...
Inside Employee’s Minds
This handy little graph by Mercer from their just released "Inside Employee's Minds" report shows how employee needs have changed over the last 20 years. H ...
The disconnect between what people think and what the managers think they think continues to grow
Read Time: < 1 minute People are fed up and they’ve had enough. Some are quitting with nothing to go to, others taking a significant pay decrease.
How to beat skills shortage
I was honored to be asked to contribute to this article with The New Daily but I LOVE Roxanne Calder’s comments. “Regular check-ins with workers are the ke ...
