The new book written by leading business professionals from the Great Work Cultures consortium titled From Hierarchy to High Performance, is now available for purchase on Amazon. Great Work Cultures (GWC) is a group of business experts who are committed…
Writers from Great Work Cultures Set to Publish Upcoming Book in August 2018
By News Room Members of the Great Work Cultures (GWC) have announced August 2018 as the release date for their upcoming book, From Hierarchy to High Performance: Unleashing the Hidden Superpowers of Ordinary People to Realize Extraordinary Results. The book expresses…
How to Boost Performance at Work: Assume the Positive, Eliminate the Negative
By Sue Bingham These 33 policies assume the worst about employees; ditch them, and treat employees like adults instead. For decades, traditional management practices have infected leaders. As a result, executives continue to endorse Neanderthal workplace policies and freedom-crushing micromanagement.…
Are we really willing to face the real reasons for turnover?
By Brooke Erol One of the challenges I hear from CEOs, entrepreneurs, Human Capital Directors is retaining great people. “Great” people here means they are a good fit for their position and are also aligned with values and culture of…
The Future of Work Manifesto: Self-Management and Emotional Self-Mastery Are The Most Powerful Skills for Business Success in the Next Decade
by Milton Pedraza & Doug Kirkpatrick As the 21st century roars on, rapidly advancing technology such as the Internet, mobile devices and artificial intelligence, have generated intense global interconnectivity that drives massive interdependence within and between organizations and individuals. Focused on implementing…
Would you hire 10 people to have only 3 working?
by Brooke Erol Probably you are saying “of course not”. It sounds ridiculous, right? Well, this is what we have done over the last decades. We never got rid of the industrial age mindset that told us how to…
It’s Time to Hire a Different Kind of HR Leader
by Sue Bingham Last month, I spoke with a former human resources director who had recently quit her high-paying job at a large company where she felt required to treat people with suspicion, devoid of dignity. She simply couldn’t take…
The High Price of Overly Prescriptive HR Policies
by Sue Bingham Recently, one of my colleagues left our firm to make significantly more money at another company. We wanted to keep her, but the commission-based salary offered by the other company was more than we could match. She…
Why should CEOs, leaders, founders care about “purpose”?
By Brooke Erol When I joined the workforce 28 years ago, we were not supposed to talk about creating meaning at work. We were just lucky enough to have a job to pay the bills. I still tried to find…
Resolve to Lead Differently
By Michael Edgley, Business Consultant and Facilitator, HPWP Consulting At this time of year, many of us make New Year’s resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle, break bad habits or to develop better relationships. These are important changes to be…