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…
The “Two Weeks Notice” Rule Is Dead
By Doug Kirkpatrick I recently coached a millennial through a job change, and one of our learnings was that the obligatory two weeks notice tradition is dead. I no longer believe that a such a standard exists. The time, place…
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…
Trust is the ultimate tool to unleash your team’s potential
By Sue Bingham Trust is the keystone to managing a team. Just ask Jack who, after 17 years working job sites for a respected construction company, moved into a management role. Once in his new position, Jack decided to replace…
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…
Haier Elevation
by Doug Kirkpatrick An Overview A hungry dragon is stirring in the Far East. Its name is Haier. In the fall of 2012, I visited Haier (pronounced “higher”) headquarters in Qingdao, China to meet its legendary Founder and CEO, Zhang…
3 Keys To Hiring High-Performing Frontline Leaders
By Sue Bingham Manufacturing lives and dies by the numbers. Measurable data that tells you whether you have met production goals or are running at full capacity is an essential part of improving operations and safety at any well-run company.…
If Employees Don’t Trust You, It’s Up to You to Fix It
By Sue Bingham Three years ago, 37% of CEOs were concerned about a lack of trust in businesses, according to the PwC Annual Global CEO survey. Across industries, that number has climbed to 55%. A high level of trust between managers and…
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…