Departing on a new journey, I am struck by the state of the art on work mobility. People can certainly … More
Tag: Work Engagement
Decision Making as a Limited Capacity
In his article on Barak Obama in Vanity Fair, Michael Lewis noted that Obama had reduced the number of nonessential … More
Long Term Work Engagement: The Message from Youth Unemployment
Youth unemployment is a current crisis with a huge potential for becoming a much worse crisis. Organizations announce that downsizing … More
Employee Development and the Elastic Brain
I’ve always liked the metaphor used by psychologist JoAnn Deak of the “elastic brain.” Deak describes the brain as being … More
Resilience at Work
Employers have become interested in resilience. As the workplace becomes tougher, people who have the capacity to bounce back from adversity and to persist through repeated frustrations are increasingly important.
Thriving in a Time of Uncertainty
The headline of Britain’s Daily Telegraph for 20 October 2010 reads, 500,000 public sector jobs to go. While the ultimate … More
Morning People and Night Owls
I am a morning person. I love getting up before the sun rises and the rest of my family stirs. … More
Adding a Little Flo to Our Lives
With the development of DVRs, TV shows on the internet, and on-demand programming, television advertising has fallen by the wayside. … More
Reflection
A few weeks ago I visited Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. It was a lovely spring day and we walked … More
Crediting Employees
Part of being a manager involves asking employees to develop ideas or perform research which you will later present to … More