Infectious Behavior and Corporate Culture

In my experience, there are two kinds of corporate cultures: the accidental culture and the intentional one. The accidental culture is what happens when a leader emerges or is assigned to a group and group performance begins to improve. The employees respond to the individual and you see in monthly reports that there is a […]

When the Employee Engagement Survey is Wrong

When the Employee Engagement Survey is Wrong I had an interesting discussion a couple weeks ago with a non-HR friend who spent some time venting about his company’s employee survey. Turns out the employee survey rated an incompetent manager as “the best” in his department. My friend was shocked to say the least because “the […]

5 Things Employees Will Screw Up For Everyone During The Summer

Summertime is one of my favorite times of the year. Work and life feel a little lighter in the summer as you plan vacations; attend barbeques and other fun outings. In fact, some businesses run on a lighter schedule for the three months to allow people to do what they want and need to. I […]