We’re smart people so it’s impossible to explain why, in the world of HR and management, we still find ourselves mired in the age-old tradition of punishing employees for their shortcomings? It’s a question that’s been on our minds lately, and we can’t help but challenge the prevailing norms. We…

“Work performance” is a term that refers to your ability to perform your job duties and meet your responsibilities in the workplace. Companies may use several metrics to measure work performance. Generally, however, they evaluate it based on how much work you do, how well you do it and how…

Executives in businesses of all sizes may find that their role requires them to wear many hats. This can lead to several operational challenges later, as you can only perform so many functions before you lack the time and capacity to take on additional tasks or learn new concepts essential…

This series has been based so far on the assumption that our organization leaders are smart and forward-thinking. If this is the case, previous examples related to employee treatment by Corporate Management have been impossible to explain. In this instance, we want to focus on employee expectations that are impossible…

Workplace culture has become one of the defining factors for an organization’s success. It directly influences everything from employee satisfaction to retention rates, productivity, and overall performance. A positive company culture encourages innovation, collaboration, and engagement while creating an environment where employees feel valued. However, cultivating and maintaining such a…

No matter how remarkable your product or service offering is, the success of your business ultimately depends on the people behind it. Hiring and retaining top talent is critical for sustained success. However, despite efforts to keep employees engaged, turnover remains a significant challenge. According to the Bureau of Labor…

Several times we’ve talked about how remote work is being monitored by software and over-controlled by policies. The stated outcome for doing this is the desire to assure people are being productive. But what are they measuring? Activity for the most part. So, what’s bewildering about this? First, it’s assumed…

In our last blog on this topic we tried to understand why companies would use elementary school policies for monitoring work as well as treat people as commodities when recruitment and retention are major challenges today. Since that post a few weeks ago, more of the same types of examples…

One of our family members is working remotely 100% of the time. Her company fully supports this as a remote position BUT has written a number of policies to assure productivity and efficiency. For example: ⦁ Two 15-minute breaks are granted per day at specific times as well as a…

This past weekend, CBS Sunday Morning featured MEETINGS on their Money Issue – because it is such a significant cost issue. (link) An estimated $37 billion is lost per year to unproductive meetings. Look at that number! Who takes accountability for that amount of loss? The real head scratcher is…