Employers

by Dede Henley Do you know that every person who works for you has a super power? Well, they do. Superman could lift tall buildings, and Luke Skywalker had the super powers of levitation and premonition (among others!). As a leader, your job is to figure out the natural gifts and abilities of each member of…

by Bill Conerly Employees are quitting in droves, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, backed up by hard data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employee retention is easier than recruiting, I argued in my article about reducing employee turnover. And a great technique for employee retention is the Stay Interview. Exit interviews…

by Nancy Charney “These FSE’s, we are now finding them everywhere. Don’t know that we will be using your services any longer.” After nearly 25 in the industry, it is surprising that we still hear this sentiment from client companies. No matter what the status of the economy, career boards will be flooded with inquiries….

by Sabina Nawaz Adam ran a $500 million business. The company was on a sharp upward trajectory, the biggest competitor was a distant second, and his board loved him. But there was a problem. Even though his company was performing well, his employees’ productivity seemed sluggish. Designs required countless iterations, development was fraught with delays,…