Hire to Fire. Yes or No?
Insider.com recently reported that managers at Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, intentionally hire people that they know they’re going to fire. Why? Because managers are expected to lose,...
View ArticleThe Secret to Building Wealth
According to Inc.com: if financial success is your goal, people who build wealth answer this question the same way. “What do you enjoy more: Making money, or spending it?” The difference between...
View ArticleAre Inherently Lazy People Impacting Your Business?
It’s no secret that Amazon has high expectations for employees. But did you know that according to David Niekerk, one of the designers of Amazon’s warehouse-management system, the company’s policies...
View ArticleHiring Problems? Here’s a Solution
Businesses in all industries are struggling to attract and hire good workers. While the reasons behind this issue are vast, a pizza chain owner in America thinks he has the solution. Michael...
View ArticleBusinesses are Tiring of Remote Work – Employees are Not
According to Inc.com staff writer Amrita Khalid, the days of endless Zoom calls and Slack notifications are coming to an end for many American workers. Survey results from Chicago-based staffing and...
View ArticleCan a CEO’s Words Fix Delta’s Woes?
On the heels of massively long telephone hold times to speak with an agent, Delta Airlines recently sent an email message from its CEO to millions of its most loyal passengers (the 100 million people...
View ArticleWould You Hire a Criminal to Fill an Open Job?
The United States is the global leader in incarceration. Today, more than 30 percent of the U.S. working-age population has a criminal record. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the...
View ArticleCould You Function as a Digital Nomad?
The term Digital Nomad refers to people who work independent of their location, mostly online and often while travelling. These people have roles where their responsibilities do not require a fixed...
View ArticleGoogle to Slash Remote Worker Pay
Google has created a calculator to potentially slash – by up to 25 percent – the pay for employees who choose to work remotely forever. As an example, a Google employee who previously commuted the...
View ArticleIn the Future, Physical Work Will be a Choice
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the electric carmaker is now branching out and working on a humanoid ‘Tesla Bot.’ “It’s basically going to do work that is boring, repetitive, and dangerous,”...
View ArticleDo This to Combat Employee Burnout
Nike is waving the white flag by giving its employees a week off to recharge. The pandemic has sparked burnout among many global employees with more people working remotely and working longer hours. A...
View ArticleVaccine Mandate Spawns Worker Resignations
U.S. President Joe Biden recently announced a new rule from the Department of Labor that will require all companies with 100 or more employees to ensure each worker is fully vaccinated or can show a...
View ArticleWorkProud Unveils a Powerful Driver of Employee Performance
Groundbreaking research conducted by WorkProud, an organization with a comprehensive approach to building company cultures that inspire people, just revealed an unexplored – yet critical – driver of...
View ArticleStop Throwing Money at Workers – Do This Instead
Organizations around the globe are having a hard time attracting workers and struggling to keep them – sometimes beyond day one. Increasingly, new hires are accepting offers and then ghosting...
View ArticleWarren Buffet Says: “Hire for This Trait”
Warren Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a...
View ArticleHitting Back at a Whistleblower? You Suck, Zuck.
A former Facebook employee testified to U.S. politicians that the company’s sites and apps harm children’s mental health and stoke division in society. (Which I personally believe is true about many...
View ArticleHow to Spot a Bad Boss
Fellow author and leadership coach Marcel Schwantes recently chronicled in Inc.com how to spot a really bad manager. Why are so many bad managers in leadership positions? In my opinion, it’s because...
View ArticleThe Secret to Engaging Virtual Workers is Here
March 11, 2020. It was exactly six months to the day before the 19th anniversary of 9/11 and a day that – like 9/11 – will go down in infamy. This time, however, the culprit was not the Islamic...
View ArticleOverworked, Underappreciated Employees are Quitting in Droves
Job search site Joblist recently reported that according to their survey, 73% of US workers are actively thinking about quitting their job. The hospitality industry had the highest share of workers...
View ArticleWould Your Executives Fry Chicken?
According to Bloomberg, a fast-food chain is asking corporate staff to fry chicken, sweep floors, operate cash registers, and recruit in its restaurants amid an industrywide labor shortage. Raising...
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