As you can tell, I’ve been a little busy lately. 
In between preparing for my next group of speeches  (new speeches based on my upcoming book A Manager’s Guide to Employee Engagement), trying to shake a nasty virus that I have had for a week, and checking 700 reports for one of my biggest clients, things […]

I just got my new Staples In Store Credit Card.  It’s grey and shiny, and it has my Staples Rewards number printed right on it.  I used it right away, and now I’m looking at all the cool new stuff I bought.  Did I need it all?  Nah, but that’s not the point.  It’s about […]

OMG.  It’s Wednesday, and I am on time, on target, and on top of things…  Sorry, I ate an alliteration sandwich today for lunch.  It was bacon, beef, and broccoli on a buttered bagel…. MMMMM.
Anyways…
Boss spelled backwards is Double SOB
A recent study stated that more than four in ten employees would leave their job because […]

Another attention grabbing headline, this time from my friends at Time Magazine, and their March 24th issue titled 10 Ideas that are changing the world. 
The author of the article states companies love self-service for the money it saves, and with consumers finally playing along, the need to interact with human beings is quickly disappearing.
I’m pretty […]

Yea, I know.  Again I waited until Thursday to write my Wednesday column.  I might have to come up with a new Anagram, however I am newly committed to making sure I really really try to come up with new excuses when I miss my own deadline… Now on with the wryness…
An “Emperor’s” New Clothes
A […]

You might have heard about the senseless deaths of a couple of college students in the last week, one a senior at UNC killed last Wednesday, and another a freshman at Auburn killed just two days ago.  Both of those hit home for me, my older son is a senior at Denison University who will […]

OK OK.. I know A Bad Mingled Wryness is an Anagram for Wednesday Ramblings… 
Yea, it’s Thursday.  Look at that… I lost a whole day.  I’m neck deep in client employee survey data and all of a sudden it’s Thor’s Day. 
Did you know Tuesday comes from Tyr, the Norse god of war? Tyr was a son of […]

I always tell my clients that pay is a satisfier, not a driver of workforce engagement.  Based on all of the available evidence, and the strong opinions of yours truly, you have to pay ”fairly” or you won’t get applicants to go through your recruiting process.  Pay employees too much and you’ll create a Reluctant Workforce; reluctant to […]