“Or you’re doing it right but have a real jerk for a boss.” That’s what Dan Perez responded to me when I posted, “If work isn’t fun you’re doing it wrong.” That’s when you’re boss is doing it wrong. Right? And what if it isn’t fun even when you have a great boss and you’re [...]
Archive for August, 2011
#TChat Radio: The Realities of Business Heresy
Posted: 31st August 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Business Development, Business-to-Business (B2B), Career Management, Economics, Human Resources, Leadership, Workplace CultureTags: business, career management, customer service, human resources, leadership
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Put a sandbox in your roundabout
Posted: 30th August 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Business Development, Business-to-Business (B2B), Employment Brand, HR Technology, Human Resources, Marketing Communications, Recruiting, Talent AcquisitionTags: lead generation, lead nurturing, marketing tools, talent acquisition, talent community
On the other hand, roundabouts shouldn’t be so efficient. Especially when you drop a sandbox in the middle of it. No worries. I woke up early today, so let me explain. There’s a traffic roundabout in Santa Cruz just up the street from the wharf and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk that used to be [...]
Globoforce: Faster than a continuous loop of recognition
Posted: 26th August 2011 by Kevin W. Grossman in Customer Service, Employment Brand, HR Supplier, HR Technology, Human Resources, Leadership, Performance Management, Talent Management, Workplace CultureTags: customer service, employee engagement, employee recognition, HR technology, performance management, performance reviews, workplace culture
I dreamt of progress charts on the walls and the teacher’s encouraging voice. Whether it be math, reading, writing, whatever — every morning I longed for school to arrive so as to watch myself be acknowledged publicly on my progress. And with the exception of those kids who only cared about being troublemakers on the [...]