Unfortunately, too many people will read something like this and put in a new foosball table. That’s not what makes work fun! A regression analysis suggests that a perceived lack of fun is the second-most important driver of turnover intentions, after number 1, lack of career opportunities. Moreover, the fun factor is the: most…
The Dumb Little Man website took this nice little nugget and tried to explain why: “According to a Mercer study, a whopping one-third of all the new employees plan on just quitting their job in the next 12 months. “ This is a pretty drastic change in workplace culture. As you look around at your…
That’s the interesting take away from this piece in Barron’s from early this year, and one that I think has some truth. White-collar jobs, where much of the recruiting action is, don’t look that different from food processing. As much as 95% of hiring is for experienced workers who will step right in and perform…
I’ve been saying this for years, stop making your employee management problems an issue for IT to fix: Turning personnel management over to tech solutions seldom results in better management or better employees As the Techdirt article below details, what you’re likely to get is more of whatever it is you decide to measure. Just…
This is an interesting finding, seemingly contrary to what we’ve seen before: “There’s a fine line between taking time out and feeling left out. Not checking work emails after hours may sound like a welcome relief from the 24/7 work culture where managers expect their subordinates to be hooked up to their smartphone at all…
I find this approach to building awareness around security refreshing, because I’m betting the answers to these questions may not be what you’d expect: “Go ahead — survey a few co-workers with this question,” says Gamblin, a principal security engineer with Kenna Security, as he plants his tongue firmly in his cheek. “Were you satisfied…