Productivity / Performance

How to set up a mentorship program to drive career development

12/18/2014

Sure, it’s a great tool that gives employees a proactive boost—but it can also thwart career-ending mistakes.

Yet another argument against Monday morning meetings

12/15/2014

For 90 days, Google analyzed the relative search volume for “hangover cure.”

Email/Internet Usage

12/15/2014

HR Law 101: Employers have any number of legitimate reasons to monitor employees’ email and Internet usage. Beyond personal productivity issues, you risk significant loss should an employee download a virus or other damaging software or engage in illegal activity conducted on company computers …

Just say it: I’m going home at 5:30!

12/12/2014

The best way to restore sanity to your schedule, see more of your family and still get your work done is simple, says Cal Newport, a Georgetown University business professor and author who also takes seriously being a good parent and partner.

Light their fire: How to get your employees to think like owners

12/04/2014

You’ve heard so much about the need for employees to be “engaged” and “empowered” that your eyes glaze over those words. Sure, it’s vital. But how do you actually make the culture shift to build that spirit?

Where time gets wasted at work

11/26/2014

Today’s knowledge workers spend only 45% of their time on primary job duties. The other 55% is squandered on meetings, email and administrivia. Here’s what workers say causes lost productivity.

Follow 3 C’s to deal with underperformers

11/14/2014

Productivity and morale are the main casualties when organizations retain people who clearly aren’t doing their jobs. The Harvard Business Review suggests managers follow these three C’s to deal with an underperformer.

5 principles for creating a culture of positivity at work

10/27/2014

Positivity is what keeps a workplace ticking. It all starts with supervisors. And all they have to do is treat employees better.

Disengaged at work? Probably a business major

10/24/2014

Recent college grads who majored in business are least likely to express strong interest in the work they do now, according to a recent Gallup survey.

Woo VIP sponsor as group champion

10/21/2014

No matter how productive your HR team’s performance, its real impact depends on whether higher-ups will listen. That’s why you need to recruit a team advisor to make sure your group’s work pays off.