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Unhappy Employees Almost the Majority

February 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment

And you thought you were alone in your unhappy job situation?
Only 47 percent of Americans say they’re satisfied with their jobs, a sizable drop from the 61.1 percent who expressed satisfaction in a similar survey 20 years ago.
That increased unhappiness was detailed in a survey published Friday by The Conference Board, a business research organization, […]

Tags: Work-life balance · Accountability · Growth · Performance · Feedback · Career

Top 10 (or so) Ways to Ensure You Never Lose Another Employee

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Turnover blows. Here is how you can prevent the pain - forever:

Hire incompetent people - no one else ever will. They will be yours to keep until the day they retire.
Promote people beyond their abilities.
Always eliminate training first in budget cuts. Training only enhances peoples’ self worth and sense of mobility.
Describe your micro-management practices in […]

Tags: Management · Criticism · Motivation · Feedback · Career · Burnout

We are all expendable

November 20th, 2006 · No Comments

If I could say it better than Kathy Sierra, I would, but I can’t. (If I could draw cool pictures like Kathy, I would, too.)
If all managers like you, are you safer than if some think you’re amazing while others think you’re the poster child for Bad Hiring Decisions?
No one is safe. We’re all expendable. […]

Tags: Uncategorized · Employment · Accountability · Growth · Corporate Culture · Feedback

Ask for feedback electronically

November 17th, 2006 · 1 Comment

I’m sure you, being the insightful person you are, have noticed that interacting via electronic means gives people a little more distance. It gives them a little more confidence. It frees them to make more insightful comments.
Okay, okay. It makes them more rude. (I say “more” rude because we’ve all gotten pretty rude in this […]

Tags: Results · Criticism · Growth · Interaction · Review · Feedback