Offices have always been made up of multiple generations: the “old timers” at the top, marshalling their experience to guide the company with a steady hand, and the “young hot shots”, fresh from college, eager, and with a lot to prove. Thanks to the financial crisis, however, older employees are staying at work longer, and
Unless you happen to be one of the lucky few that can consider themselves independently wealthy, you probably have to work for a living. And if you work for a living, you inevitably have to deal with some work-related stress. Some level of occasional stress on the job is unavoidable, and many people actually report
Showing emotion in the workplace has often seemed like a taboo. Leaders have been expected to be strong, resolute, and aloof. Employees, on the other hand, were to be meek, compliant, and mechanical. Showing any emotion, except perhaps mild contentment at a job well done, was strongly frowned upon.
Every executive dreams of fostering the kind of work culture that turns every employee into a high performer. The kind of high performing work culture that creates cohesive teams that work extraordinary well to overcome obstacles, who push above and beyond on every project, and who are dedicated to your organization. Some companies, like Google
What’s better: being a boss that expresses and demonstrates their emotions, or being a cool, calculating, emotionless machine? Many might think that the latter is better. After all, the buzzwords of the last decade have been “big data” and “analytics” and “business intelligence”. We’ve spent the better part of the new millennium trying to automate,
Over the last few years, few departments have changed as much as HR. From the rise of business-oriented social networks like LinkedIn to advances in automated resume parsing and sorting technology to breakthroughs in how we think about the role of human resources as a concept. All of these changes have dramatically shifted the way