How do you view HR’s role as an employee advocate?
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SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 190,000 business leaders. We run the poll...
A decade ago, the skill set of the HR leader was defined by the classic 80/20 rule: 80% HR administration, 20% business. Today, this...
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This guest post is by Shannon Suetos, who writes about purchasing and outsourcing decisions for small business owners and entrepreneurs at Resource Nation. We...
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There’s something extraordinary about TED. This nonprofit foundation has touched millions around the world with inspirational talks, spreading ideas that invite listeners to see...
Is your organization a great place to work? To know for sure, you’d need information like the percentage of employees that are highly engaged...
This is the second in a series of articles by Alaina Love that examine the evolution in leaderships thinking necessary for success in the...
“What helps people, helps business.” —Leo Burnett Last week, I got a much-needed haircut. I went to see Rodger, who has been cutting my...
Imagine having your team go from five people to 80 in an instant. That’s what happened to Mike Calihan, a senior executive with Aldridge...
The ability to see a bold future, build a compelling vision and define a strategy to achieve it is core to leadership. Making that...
An employee-engagement plan isn’t something you can create once and follow, to the letter, forever. As business goals and employee demographics change, engagement initiatives...
When Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, Rod West had to tell the truth and tell it fast. As Entergy’s operational executive he was on...
Mark Greatrex is the executive vice president, chief marketing and sales officer at Cox Communications. Greatrex’s impressive career includes more than 25 years...
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 210,000 business leaders. We run the poll...
There is one thing, one talent that matters more than all of the training, titles and corner offices combined could lend to your ability...
We make countless decisions every day. We probably feel as though we generally make those decisions completely rationally. However, that is most likely not...
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization composed of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship...
As an FBI agent making an arrest, success wasn’t an option — it was an absolute necessity if I wanted to stay alive. I...
American Wind Energy Association today released its US Wind Industry Annual Market Report 2015. AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan sat down with SmartBrief to discuss...
Amy*, a senior vice president in charge of marketing, comes to me with a request: She wants to provide professional development to her staff...
I could feel it; my hands were sweaty, my heart rate elevated. I was nervous and excited in the same breath. This could be...
Internal communication has a lot in common with healthy living. Everybody knows the benefits, but people still disregard their importance. Suppose a company announces...
I love eating breakfast at The Original Pancake House down the street from my house. It has great food and great service. I feel...
Each month, When Growth Stalls examines why businesses and brands struggle and how they can overcome their obstacles and resume growth. Steve McKee is...
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 210,000 business leaders. We run the poll...
I recently had the opportunity to watch one of my favorite college basketball teams win their quarterfinal contest in the NIT. What was so...
Many companies think they’re building relationships with clients, but until they sink multiple hooks into an organization, the relationship is volatile. The deeper the...
Even though communication is often referred to as “soft skills” a more appropriate term is critical skills. If you look at any workplace issue,...
How can we better identify and express our why and motivate those around us to believe in what we believe and perform to their potential? Begin by answering these basic questions:
When you want your message to be heard, making it relevant is the key to getting your listeners’ attention. That’s because the on-demand world...
When I entered the workforce as a part of “the tech industry,” most people could do their jobs (even in tech) without using a...
SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Leadership — tracks feedback from more than 210,000 business leaders. We run the poll...
My mother was an elegant woman who never went out in public without looking very pulled together. Her hair was always well-coiffed, her clothes...
Jeffrey Phillips and Alex Verjovsky are the authors of the new book, “OUTMANEUVER: OutThink, Don’t OutSpend” (March 2016). Phillips leads OVO Innovation, an innovation...
When a company is ready to pass the torch, tapping someone on the shoulder and expecting him or her to step up is a...
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization composed of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship...
Although business leaders try to boost performance by enforcing rules, their efforts lead, ironically, to disengagement and apathy, and an estimated 70% of employees in the...