One of our values at SHIFT is to help our clients share information to better engage and enable their people to drive the performance of their organization. We call the construction of regularly held, intentional conversations...
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No word captures the essence of defeat like failure. No one ever wants to think of themself as a failure, let alone admit publicly they are one … No one except me. I am a failure. And I don’t know why we try to hide our...
My colleague, Emily Cosgrove, recently blogged about the value and impact of employee surveys – if you listen and you act on what you hear. A former colleague of mine, measurement guru Joe Folkman, liked to say, “Only ask about...
In the modern and highly competitive, candidate-driven job market, it is more critical than ever for a company to evaluate and refine their interview process. This includes the experience your candidates have when interviewing.
That’s right “old-timers” … it’s your time to shine again. If you’re over the age of 50, you’ve likely reached a crossroad in your life. And I’m not talking about retirement. Believe it or not, but your star is far from faded...
Strategy is simple. We all hear and read about strategy every day, it’s the proverbial beating of the dead horse. So, what’s so new and different about what I’m about to tell you? Why should you invest three minutes to read...
Law of Attraction According to the Huffington Post, by 2020, millennials will form 50 percent of the global workforce. At 77 million strong, millennials represent 24 percent of the total U.S. population. What are companies...
At this point in my career, I am not easily surprised. But, every once in a while I hear something that makes me say, “Are you kidding me?” I had one of these moments when reading a recent Wall Street Journal article about how...
The business world’s single greatest cop out. If you’ve ever said this before, it’s not your fault you’re skirting additional responsibilities. Our job descriptions and titles have programed us to be single-minded myopic...
