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...
Onboarding a new employee can be a challenge to plan, and can easily be overlooked. Research from Deloitte shows that, “4% of new employees leave a job after a disastrous first day and 22% of staff turnovers occur in the first...
The current spotlight shone on the Confederate Flag in the wake of the senseless, race-driven murders in Charleston, South Carolina, is one we would benefit from widening, just a bit, to illuminate any number of other aspects...
Picture the ideal businessman/woman. We ALL know what they look like. We’ve been told what a “real” businessperson looks like since we were children. It’s ingrained into our cultural DNA. When it comes to the stereotypical...
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.
Trust is a complicated thing. It finds its way, both positively and negatively into just about every aspect of our lives – and yet, it’s often hard to identify or define. It’s more about a feeling than a definition. More often...
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...
