We have known for about 150 years that people who enjoy their work are more productive. That is to say high satisfaction is correlated with
Category: Managing Your Career
Guess Who Got Rejected from Top B-Schools?
It’s not especially surprising that there’s steep competition to get into these two top business schools. But rejections of accomplished candidates without even an interview
Parents May Be Your Secret Weapon For Recruiting and Retaining Millennials
A recruiter at a well-known Fortune 10 company told me this story: She was getting ready for a phone interview with a new college graduate.
A Winning Culture Keeps Score
People often think of corporate culture as “soft” because it involves squishy things like values and expectations. That’s true as far as it goes—but winning
To Use Technology Effectively, Ask the Tough Questions
Over the years I’ve talked with hundreds of managers about the reasons for complexity in their organizations — and in almost all cases they cite
Big Data and the Role of Intuition
Many people have asked me over the years about whether intuition has a role in the analytics and data-driven organization. I have always reassured them
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