89 – Management Out of Touch?

89 – Management Out of Touch?

Surveys about the communication between management and employees are not encouraging. According to a Gallup Poll, 78% of employees believe their management does not have a clear direction for the company! Wow! That is a gut punch to all of us who have been in...
87 – A New Work Manifesto – Part 5

87 – A New Work Manifesto – Part 5

Workers 60 years ago were focused on survival and any job was a great benefit. They weren’t too picky about what job they took…just needed anything that paid to survive.  They were a hardy bunch! Those days are over.  If you are an employer, forget telling...
86 – Job Satisfaction Failure

86 – Job Satisfaction Failure

When I first started working, I knocked myself out to show my worth and to reap great satisfaction from that work. After a few years of trying and trying, I had to face the fact that plan wasn’t making progress. I would like to say that I figured out a new...
85 – A New Work Manifesto – Part 4

85 – A New Work Manifesto – Part 4

A new group of workers are focused on working hard and retiring early. Not only are they willing to work hard but they are willing to build their savings as we have never seen before. The idea of working for 43 years (graduating from college at 22 and retiring at 65)...
84 – A New Work Manifesto – Part 3

84 – A New Work Manifesto – Part 3

Millennials are becoming a large group of workers.  They are growing larger than the number of baby boomers (now becoming seniors!). According to U.S. Census Bureau, millennials are expected to overtake Baby Boomers in population population numbers in 2019 (forecast...