A lot of organizations agonize over sick time. Counting the number of days that employees are absent because they are sick has become one of the most enduring performance metrics in modern organizations. And there’s good reason for it. When an employee is sick you often have to find a replacement worker or suffer lost [...]
Most organizations understand that their most important asset is their employees. That’s not to say that most organizations actually treat employees like they are assets! Sadly, it seems that the HR function in many organizations possess a Jeckyl and Hyde personality. Many HR departments have rebranded themselves with such lofty titles that include words and [...]
About five years ago, the organization that I was working for starting to schedule meetings at 7:30 in the morning. At the time, many of us were quite upset because this early hour interfered with such mundane things as getting sleep, having breakfast, getting kids to school, commuting and workout regimens. In other words, a [...]