Contributed by Gloria Dunn-Violin --- Talent Strategist & OD Consultant, Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker, and Author,
and Leader of the upcoming complimentary NCHRA webinar: Reframing Talent: New Strategies to Fill Job Specs webinar.*

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Where did we get the idea that baby boomers and millennials can’t build good work relationships with each other?

Why do we get caught up reinforcing this belief by using negative jargon that keeps us from finding good work partners, and limits our ability to achieve a successful business result? So what if the generations like to achieve outcomes differently? Millennials like to learn independently by using the internet. Older adults prefer more traditional workshops. Great! Both are still learning!

Read the article here. 

*YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ON GLORIA’S UPCOMING NCHRA WEBINAR!

Here is an opportunity to have YOUR questions answered for Gloria’s upcoming NCHRA webinar:
“Reframing Talent: New Strategies to Fill Job Specs” to be held on(line) September 7th.

Read the article to find out more!

Most American employees, it turns out, aren’t all there.   

In other words, the majority of U.S. workers aren’t engaged in their jobs. In its recent Employee Engagement Index, Gallup found 71 percent were not engaged in their work. Gallup defines “engaged” as those who are involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.

Don Rheem, one of the nation’s principal authorities on leadership science, has a reason, and it starts at the top. Managers need to overhaul how they treat employees.

Read this article on Next Concept HR Magazine!

From our new Employee Engagement Summer Series! 

Addressing Workplace Gossip Without Getting Sucked-In!

I’ve heard it said that the way employees communicate either makes or breaks an organization. Spoken words are powerful containing the ability to help or harm others. One form of communication: gossip, is a killer of workplace culture. The way managers and employees respond to gossip either safeguards or erodes workplace culture.

In a nutshell, gossip is communicating negatively to a coworker about another coworker. When Alex says something negative about Addison behind her back that he would never say to her face, that’s gossip. While many attempt to sugarcoat gossip disguising it as a concern: “Oh, I’m so concerned about Addison, did you know that he/she…”

Don’t get sucked in.

Read the article HERE on HR West Magazine/Blog.