Today I attended a networking luncheon for the newly formed Grand Rapids Entrepreneur’s Club. This fledgling organization was started by my colleague Cyndi Sullivan. Years ago, Cyndi and I were on the founding committee for a different networking group; I’ve come to admire her work ethic and positive, pay-it-forward approach to networking. The Grand Rapids chapter is…
Networking Inside the Company Walls
This post is part of a series on positive office politics, or what we’re calling The P Quotient. It’s a collaborative effort with fellow bloggers Jane Perdue, Mike Henry and Susan Mazza. Jane kicked off the series with a look at the competencies cited as key to being politically astute. She also takes a…
Employees Can’t Get No Satisfaction
With a clumsy nod to the Rolling Stones’ classic tune, it appears to be true: since 1987, workers have become steadily less satisfied with their work. This is according to research results released last week by The Conference Board. What’s more, it’s not a generational thing: satisfaction is decreasing amongst all ages groups. While the…
RocketHR
Are you as amazed as I am by the incredible online presence of the HR community? Another fantastic example of a regional online presence of a national HR organization is NASHRM, the North Alabama Society for Human Resource Management. I was fortunate enough to have a blog post submission accepted by NASHRM for their RocketHR…
Best of Leadership Carnival 2009
The end a decade provides a great opportunity for reflection and that’s just what Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership blog offers this month. The January Leadership Carnival showcases fifty top leadership bloggers in a “Best of 2009” round up. This post includes access to incredibly diverse leadership thinking. Topics include great coaching questions, building employee engagement,…