Managers are human, and so are the people who work for them. A key tenet of humanity is that we all want to be valued and respected. An...

I say most things repeatedly - sometimes because of a new audience, sometimes because repetition helps retention, and sometimes because...

I was reading an article recently that surveyed Gen Z workers about what they wanted. The first finding was that pay mattered to Gen Z...

I've shared this story many times, but it was a teaching moment for me that I come back to time and time again. In grad school, we were...

I recall sitting with a group of small business owners in August of 2021. Before our meeting started, we were discussing the fact that so...

Resignation rates are highest among mid-career employees between 30 and 45 years old who worked in fields that experienced extreme...

There is nothing that bothers me quite like hyprocasy. In many cases, I am OK with whatever position you take (provided it is legal,...

In the midst of the Great Resignation, one of the things we will see is different pay scales. For example, a minimum wage retail location...

WARNING: I am about to start a mini-rant. Stop reading now if it will be triggering. One of my hot button issues is the way people my age...

I've seen several articles recently about rewards that companies are offering new and current employees. It may be to attract talent, it...

I've shared this story often (apologies if you've heard it before). I once worked for a rather large company (you've all heard of it) and...

A read an article in Time magazine a while back - it makes me happy and furious at the same time. Happy: It talks about how Accuity...

One battle I have with managers (and individual contributors for that matter) is that money is not the most effective reward. The idea is...

Every once in a while, there is an article that makes me go "hmmm" (a reference that only children of the 90s will get). This recent...

Employees not only like to receive rewards from you, but they like to get praise and rewards from their peers in many cases as well. In...

As most employees know, they usually have little say in compensation, other than possibly negotiating salary when starting and possibly...

In Part 1, I discussed many of the misconceptions of compensation at a company level. While companies should address this, they often...

Editor's Note: This blog was going to be longer than usual, so I split it into three parts. The next two parts will be published over the...

I wrote last week about a presentation I saw that stressed the need for high-performing companies to focus on employee well being, even...

A short post today - but a task for you. Take 5 minutes and do two things: Recall how many pieces of positive feedback you gave this...