by Kevin Wheeler | Jun 1, 2011 | ERE Articles
Whether the economy is strong or weak, no matter the time of year, and no matter how much they are paid, many of our best employees decide to leave. The question we all grapple with is why. Why do people stay at a company or leave? What motivates such behavior, and...
by Kevin Wheeler | May 29, 2011 | Bold HR Ideas
There is a common language used by top-level managers in every company and these managers assume that every employee can speak that language. It is a language centered on business concepts and understanding a handful of financial concepts. Whenever those of us in...
by Kevin Wheeler | May 19, 2011 | Bold HR Ideas
Whether the economy is strong or weak, no matter the time of year, and no matter how much they are paid, many of our best employees decide to leave. The question we all grapple with is why? Why do people stay at a company or leave? What motivates such behavior and...
by Kevin Wheeler | May 13, 2011 | Bold HR Ideas
Corporate learning is going through profound changes as the need for fast, anytime learning grows. The paternalistic models that have served for a hundred years are not able to provide flexible, fast learning. They are dependent on knowledge staying static for a long...
by Kevin Wheeler | May 12, 2011 | Bold HR Ideas
“Our true “core competency” today is not manufacturing or services, but the global recruiting and nurturing of the world’s best people and the cultivation in them of an insatiable desire to learn, to stretch and to do things better every day.” -Jack Welch, Former...
by Kevin Wheeler | May 9, 2011 | Bold HR Ideas
Empire Avenue was never intended to be a “serious game” in the sense that games designed purposely for learning are. Rather it was just put together by some young Canadian guys as a fun way to figure out what a personal brand might be worth. What they ended up with is...
by Kevin Wheeler | May 4, 2011 | Bold HR Ideas
It seems like every organization is using social media to attract and engage interesting and qualified people in their opportunities. While they call this “community” building, I am not sure that is the best term. A standard definition of community is, “A group of...
by Kevin Wheeler | Apr 25, 2011 | ERE Articles
Women have become the new workforce. There are now slightly more women workers than men, given the recession and the shrinking of the manufacturing and construction industries. They have less unemployment: In January of this year the unemployment rate for men was 8.8...
by Kevin Wheeler | Apr 19, 2011 | ERE Articles
Technology forces forward movement. It makes us figure out what could be more meaningful or useful for people to do. Rather than dig ditches and plow fields by hand, we have machinery that makes that work faster and safer and frees individuals up to do work that...
by Kevin Wheeler | Mar 31, 2011 | ERE Articles
There are a handful of beliefs within most professions that need to be examined from time to time for validity and accuracy. The medical profession believed for years that ulcers were caused by stress and certain foods. It took a modestly qualified medical researcher...
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