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An Ordinary Man: Gerald R. Ford

Leading Blog

Curated below are some notes from An Ordinary Man : ☙ “The strongest weapon in a political campaign is the good credited you by word of mouth”—this Ford credo goes a long way toward explaining him and the congressional mindset he personifies. Teamwork and grueling preparation were educational values in themselves.

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Strategies to Create a Positive Working Environment

HR Digest

Offering flexible seating options and designated collaboration spaces to encourage teamwork and creativity. Provide Opportunities for Learning and Growth Supporting employee learning and development is essential for creating a positive work environment and promoting long-term employee satisfaction.

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Has Jim Goodnight Cracked the Code of Corporate Culture?

Michael Lee Stallard

The article is based on an interview I conducted with Goodnight at Giant Impact’s Leadercast conference in Atlanta. The Conference Board released research in January that concluded employee satisfaction and engagement in America were at the lowest point since it began surveying more than 20 years ago.

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Wait, I’m the Boss?!? The Guide for New Managers to Succeed

Skip Prichard

Great managers are great communicators —they are masters at getting information to employees and other stakeholders in a wide variety of different ways, including e-mail, text messages, tweets, video conferences, messaging platforms such as Slack, and more. And, in times of crisis and uncertainty, communication is more important than ever.

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Prompt, Precise Performance Reviews

Tony Mayo

Depending on the employee, this can be a short thirty-minute process, or take as long as two hours. [If It’s unlikely that daily reviews will continue long term, as an employee at this stage is usually on the way out. An added benefit of the reports is that no goal will be overlooked for long without action being taken.

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Survey: Remote Workers Are More Disengaged and More Likely to Quit

Harvard Business Review

The study also found that remote workers are much less likely to stay at their company long-term. Only 5% always or very often see themselves working at their company for their entire career, compared to almost a third that never work remotely. Companies that have already mandated this include Yahoo!,

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Why Isn’t Jamie Dimon Telling Clients to Raise Wages Too?

Harvard Business Review

In his recent New York Times op-ed , CEO Jamie Dimon said the wage hike would reduce income inequality and make good business sense, too: While businesses, including ours, are understandably cautious when it comes to expenses, there are good expenses (investments that will pay off in the long run) and bad expenses (waste and inefficiencies).