I was very honored to be quoted in Jim Gallagher‘s column today (see it here at stltoday.com), titled “Burnt-out workers biding time.” It’s a very interesting piece that’s based around an of-the-moment statistic: per a MetLife study, 1 in 3 employees hopes to be working elsewhere in the next 12 months. It’s a startling statistic, [...]
Remember the school playground bullies who terrorized the smaller kids? Some of those bullies have successfully climbed corporate ladders and continue terrorizing others, but on bigger playgrounds. Now they use psychological weapons that are more subtle. And unlike their days on the playground, they often have the support of the hierarchy. This post is for [...]
According to research conducted by The Survey Institute, 85 percent of American workers say they are satisfied with their current place of employment. At first, that number sounds pretty good. But break that down into specifics, and there are some alarming figures. One-third of people polled do not believe that their current employer provides them [...]