Millions spend their days toiling in anonymity working for nothing more than a salary, a few perks and the promise of time off when the job finally becomes too much to take.

Others work in joyfully productive workplaces fuelled by personal relationships. Business results come, but not because they’re mandated. Rather, they are the natural byproduct of workers who aim to deliver for the managers who care about their needs and aspirations.

These are the organizations led by People Artists — and they are growing in number. My friend and co-author David Zinger and I highlight them in our new book, “People Artists: Drawing Out the Best In Others At Work.” [...]

Being a Better Manager Shows Up, or Not!

I interview people all day, and more often than not, I’ll end up hearing (or getting some hints) about the real reasons they’re looking to leave their job. We’ve all heard that saying, “People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers.” It’s true. And, I’ll share with you some of the things that your team won’t tell you— because hey, who wants to tick off their boss by criticizing them?

You don’t give feedback or you’re not good at it.

Do you go to work thinking, “I can’t wait to get in there and really mess things up?” Of course not! Well, neither do your team members. If one of them isn’t performing optimally, ask yourself what you [...]

Fifty-four percent of company leaders agree their performance management system is in need of improvement, according to a 2013 Gallup survey. Experts agree that an effective system should encourage collaboration, teamwork and communication in order to retain and engage a company’s best employees. RevolutionHR CEO, Brady Bruner urges companies to invest in new technology to make the performance management process more social.

RevolutionHR recently launched a crowd-sourced pre-sale of their new performance and goal-setting software focused on making a great at life and work, MaximusLife. MaximusLife forms an engaging way to actually enjoy tracking and accomplishing goals with [...]

iqDynamics, a company that specializes in providing enterprise business applications to mid- and large-sized businesses using state-of-the-art technology, recently announced the launch of its new recruitment and talent management software, HRiQ Talent. The company’s latest addition to its service portfolio allows users to manage the hiring and internal HR processes.

According to the iqDynamics’ main web page, HRiQ Talent is a new set of modules that can help organizations manage their talent pool. In this way, organizations do not need to resort to expensive solutions to cultivate a high preforming workforce. HRiQ is intuitive, powerful, and intelligent. Besides empowering HR [...]