Winning the New War for IT Talent

Instead of an outright war, smaller less conspicuous battles will be waged for a new class of people — the neglected warriors of the recession. These people are likely to be recruited away and quickly conferred with the hero status they so richly deserve by their new bosses. These newly minted heroes will help their…

Employee Engagement is Not Enough

The topic of employee engagement is getting more attention today as leaders look toward 2010 and start to think about how to grow their businesses while simultaneously motivating and retaining high performing employees. The popularity and ease of using survey tools has led many firms to jump-start this effort using traditional employee survey data. This…

Business Leaders Believe Technology Drives Success

Every two or three months I run short surveys with leaders around the world; the project is called the Leadership Pulse. Over the month of July I examined business drivers in this survey. This is a topic I have studied in some depth since 1996 when I first began examining what leaders think drives performance…