from the Turning Good People Into Top Talent blog series By Bob Moore, CMC Today’s blog is a continuation of Tuesday’s blog.   Workplace Stress Research In a Forbes Magazine article, Michael Blanding, a senior writer for Harvard Business School Working Knowledge, reported on a study that found our work can literally make us sick. […]

The High Cost of Workplace Stress – Part I from the Turning Good People Into Top Talent blog series by Bob Moore, CMC Stress:  We’ve All Felt It Sometimes stress can be a positive force, motivating you to perform well at your job. But often — like when you’re stuck in traffic — it’s a […]

By Bob Moore, CMC Today, attracting and retaining top talent is one of the most difficult challenges facing all organizations. All organizations must deal with this dilemma— public, private, government, not-for-profit, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. A recent article in the Hartford Business Journal emphasized that top talent is particularly important in their public […]

Perceptions of HR from the Turning Good People Into Top Talent blog series Most employees would agree that you cannot ignore HR.  However, the typical perception of HR is not generally positive.  Some would say that there is outright dislike or at best, tolerance. Most responsibilities of HR involve people policies, which typically includes benefits, […]

Managers Account for 70% of Variance in Employee Engagement from the Turning Good People Into Top Talent blog series A report just in from Gallup continues to reveal that great managers consistently create engagement levels that result in their teams to achieve outstanding performance. They create environments where employees take responsibility for their own— and […]