From a talk I did at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce as part of an the HYPE Talent Symposium.
Do agree, disagree? Why?
Business Impact
The case for eliminating the Penny
Have any of you often found a number of pennies in your pocket and nothing to do or spend it on. I have as well. While a penny had a lot of use back in the 1960′s and previous, they do not have a as strong of a benefical monitary value today.
As I wrote in my Thanksgiving rant on Black Friday, Hourly Wage and the Decline of Thanksgiving, I am all for inreasing the margin between opportunity costs and huge waste on our time and productivity in life and work.
Now I know you may have seen this already. Dan Pink beat me to the punch when he posted his thoughts in December of 2011. But I dare to bring you it again, an interesting argument for removing the penny from our daily lives. Except not me… I could use all the pennies you can spare!
NYE Resolution: 7 Signs your best employee is looking!
Some employers think they don’t have to worry about the exodus of employees leaving the four walls of their organization whether it be due to the economy, fear, or complacency. However, even with a 8.5% + unemployment rate, your best employees always have an opportunity to leave.
With everyone getting into the New Year spirit of Resolutions… I am sure that finding another job in a perceived better company is one of those resolutions. I guarantee you this one may not die as quickly as their new gym membership!
Here are a 7 signs they may be leaving you….
Talking “ABOUT” the C-Suite versus Talking “WITH” the C-Suite
This is a selfish moment. As a result of this moment…
I will be stepping on my soapbox!
Here it goes…
To those writing/speaking on “How to get Exec/#CEO buy-in.” How many of you talk often w/ Exec team…. I didn’t think so! #trenchHR
@BenjaminMcCall
Benjamin McCall
There are a lot of people out there writing articles. Practitioners, employees and consultants preaching the “How To’s:
- How to… talk to the C-Suite
- How to… give your CEO what he wants
- How to… deal with the leadership team
- How to… speak their language
- How to… tie HR to the bottom line of the business
- How to… build a case for the president…
- and so on and so on.
Some of it is good advice and much of it is crap. The bottom line: every executive, leadership and business unit head is different. What they face dependant on industry, employee population and customer can range. There are multiple factors. I understand that if you have no foundational understanding that these articles and this talk may help. But at the very core of these conversations is the idea or belief that you will receive some sort of ‘Silver Bullet’ to know exactly what you need to do in every situation.
My advice before taking any of this advice…
Tread lightly!
Before you take anyone’s advice, first ask yourself or those who write and/or speak about anything related to “How do you get the Executive team or CEO’s buy-in?” this
…”How often do you talk with an Executive team member or the CEO?” or “How often do they speak to you?”
My gamble would be that these individuals do not speak to them often or often enough. What you need to have above all else is ACCESS.
Of course this is just my thought process and also the reason why I will be…
Stepping down from my soap box now!
