December 1986. I attended the Awards banquet for the Eastern Michigan University’s Business School. I received the Outstanding Management Student Award that night. It was a nice moment. But what stuck in … More Quotes by Daniel T. Carroll
This topic—collaboration—has come up lately in client discussions and it’s a very important element of effective performance. Here are my quick thoughts… Collaboration is different from teamwork. Teamwork is a … More What does Collaboration Look Like?
I will be presenting the latest and most comprehensive analysis of “no ratings” performance management in the Asian context, next week, at HRMAsia’s Performance Management and Rewards conference, in Singapore, … More Coach for Performance, Reward for Retention
I think Fred Herzberg would fully agree!
When the months end in ‘ber, it’s time to check in on year end priorities for managing comp and benefits. Here’s my fourth annual “Ber” to do list for C&B people. … More SeptemBER, time to rememBER
Is it just me, or are we seeing the end of the traditional employment contract as we know it? There was a time when we firmly believed: Do good work … More The Traditional Employment Contract is Ending
Take this simple test: Organisations pay for performance: a. because it is industry practice b. because the employee has earned their merit increase and bonus c. to motivate future performance … More Why do we reward performance?
Sitting in a family padang restaurant at the Jakarta airport (and enjoying some really spicy beef rendang), I begin to unwind from my last working day of 2015. Today was … More Winding down 2015
I am a firm believer in living in the real AND the virtual world. The real physical (analog) world involves the people and things you see and hear and touch. The … More Make the Time Count
In case you did not know, Freelance Total Rewards is a virtual consulting firm. Lean and mean. Thanks to technology, I pay no office rent, yet I have a business … More A Virtual Consulting Firm