Talent Alley

The phrase ‘balance of work and life’ indicates that they are polar opposites that one needs to carefully adjust to ensure that they don’t both come tumbling down. It seems that the two compliment each other. Today, there’s a chance for work and life to align more closely; for values that we bring to our homes and neighborhoods to enter the office. Getting to know our co-workers as neighbors and sometimes neighbors in need isn’t just a feel good notion, it’s good business

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Fear can be a pretty powerful motivator, but it can also be destructive.  Yes, today’s unemployment figures can make every day at the office feel like a cliff-hanger, but the reality is that fear exists in the good times as well as the bad.  As human beings, we want to do a good job and [...]

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Work environment, it seems, is not just an important issue in flush times when the economy is good and competing for talent is a real problem.  Nor is it just an issue for high-tech, west coast companies.  Many NorthEast Ohio companies are taking the same approach not just to retain talent, but to improve efficiency [...]

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The hit NBC TV series “The Office” has been on television so long and infiltrated so many depictions of office life in commercials, that it’s easy to forget that the show originated in Britain.  While it was popular among PBS and BBC America viewers, it never had mainstream success.  In fact, attempts to export the [...]

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There is a terrific article in the September 14, 2009 edition of The New Yorker. It’s on Zappos and its unique company culture. Tony Hsieh, the company’s 35-year old C.E.O. has built around what he calls “Zappinesss” which grows from his three “C”s: clothing, customer service, and company culture.  The article really highlights how, particularly [...]

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Mike Rowe, the host of “Dirty Jobs,” tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how it’s been unjustifiably degraded in society today.

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