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Theresa M. Welbourne, PhD, is the FirsTier Banks Distinguished Professor of Business and Director of the Center of Entrepreneurship at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She is also the founder, President, and CEO of EEPulse Inc., a human capital technology and consulting firm in the energy business -- optimizing and directing human energy for growth and innovation. She also is an adjunct professor with the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California. Theresa was awarded the 2012 Academy of Management Distinguished HR Executive Award (for contributions in research, teaching and practice). Contact her at theresa@eepulse.com .
Beyond the Fairy Tale: A Contrarian’s View of Employee Engagement
Every day I get alerts on new articles, blogs and books on employee engagement. I expected that, at some point, the content would start to slow down vs. … Read more
The Fall of CEO Energy – and Why It’s Bad For Business
CEO energy is trending down. This is bad for business. Energy of other leaders (other C-suite leaders and VPs) is trending up. This is a good news. These … Read more
Lessons From Most Effective Leadership Practices Competition Winners
The Most Effective Leadership Practices competition was a first in 2012. We started the work on the competition in 2011, and then the winners were … Read more
How to Manage Change Management as Change Becomes the Norm
To Our Readers: This week, TLNT is continuing our annual tradition by counting down the 30 most popular and well-read posts of this past year. This is No. … Read more
Why You Need to Get Past the Usual Employee Turnover Conversation
I recently attended a presentation focused on the topic of employee turnover. As I listened, I kept thinking about how much attention we pay to turnover. … Read more
Fast HRM Part 4: You Need Business Knowledge – and a Sharp Focus, Too
By Theresa M. Welbourne, PhD This series on Fast HRM is devoted to the goal of starting a movement to speed up the delivery of HRM tools and process by … Read more
Want to Make Your CEO Happy? Use the Employee Value Exchange Proposition
Over the last year we have been slowly introducing a new term to organizations. The goal is to replace the notion of the employee value proposition with … Read more
Fast HRM Part 3: Why Relationships Are So Critically Important
By Theresa M. Welbourne, PhD This series of articles on Fast HRM is devoted to the goal of starting a movement to speed up the delivery of HRM tools and … Read more
Fast HRM Part 2: It’s About Fostering Trust and Doing Business Fast
Editor’s note: This is part of a series on Fast HRM, which is devoted to the goal of starting a movement to speed up HRM work and improve … Read more
The Fast HRM Movement: It’s All About Energy, Performance, Success
By Theresa M. Welbourne, PhD Fast HRM is critical to any organization’s success. The work on Fast HRM is derived from an established field of practice in … Read more
How to Manage Change Management as Change Becomes the Norm
The art and science of change management is due for a change. Quit thinking about change as something that is negative. Stop talking about change … Read more
Forget Culture – Change Performance by Working on Climate and Habits
There are thousands of articles about corporate culture. After reading and evaluating the most relevant research, one walks away stymied and realizing that … Read more
Communicating Goals: Does Your Pay System Affect Leader Productivity?
The topics of pay and motivation along with pay for performance are “hot.” It may be the overall lack of salary increases and bonuses over the last few … Read more
Disengaged at the Top: Leaders are Unrecognized Victims of the Recession
There’s a lot of talk about employee disengagement, with reports coming out on the high percent of workers who are disengaged and ready to leave when … Read more
Seat at the Table? Now it’s “Laws of the Jungle,” and 7 Tips for HR to Survive
Survey after employee survey, focus group after focus group and interview after interview, employees tell you that the thing they dislike most at work is … Read more
Creating a Climate of Accountability: It’s All About Positive Peer Pressure
As we all begin the New Year and roll out goals and objectives, there is a lot of talk about how to create a climate of accountability. This goes beyond … Read more
How the Spirit of Giving Can Help Companies Reap Higher Performance
Company-sponsored volunteerism is popular, and the public relations departments in most organizations are supportive of these efforts. However, many … Read more
The Power of Employee Energy in the Health Care Industry
You have to applaud the dedication and hard work of people who are in health care. They work hard, long hours, save lives and seem to be constantly facing … Read more
Are You Managing Your Workforce by Staying on Top of the Holiday Effect?
Many companies avoid collecting any type of survey data from employees in November or December. They do so because they have learned through experience … Read more