Monthly Archives: September 2009

Continue Delivering on the Basics

by Max Caldwell, Towers Perrin
I had the opportunity to moderate a panel of HR executives in Atlanta last week that included three high-powered heads of HR — Cynthia McCague from The Coca-Cola Company, Alan Hill from UPS and Mae Douglas from Cox Communication.
We addressed what it’s taken to keep employees energized and engaged amid the changes of [...]

The Importance of Sergeants

by Tom Davenport, Towers Perrin
I was fortunate enough to spend part of my summer in France observing 65th anniversary commemorations of the 1944 Allied liberation. Story after story of the D-Day invasion recounted the bravery, resourcefulness and leadership exhibited by Army leaders – not generals, colonels or majors, but corporals and sergeants.
They performed well in [...]