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 [...]
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 [...]
by Tom Davenport, Towers Perrin I recently wrote that company executives’ concern for employee well-being is a key driver of employee engagement. Recently, a relevant headline caught my eye: “Having a Bad Boss is Bad for the Heart.” So, I thought, all those people who complain that their boss’s style is killing them just might [...]
by Max Caldwell, Towers Perrin I had a fascinating lunch last week with the EVP/HR at a major financial services firm – one that (like most others in the industry) has experienced a wrenching year. He described how the organization has navigated its way through a number of enormous challenges that affected every one of [...]
by Tom Davenport, Towers Perrin Aside from having a child, adopting a rescue dog represented, for me, the most dramatic instance of taking responsibility for the well-being of another. I’m like the CEO of a one-stop shop that supplies all my pet’s needs. At least I believe my dog thinks of me as a CEO [...]
by Julie Gebauer, Towers Perrin It seemed a tad crazy to travel from New York to a little place called Blythburgh in the UK to see Thom Yorke and a number of other musicians perform on a farm temporarily converted to a music and performing arts arena. But, my 17-year-old son somehow convinced me that [...]
If you missed Don and Julie’s Webcast on May 14th, it is now available on-demand. This recorded Webcast, as well as others in the Towers Perrin’s Cost, Risk and Performance series, is available here: Towers Perrin’s Cost, Risk and Performance series
Don and Julie will be presenting ”Reengaging the Workforce to Get Back to the Future.” We’ll explore what leading organizations are doing to: Keep top performers and pivotal talent engaged and motivated Leverage the current economic environment as a platform for positive change Position themselves to move quickly into growth mode once recovery is in full [...]
by Don Lowman, Towers Perrin Some of the best meetings I have in business — whether they be with our clients or with the people who work with our firm — are the informal ones. Although our hectic schedules don’t allow for too many unscheduled “drop by” meetings, these informal meetings typically have a subject [...]
by Don Lowman, Towers Perrin Readers of this blog may not realize that I am an executive compensation consultant. I have been for most of my 27 years at Towers Perrin. In today’s environment — with all of the bad press about “grossly overpaid” CEOs and words like “shameful”, “outrageous”, “inconceivable”, etc. being used to [...]
