Commitment at Work

Anger In The Workplace
July 20 2008 - Recent research finds differences in attitudes to men and women who lose their temper in the workplace. While such outbursts tend to be accepted or even rewarded in men, women are judged less competent as a result.

Job Satisfaction Survey
February 29 2008 - State and local public sector workers under age 40 focused more on career (job security, opportunities, training) than their older colleagues and were also more likely to actively look for work elsewhere.

Most Americans Satisfied With Their Jobs
August 31 2007 - New research from the National Opinion Center at the University of Chicago has found that most Americans are satisfied with their jobs.

Retail Employees Not Entirely Happy
February 21 2006 - Workers in the retail industry provided one of the lowest ratings of their company as a place to work compared to other industries, according to a recent Hay Group Insight Employee Survey Benchmark Report.

You resigned. You were given a counter offer. Now what?
February 1 2004 - Linda Matias says that uncomfortable breakups are not restricted to one's personal life; they can also creep into one's professional life when an employer's response to a resignation is a counter offer.

Employee Loyalty Can't Be Purchased
May 8 2003 - Innovation, dedication and high performance are born out of a deep excitement and fervor for what one is doing and not simply from being offered enough extrinsic rewards.

When Work and Family Conflict, Men Are More Likely Than Women to Leave Their Jobs
May 24 2003 - Men and women are confronted with conflicts between work and family but men who believe they have a heavy workload are more likely to leave their jobs than their female counterparts.

"Massive Job Cuts" - a Really, Really Bad Idea
John W. David comments on those Press Release Headlines... "Such-and-Such announces 12,000 more jobs to be Cut".

Top Talent and Passionate Employees
April 10 2002 - Businesses could lose top performers without comprehensive talent management strategies. But they also need 'passionate employees.'

Employer reputation and employer branding
March 1 2002 - Treatment of employees and the quality of products and services rate highest in job-searchers' perceptions of organizations they want to work for.

Actively disengaged workers cost U.S. hundreds of billions a year
Gallup study indicates that "actively disengaged" employees - workers who are fundamentally disconnected from their jobs - are costing the U.S. economy between $292 billion and $355 billion a year.

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