Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:18:30 AM EDT Joe Wynne http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/ From big workforce issues to interpersonal interactions, we'll look for the latest and most effective solutions. http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/894/ 05/12/2008 There are a lot of reasons not to "push" your project workers. You may believe there are too few doing too much work anyway, right? Can't push'em too hard or they will push back, you think.   Before you cut them too much slack, though, check out research from a university study, where academics ha... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/889/ 05/07/2008 Is the training you plan in your training plan bland? Is it going to be delivered in a classroom with a lecturer like a black and white newsreel from the early twentieth century? If so, is it out of some kind of corporate cultural inertia? Certainly you realize that improvements in training have occ... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/881/ 05/05/2008 Think of all the interaction problems workers have: personality conflicts, communication miscues, interdepartmental disagreements, frustrating delays from passive-aggressive behavior, clashes between organizational silos, and so on. Don't you think it's time to eliminate office gossip from all that?... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/858/ 04/29/2008 Many executives are having to protect their bonuses by downsizing in this economy. But before you open a Save the Executives nonprofit organization, make sure a knee-jerk layoff response does not play havoc with your projects now and in the future. Think of the situation this way:  The organization ... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/849/ 04/25/2008 In a recent post, I looked at Bristol-Myers Squibb's plan to have managers actually manage workers for 50% of their time. This is an important tactic to consider, even if you do not go with the 50% target, because the recent generations of workers expect this support.   Multiple studies in this de... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/840/ 04/23/2008 I found something good within all this political news recently. Before you click away, let me explain. A study was done that showed political partisans ignored facts in favor of information that supported their existing views. In fact, while watching a debate, areas in their brain affecting emotions... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/831/ 04/18/2008 Maybe I've been wrong about project managers helping workers become healthier. If you have been keeping up with this blog - as you should have - you will remember my call for project managers to actively support wellness programs. There were many reasons for this. Now we hear that Hewitt has surveye... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/818/ 04/15/2008 At Bristol-Myers Squibb, they train managers to play their key role in developing and retaining talent. But they also understand that managers may not spend time on "talent management" because they are pulled in many directions, such as, we have to assume Attending meetings, some ... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/794/ 04/11/2008 More studies are coming in now which put the obesity epidemic in perspective for business. The latest data may surprise you into taking action - or more aggressive action. The Bad News: Obesity is associated with a 36 percent increase in health care spending. The Good N... http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Eye-on-the-Workforce/785/ 04/09/2008 We're talking government this month. And I'm reminding you public sectorians to look again at management of e-mail, whether it is in your projects or in your agency in general. Sure you may have policies that cover behavior in messages, such as "Do not make dates with your mistress using agency asse...