Employee Sales Contests that Demotivate Performance and Destroy the Culture

Compensation, Core Values, Culture and Trends, Employee Engagement, Eric Chester's Blog, Initiative, Leadership, Retention, Workplace Culture1 Comment

“We’re adding a little something to this month’s sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac El Dorado. Anybody wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is…you’re fired.” In the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross, Blake—famously portrayed by Alec Baldwin—issues this decree, exposing an artful…

When Millennial Employees Are In Control of their Careers, Everybody Wins

Autonomy, Compensation, Core Values, Culture and Trends, Employee Engagement, Eric Chester's Blog, Leadership, Workplace Culture1 Comment

The burn out rate among business consultants is sky high. Although firms pay big starting salaries to young MBA’s, accountants, and engineers, the excessive travel demands that come with the paycheck can get real old…real fast. That’s precisely why Vynamic, an 80+person healthcare consultancy based in Philadelphia, stands out among its competitors. Ranked the #1 most prestigious…