The toxic management handbook: six guaranteed ways to make your best employees flee

By: George Kassar, Full-time Faculty, Research Associate, Performance Analyst, Ascencia Business School Who said that an organization’s main resource and true competitive advantage lies in its employees, their talent or their motivation? After all, maybe your real goal is to empty out your offices, permanently discourage your staff and methodically sabotage your human capital. If that’s […]
Why do so many American workers feel guilty about taking the vacation they’ve earned?

By:Karen Tan, Assistant Professor of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Middle Tennessee State University “My dedication was questioned.” “Managers or upper management have looked down upon taking time off.” “People think that maybe you’re not as invested in the job, that you’re shirking your duties or something.” These are just a few of […]