You’ve heard it before. Gen Y is the trophy generation (this mythical belief that every kid got a trophy). They’re entitled and spoiled and … Read more
A Great Summer Activity: Trading Work Spaces (Even With the Boss)
Here’s a great idea you still have time to put into place this summer: getting the staff to swap work spaces. I saw a story in The Boston Globe about a … Read more
What I’ve Learned About Managing Creative People
When Newsweek published an article this month headlined “The Creativity Crisis,” I was intrigued. After all, I’ve spent my life directing and managing … Read more
Credit Reports: The Value (and Risk) to HR Professionals
Imagine one of your employees absconds with some cash. That’s unfortunate — but not nearly as unfortunate as when your CEO discovers the employee had a … Read more
Three Days for Death (or Why HR Policies Make No Sense)
This past week a member of my husband’s team suffered a devastating loss: his one-year-old daughter died, which sent my husband — his manager — looking … Read more
Cities Outsourcing To Save Money Spells Trouble
We both love, and love to hate, outsourcing. While nobody loves talking to someone on the other side of the world about a technical issue on their laptop, … Read more
New Workplace Survey, Same Old Question: Is it Half Empty or Half Full?
One thing you’ll find if you read a lot of studies or research on workforce trends is this: the positives or negatives you take away from the study depends … Read more
Why it’s Good to Learn from a Bad Boss
Anyone who has spent much time managing knows this to be a management truism you can’t avoid: you learn more from a bad boss than you do from a good one. I … Read more
Four Barriers to Building Talent
By Marc Effron and Miriam Ort Through our corporate and consulting experience, we have identified four talent-building barriers that organizations create … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Firing by Blackberry, Illegal Layoffs, and Dave Ulrich Speaks
I like to use Friday to catch up on things I might have missed during the past week, and if you’re like me, you do, too. That’s why I try to highlight some … Read more