The US Department of Labor announced today new overtime pay rules that will make 1.3 million more workers eligible for time and a half. Beginning Jan. 1, … Read more
Collaboration Is Great When It Works. Here’s Why It Fails
Leaders expect people to collaborate. But collaboration doesn’t happen alone. The illusion of cooperation can turn collaboration into a trap. Collaboration … Read more
Leadership Is Not About You
“Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people — … Read more
10 Reasons Why We Get People Management Wrong
The goal of a people analytics team should be to promote decisions informed by facts. Too often the goal seems to be to do sophisticated analytics for … Read more
California’s New Classification Law: What It Means For Employers and What You Should Do N…
Note: California’s new worker classification law is controversial and has already prompted Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to fund a $90 million campaign … Read more
The Skills Your Managers Need Are All Soft
Whether I was managing a five-person accounting firm or leading 500 professionals in a multi-office consulting corporation, one threat loomed that always … Read more
Bringing a Hygge Culture to Your Workforce
Hygge (pronounced WHO-ga) is Denmark’s intrinsic concept of comfort and togetherness. Applied to the workplace, hygge is an incredible way to boost … Read more
Managing the Contractor Experience Is Your Job
External workers are employees who work for a company but who are not on its formal payroll. This includes temporary staff, contract employees and … Read more
Productivity Doesn’t Make You Efficient
Most of us know the difference between effectiveness and efficiency. Effectiveness is doing the right things, while efficiency is doing things right. Their … Read more
Not Every Career Path Should Lead to Manager
Why do so few companies provide opportunities for individual contributors to continue doing what they do best — or move sideways into some other direct … Read more