Startups are known for their laid back culture and environment, which is quite different from older, established organizations. That’s why, when you come … Read more
How L&D Can Have a Bigger Business Impact
Leadership development can produce some surprising behavior. I encountered this phenomenon several years ago when I was VP of learning for a growing SaaS … Read more
It’s Our ‘Schemas’ That Make Us Resist Change
Resistance is a mental state, not an attribute. People are not born more open (or not) to change. That’s a wrong assumption most of us make. We think … Read more
SMBs Need a Recruiting Strategy That Encourages Reviews
Being a small-to-medium sized enterprise comes with its own exhaustive list of challenges, with talent recruitment being near the top. Smaller companies … Read more
HR 101: A Model Plan For Developing Your Future Leaders
Leadership identification and development are understandably topics of great interest to organizations. Conceptually, everyone knows strong leadership is … Read more
In Big Data, Small Findings Can Have a Big Impact. Or Not
In HR analytics we are often so eager to discover something significant in the data that we hesitate to think about the impact of the finding. For example, … Read more
Website Accessibility Cases Push ADA Lawsuits to New High
The number of ADA Title III [prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the activities of places of public accommodations and commercial … Read more
Rewards and Recognition Is Becoming More Sophisticated
An acceptable Rewards and Recognition (R&R) program used to mean an opportunity to earn points redeemable for merchandise or additional PTO days. While … Read more
Avoid Buyer’s Remorse With This Checklist For HR Tech
There is an increasing trend within the business world to incorporate technology — especially AI-enabled — that can provide a competitive edge … Read more
Strategies for Developing the Reluctant Rising Star and the Expectant Executive
I’m deep in my own leadership evolution. While I’m an active, engaged leader with all the traditional leadership markers — I oversee a team, I manage … Read more