I’d just interviewed for a new HR job, and a friend asked how it went. “It was good,” I told her. “I really liked the hiring manager. He seems like a … Read more
Be Careful What You Wish: Do You REALLY Want Rock Star Employees?
We’ve all heard it somewhere before: “Our employees are rock stars!” Rock star is quickly becoming the golden buzzword in business for describing … Read more
How You REALLY Achieve a Powerful Company Culture
Company culture is important. I think we can all agree on that. But what is culture? And who determines it? I’d argue it isn’t what management or the … Read more
How to Rebuild Lost Trust Within Your Organization
It seems like new challenges for business leaders are surfacing almost daily. In a McKinsey Quarterly survey of senior executives around the world, 85 … Read more
3 Critical Lessons For Top Brass From the Market Basket Meltdown
A billion dollar family business has been rocked by the voting out of the “enemy” relative who all employees love. That’s the story of Market … Read more
A Good Reminder of Why You Always Need to Have a Backup Plan
“It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency.” — Dame Penelope Lively, British author. On the … Read more
Yes, Dad’s DO Have It a Lot Easier in the Workforce
Max Shireson, the CEO of mongoDB, turned in his resignation this past week. That announcement in itself isn’t really that big of a deal, CEOs turn in … Read more
Improving Engagement: It’s About Pumping Up Your Culture Muscle
Leaders often struggle with managing approaches to improve engagement and ownership as part of a process that directly impacts results. Company meetings, … Read more
Is the Classic Job Description an Endangered Species?
Several leading business journals recently have declared the job itself, as a vehicle for packaging work, to be on the endangered species list . Commenting … Read more
Hiring For Core Values Is a Good Start, But There’s More to It Than That
This won’t be surprising to regular readers of this blog, but I am a firm believer in the importance of hiring people who personally reflect your … Read more