I’ve never thought of it this way before, but is your workforce happy because they’re performing well and at a high level, or, are they happy … Read more
3 Key Predictions For the Human Resources Department of 2020
First of two parts The human resources department is doomed. There is no viable future for the HR function, and HR professionals will inevitably be … Read more
Embracing Change: A Few Good Reasons to Keep It Moving Forward
“If you have always done it that way, it’s probably wrong.” — Charles Kettering, American inventor. “The only completely consistent people are dead.” … Read more
Exercising Your Workplace Culture: Does Fitness Have a Place?
What does wading through mud pits or running a grueling half-marathon sound like to you? If you’re like a growing number of companies, the answer is “team … Read more
What to Do When Your Co-Workers Fail You
“Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable, and you will never be asked to do a thing.” — Paul Theroux, American travel writer and artist. … Read more
3 Cutting Edge Talent Management Practices From Silicon Valley
Anyone who tracks advanced trends in talent management knows that many of them originated in the Silicon Valley. However, you probably also know that many … Read more
First Flex Work, Now Debate Over Yahoo’s New Parental Leave Policy
Yahoo’s making flex work news again with an announcement Tuesday that it’s beefing up paid parental leave for men and women. Up to 16 weeks of paid leave, … Read more
What Makes For a Happy, Empowered Employee? Big Data Can Tell Us
Regular readers know I’m a big proponent of Big Data – especially Big Data for HR. It’s catching on and in a big way. This article in the New York Times … Read more
The Key to Work Success? Don’t Try to Do Everything and Die Trying
I was recently looking at my book RISE on my Kindle to see what people were responding to, by checking out the “view popular highlights” feature. The most … Read more
No, a Strategy Is Not Enough — You Need to be Able to Implement It, Too
Business heroes are often the innovators and the visionaries that set the next strategy. Yet, 90 percent of strategies fail because of execution. We’ve … Read more