Editor’s Note: Although I mentioned this Valentine’s post from last year earlier this week, I have had a number of readers ask if we could … Read more
Does Your Organization’s “Magic Metric” Include Employee Recognition?
In Fistful of Talent last week, Steve Gifford tackled the ever-present topic of (my take) “what metric should we use to measure employee … Read more
Do You Know “When” It’s Time to Go? Here Are 8 Tell-Tale Signs
How do you know “when?” When I went away to college, my father told me that if you are thinking of getting married, college is the perfect … Read more
Weekly Wrap: How Would You Fare If the FBI Dug Into Your Life?
If there is a single story that intrigued and amused me this week, it had to be the one about the file the FBI kept on the late Steve Jobs. Yes, there was … Read more
Valentine’s Day Stat: 4 in 10 Workers Date Someone They Met on the Job
Walk into any workplace and what’s in the air? Besides the burnt popcorn. We mean that other thing. That sweet scent of romance. Yes dear reader, just in … Read more
Your Employment Brand: You Don’t Need a Super Bowl to Make Your Pitch
Living in Michigan, Chrysler’s last two Super Bowl ads have been big news in our part of the world (check out last year’s ad with Eminem here). In case you … Read more
How Bad Organizational Structure Contributed to Italy’s Cruise Ship Disaster
Why exactly the cruise ship Costa Concordia ended up on a reef 60 feet off the shore and only two hours into its January cruise is still not clear. What is … Read more
People Management Lessons I Learned From GE’s Super Bowl Ads
As most readers of my blog know, I’m Irish. Though I tend to divide my time between our Dublin and Boston offices, I can’t claim to be true fan of any … Read more
The Ethical Limit: How Far Is Too Far For an HR Person to Go?
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about the not-so-fun aspects of HR that a friend has been dealing with lately. To make a long story … Read more
Will 2012 Really Become the Year of Employee Backlash?
The beginning of the year always bring a tidal wave of economic projections. Some are overbearingly positive. Others forecast more doom, gloom and despair … Read more