In your responsibilities in international HR, you will soon discover you have a role that you never thought you would have — that of intermediary. … Read more
What Great Organizations Seem to Get: To Execute, You Need Engaged Talent
It’s all about trust. “HR is never on this floor. She came in and headed to our bosses’ office and stayed behind closed doors all afternoon.” … Read more
Looking Like a Leader Doesn’t Make You a Leader at All
What is it about The Wall Street Journal these days? More and more often, I’m finding things they write that just make me want to scream. … Read more
Better Think Twice Before You Implement That Fancy Personality Test
We were hiring an executive and the CEO wanted him to take a personality test. I pushed back. I said that we knew his qualifications already. We knew his … Read more
Business Success in the Worthiness Era: Just What Does Worthiness Mean?
By Laurie Bassi, Ed Frauenheim, and Dan McMurrer with Larry Costello What does worthiness mean more concretely? The foundations are a degree of business … Read more
The 5 Things That Block Your Organization’s Strategic Progress
All organizations struggle at some point to put their strategy into action (Read: actually get done what they say they really want to do). I find that key … Read more
Little Things Count in Your Corporate Culture – Even Sardine Sandwiches
If you work in an office, chances are you’ve dealt with some unpleasant smells from a colleague’s choice of food. Whether it is fish, microwave popcorn, … Read more
Is Your Email Killing You?
Pretty much everyone I talk to says they would be better at their job if they had more time to think. Also, when I ask, “What are your biggest time … Read more
HR Rope-a-Dope: When Will You Be Ready to Finally Go on the Offensive?
While letting the TV watch me the other night (which means that it is on and you are positioned to watch it, but the mind is wandering into the … Read more
6 Ways You Can Help Your Employees Facilitate Their Career Success
Over the past two decades organizations have encouraged their employees to be career self-reliant. They’ve been telling employees to “take charge” of their … Read more