Checking off your to-do list gives you a huge sense of accomplishment. So, it’s important for you to get as many tasks done in one day as possible. You’re … Read more
Don’t Confuse Job Satisfaction and Engagement
Are your employees engaged, or are they just satisfied? The first step: Ask. How would they describe their current level of job satisfaction? Very … Read more
Comp and Perks Are Important, But Talent Seeks Purpose, Values
Attracting great candidates for key roles is one of the most difficult tasks for any business, particularly in Silicon Valley. And in an attempt to lure … Read more
HR Technology Is Helping to Change the Entire Work Culture
Recognize This! – Trends in HR for the year ahead will emphasize empowerment, the employee experience, and ultimately a more human workplace. What will … Read more
Should HR Be the ‘Center of Excellence’ For Productivity?
Since many of us now spend our days fully immersed in a digital workplace it seems possible that some kind of app could track what we do and give us … Read more
Sometimes You Need to Slow Down to Go Fast
Regardless of how fast your company is today, the marketplace expects and rewards being faster and more nimble. Current success proves that correct choices … Read more
A Millennial’s Hard Learned Lessons About Managing His Generation
Our 2015 summer internship program was a disaster. My company, HireTeamMate/Hiretual, hired one software engineering intern after another — failure … Read more
Wells Fargo Scandal: What Was HR’s Role?
For most of my long HR career in service industries, my colleagues and I believed our role to be an advocate for the employee. Those who spent their HR … Read more
Why Are You Letting Tolerance Undermine Your Culture?
Leaders will often ask me what they can do to accelerate a change in their culture. As someone who likes to find ways to provide simplicity on seemingly … Read more
How “Doing a Bad Job” May Just Be “Good Enough” to be Great
Demand for speed has overtaken all other priorities, it seems; whether it’s a program, a deliverable, a result, or a change, leaders want it NOW or … Read more