Here’s some required reading for HR: Internet Trends 2015. Really. I’m not kidding. You may think from the title that Internet Trends 2015 is a … Read more
An Imperative For Today’s HR: A Sharp Focus on Data and Analytics
This past week I participated as conference chair for the first ever workforce analytics conference in the Middle East — the Workforce Analytics … Read more
How to Help Bring Your HR Department Into the 21st Century
There’s no good reason why HR departments should look like they did 20 years ago, but most of them still follow the same thinking. Technology has changed … Read more
10 Ways to Help Your Team to Be a Lot More Productive
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” — Napoleon Hill, motivational writer If you’re not the boss or … Read more
The New Rules of Work? They’re a Waste of Time in the Real World
I’m usually a big fan of Fast Company articles, but one recently seemed like the biggest contrived piece of new-aged garbage, and I just had to share! The … Read more
It’s Not HR’s Job to Be the Ambassador of Happiness
I’m down with all of this research and science behind happiness at work. I think it’s a good thing. I like it when HR professionals think about happiness, … Read more
Corporate Power: It Has Shifted to Your Customers AND Employees
“We challenge you to find a consumer mobile offer available in the UAE that is better than the offers you can get with Etisalat,” read the company’s … Read more
Why You Need to Choose Your Workplace Friends and Allies Wisely
I once heard a saying that the workplace isn’t like college. College is about doing well and getting ahead. Instead, the workplace is like high school – … Read more
Why Meddling Management Can Be Just as Bad as Micromanagement
It’s long been established that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Why then, do so many leaders beg to disagree? If not, how to … Read more
Trust in the Workplace: It Takes Both Humility and Vulnerability
We know trust when we see it. It has a significant impact on every interaction. It’s the foundation of all of our relationships, work and personal. Some … Read more