You know what your organization wants from you? It’s not to be great. Or to be an “A” player. Or high energy. Or Top 10 percent. It’s also not … Read more
Sometimes It Takes Failure to Ultimately Lead to Success
“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.” — Thomas Watson Jr., former CEO of IBM As children, we are … Read more
This Is a Serious Question: Should We Kill Human Resources?
An argument for the “end of HR” has been made from time to time. Heck, just a few months ago we read a scathing takedown of the classic HR model by Bernard … Read more
Defining HCM: Is it About “Real Value Added” or “Metrics and Tools?”
The term “human capital” refers to the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) of people within an organization. For the most part, business professionals … Read more
Inclusiveness Dilemma: The Challenges Dealing With Differences at Work
College football star Michael Sam’s announcement last week that he is gay, and would soon the first openly gay NFL player, rekindled some hot workplace … Read more
3 Ways That JetBlue Gets the Most Out of Social Recognition
During my career as an employee recognition strategist and consultant, I’ve had the honor and privilege of working with many truly innovative and forward … Read more
One Decision That Clearly Shows Just What Leadership Looks Like
It is “inconsistent with our purpose.” And with that, the ball dropped. CVS President and CEO Larry J. Merlo used that phrase to make an announcement that … Read more
Pivoting in Business: It’s Something That HR Needs to Learn to Do
One of the things we HR practitioners get dinged on consistently is our ability to be flexible. Yes, there are compliance pieces and yet other things that … Read more
Should an Employee Punching Another Employee Always Get Fired?
What would it take to get you to punch an employee? For most HR Pros, the answer might be “Not much!” if they were joking behind the locked doors of their … Read more
Comp Study Says Companies Are Expecting Good Things in 2014
PayScale has just released its 2014 Compensation Best Practices Report, and I was asked to take a look because (full disclosure) PayScale is a client. … Read more