“Don’t settle for style. Succeed in substance.” — Wynton Marsalis, American jazz trumpeter Some people believe that how something looks, or the … Read more
HR and Sustainability: There Needs to Be More Leading by Example
According to results from an annual sustainability survey by BSR and GlobeScan — the State of Sustainable Business Survey 2013, which provides … Read more
How You Can Tell Who Really Is an Essential Employee
I’ve had many conversations in my career with employees who “essentially” felt they were probably more important to the business than they really were. You … Read more
Saving Wild Ducks: Why You Need to Avoid Workplace Creativity Killers
My recent post, Giving Meaning to the Work: It’s How You REALLY Engage Millennials, led to an invitation to join the “IBM Wild Ducks” group on … Read more
Yes, There’s a Lot That HR Can Learn From Parking Lots
I read an article last week and found out parking lots have their own industry — just like health care, banking, automotive, etc. Parking lots are … Read more
The Seahawks Showed It Pays to Hire People With a Chip on Their Shoulder
“It gives you more of a college environment, because guys are having fun. It is pretty cool. But I did sense that guys were hungry. I would say that the … Read more
Can You Have Fun on the Job? Yes, If the Employer Can Get Out of the Way
I’ve had a lot of unpleasant cab rides, but this one took the cake. Standing in the taxi queue at the airport in San Antonio, my business partner and I … Read more
The Workplace Gender Gap? They Also Have It in the Cayman Islands
Editor’s Note: Sheena Sigsworth will be writing from time to time about HR and the workplace as she sees it from the Cayman Islands. We’ve heard … Read more
Do Managers Have a Bias For Hiring Attractive People?
We already know that there is an attractiveness bias when it comes to hiring. But, what about when it comes to managing your daily team? Do managers give … Read more
How You Can Keep HR From Becoming the “Fly in the Ointment”
Being a “fly in the ointment” is not a good thing. This simple idiom translates into times when things are going along according to plan until an … Read more