I recently had a nice chat with a colleague from my banking days. She was in Marketing and I was in HR. We discovered we both have moved into performance … Read more
Want a Better Workplace? Then Tie Recognition to Organizational Values
Organizations that believe in driving an intentional culture – whether for engagement purposes, recruitment purposes, performance purposes, innovation … Read more
Crazy About the Rules? Well, Don’t Practice HR Like a Pharisee
In the old days, the Pharisees were a sect of religious leaders known for emphasizing strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law. Jesus was not … Read more
Please, Don’t Hate Me! Here Are the Biggest Lies That Recruiters Tell
So, last week I wrote a little HR blog post called Top Candidate Lies, and it got a rather large reaction. LinkedIn’s What’s Hot picked it up from TLNT … Read more
A Four-Letter Word That We Never, Ever Use in HR
I’m not sure about your HR experience, but in my HR experience I’ve used every four-letter word known to man – except one. That word is: … Read more
What a Magazine Rejection Taught Me About the State of HR
My article was turned down by HR Magazine. It wasn’t turned down because of content or style, but because I’m not a professional writer; I’m a consultant. … Read more
How Job Candidates Lie, and the Best Lies They Always Seem to Tell
Every Monday morning, I have a meeting with my recruiting team. It’s a great way to kick off the week. We share what we are working on, we talk about … Read more
How Getting Real Can Bring Real Results to Your Workplace
What would happen to your team and your organization if people showed up in a more real, genuine, human way? What if people on your team and in your … Read more
New Study Finds That HR’s C-Suite Influence is Increasing — a Lot
Every once in a while, I get a survey that serves up so much information that it becomes really difficult to simply characterize it in an article or blog … Read more
An Open Letter to Every Ineffective Hiring Manager Everywhere
A friend sent me this text the other day: Well, no news on my front. Can you believe this company? Early Friday, we agreed on a starting salary and a start … Read more