Mike Caracalas, a former HR pro who is currently an executive and leadership coach at the Alexcel Group in Texas, made it clear where his Ignite HR … Read more
Ignite HR 4: Who Are You? (or Why HR Controls Workforce Marketing)
Here’s a talent management concept that you may roll your eyes over, but believe me, it’s one you should look at. Here it is: workforce … Read more
Which “Best Practice” is Ruining Your HR Operation?
There is a brilliant article over at the Harvard Business Review titled, Which Best Practice is Ruining Your Business, by Freek Vermeulen (I’m naming my … Read more
Ignite HR 3: What If We Really Are Our Own Worst Enemies?
Today’s Ignite HR presentation is one near and dear to my heart, because it gets to an issue that everyone discusses but no one ever seems to do much about … Read more
Hiring Secrets from Great Coaches and Other Workplace Myths
Every so often, someone publishes an article about lessons learned from great coaches offering advice about how to select people. Sorry, this is useless … Read more
Ignite HR 2: Positively Deviant Performance Improvement
I’ve been to more HR-related conferences than I care to remember. The problem when you go to a lot of conferences is that you end up listening to a lot of … Read more
Ignite HR 1: I’m Sorry You’re So Ugly
I’ve said this before but it bears repeating: Sometimes, you find great talent management insights and forward-looking HR thinking in unexpected … Read more
HR’s Big Challenge for 2013: How Do We Help Our Organizations Succeed?
What did you learn today? “Morning Joe,” which is a show that I watch on MSNBC, always asks the most profound questions at the end of every show. Each … Read more
The 5 Attributes of a Great Human Resources Department
Lots of talk about bad and ineffective HR. Some say that the antidote to bad HR is to create some hyper-vigilant, technology-driven department of super … Read more
My Very Best HR Advice of 2012
Here is a summary of my best HR advice from 2012. Be an advocate for what is right. There’s nothing wrong with paying people and protecting their civil … Read more