I don’t really consider myself a “Man’s Man.” I love to fish, go to college football games and I’ll watch back-to-back ESPN SportsCenters that are the … Read more
Civility in the Workplace: Can We Remember the Lessons from 9/11?
There is an old saying in engineering: “Don’t fix the blame, fix the problem.” It’s also good advice in every other walk of life; whether you’re leading an … Read more
The Future of HR: It’s All About Making It a True Decision Science
“It is important for communities to educate our children for their future, not our past.” In a recent interview, Romain Dallemand, the … Read more
The Employee Walk of Shame: How HR Can Help Make It a Little Easier
I’ve lost jobs and I’ve called old employers to see if they would want to hire me back. I’ve usually gotten a response that sounded something like, “Oh, … Read more
The Lesson of Neil Armstrong: Anyone Can Find the Quiet Courage to Lead
If I were to ask people how to describe you, would “courageous” show up in the list? It seems we tend to associate that word with situations of life and … Read more
Are You “Done?” You Need Some Fire to Fix Employee Discontentment
“I’m done.” Those words were uttered by Andy Roddick last month at the beginning of the U.S. Open. Tennis is unlike a lot of sports, where the coach or … Read more
Customer Satisfaction: Why Don’t More Companies Do the Right Thing?
I don’t know if you heard the story about the little 10-year-old girl that was flying unaccompanied on a plane trip** from San Francisco to Traverse City, … Read more
Making a Back to School List? Maybe You Really Need a Back to Work One
Every year right before school starts, I get “school days” nostalgia, especially when I’m being inundated with back to school ads and news … Read more
5 Tasks to Try on Labor Day (if You Happen to be Working Anyway)
Labor Day (next Monday, Sept. 3) is a national holiday for most of us working in the U.S. If you’re working on Labor Day anyway, here are five important … Read more
The Value of a Really Crappy Job — and How It Can Be a Badge of Honor
As some of you may have realized from recent posts (DESPERATELY WANTED! Job Applicants Who Aren’t Stupid), I’ve been interviewing candidates for the … Read more