I always like to surround myself with happy, positive people. I have enough pragmatism for us all! You should see the people I work with – it’s like one … Read more
The New Org Chart: Identifying the REAL Information Brokers in Your Business
New York City is known as a city to people watch. As I ride the subway each morning, the ride takes me through neighborhoods that have both private and … Read more
The Brainstorming Boondoggle: Forced Collaboration Doesn’t Always Work
I believe wholeheartedly that you usually get a better solution when a group of people put their heads together to solve a problem. I’ve seen it work … Read more
What a Swedish Axe Can Teach Us About Building a Quality Workforce
A friend asked me to go antelope hunting yesterday, but I said no. First of all, I don’t hunt, and secondly, I’m still freaked out by the recent Lysteria … Read more
Transformative HR: The Importance of Embracing the Optimization Mindset
By John W. Boudreau and Ravin Jesuthasan HR always wants to make the best choices, but traditionally HR leaders have not been tasked with optimizing … Read more
Volunteering: How You Can Turn It Into the Ultimate Team-Building Event
My daughter decided to volunteer through a program at her job. Each employee has the opportunity to volunteer their services and receive a day off in … Read more
Weekly Wrap: When You Need Heads to Roll, Why Does HR Take the Fall?
See update below. Say what you will about whether HR should have a “seat at the table,” here’s a role that HR frequently gets, like it or … Read more
Learning From on the Job Experience: Sometimes, the Bear Gets You
Timothy Treadwell loved grizzly bears so much he wanted to marry them. Well, not marry them so much as be near them all the time. Timothy spent 13 summers … Read more
Corporate HR Strategy in 3 Simple and Easy Steps
Step 1: Send out a meeting request to all HR leaders — sorry managers, you aren’t really leaders; we meant Directors and above (unless there’s only … Read more
The Powerful Influence of Bad Behavior at Work (and What to Do About it)
Do we need more evidence that it’s simply not worth it to justify the bullying bad behavior of high performing employees just because “they deliver?” (In … Read more