Sorry, I don’t actually have 50 ways to piss off an HR Pro. Well, let me take that back. I could easily come up with 50 ways to piss off an HR Pro, but you … Read more
Employee Feedback: Why I Love My HSA (and Why You Should Too)
I recently talked to a co-worker who wasn’t very happy about our health insurance plan. I was surprised because I love it. It turns out that she just … Read more
Working 40 Hours Per Week: A Normal Schedule, or Career Suicide?
The question in the headline of The Wall Street Journal story jumped out at me because, well, I’ve heard it so many times before: Is 40 Hours a Part … Read more
Creative Solutions? They Usually Require You to Think “Inside the Box”
There’s a great little story in Matthew May’s book In Pursuit of Elegance (Why the Best ideas Have Something Missing) about trying to solve the problem … Read more
Recognizing Top Talent: Do We Know It When We See It?
Our brethren over at ERE have a intriguing blog post today by Mark Bregman about the difficultly recognizing top talent titled, Violinist in the Subway … Read more
Corporate Culture: It Either Underpins (or Undermines) Your Corporate Brand
You create and reinforce your culture every day with the employee behaviors, actions and attitudes you recognize and reward. Last week I wrote about IABC … Read more
The Art of Management and Dealing With Unresolved Issues
Sometimes, the greatest wisdom and advice about managing people comes from the most unexpected places. So it was for me this weekend reading the Corner … Read more
The Mark of a True Leader: Helping Talent to Find Another Opportunity
Friday is picnic night. My wife and I pick up food, bring it home, sit on the floor in our TV room and have a picnic. This is our little way to wind down … Read more
The Last Word on SHRM Las Vegas: Why It’s the Biggest Yard Sale in HR
It’s that time of year right? Time to clean out the house and garage and get pennies on the dollar for all the crap you bought and now don’t want. I was … Read more
Here’s Why Social Network Background Checks Still Concern Me
So there I was on one knee with my hands cuffed behind my back in Little Italy on a beautiful day in May of 1996. Click. Someone took a picture. People … Read more