Last week, I lost my best friend, my college roommate, my mentor, my mentee, my confidant, my consigliere, and most of all, my twin brother. He passed away … Read more
11 Rules to Live Your HR and Managerial Life By
I have to say my friend and great HR Pro/Blogger – and Top 10 HR Bloggers to follow at SHRM 11 (I was No. 11, by the way) – Matt Stollak gave me the idea … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Work/Life Balance? How About a Family-Friendly Workplace?
Work/life balance? This popular phrase gets a lot of press, but I find it inaccurate at best. Now that technology allows many of us to work 24/7 from … Read more
Flying in Unfriendly Skies: Divisive Work Conduct is a Safety Hazard
In the past few days, a pair of notable airline stories have hit the news. On June 20, two planes almost collided at John F. Kennedy International Airport … Read more
Out of the Box Thinking: Whatever Happened to Just Hard Work Instead?
If I hear someone tell me they are getting “out of the box” one more time, in terms of solving a problem, I’m going to shoot myself! “But Tim! Isn’t that … Read more
Hire Slow, Fire Fast: Four Talent Selection Lessons From the NBA Draft
Today, 60 people will get hired into a multi-billion dollar organization. This isn’t just any organization though, this is the NBA — the … Read more
Better Online Networkers? Despite Other Data, LinkedIn Says Men Are
Men are better online networkers than women? True, says LinkedIn. It may fly in the face of other surveys, but LinkedIn insists that men are savvier … Read more
Surprise! It’s Easier to Say You’re Leaving Your Job Than to Actually Do It
Some of our most popular posts on TLNT are about how the improving employment situation and economy will wreak havoc on those companies that are concerned … Read more
What We Still Don’t Get in HR: You Can’t Turn Fish Into Monkeys
Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” — Albert … Read more
Hiring on the Cheap: How You Can Find Smart Deals in the Talent Market
I’m an American, damn it, and Americans like deals. We want 40 to 60 percent off stuff, even if you priced that crap up 75 percent to begin with (hello … Read more