If you work for General Electric and Jeff Immelt asks you to meet with a customer and explain a GE product, you will be inclined to say yes because he is … Read more
Being The Boss: Why is Becoming a Manager So Difficult?
By Linda A. Hill and Kent Lineback Why, for most who enter it, does management present so many surprising hurdles and frustrate so many preconceptions and … Read more
As You Start 2011, Ask Yourself: What Can I Do This Year to be Better in 2012?
As we start 2011, it’s a good time to step back and think about what you want to be true when you start 2012. If you don’t set some goals, you’ll deliver a … Read more
The Risk Tolerance Test: Can You Forgive or Forget Employee Bad Deeds?
Everyone deserves a second chance, unless your company is the one who has to give it, right? I love hearing stories about recovery and redemption. What … Read more
Bad Behavior at Work? Best Defense is to Prevent it in the First Place
Have our workplace leaders just lost it? That’s the question that comes to my mind after a string of recent stories involving Navy Captain Owen Honors, NFL … Read more
Changing the Brand: We Can’t Let HR Become the Fredo of the Organization
I could not believe that they said that! Every morning I do a preview of articles, deciding which ones to print and read on my commute into the city, or, … Read more
The Power of Volunteering: You Get Out of It What You Put Into It
I love my HR association meetings in January. You see a lot of new faces, connect with old friends, and there’s a lot of excitement in the air. New year. … Read more
No, Working Parents Aren’t Wusses
I’ve got a confession to make: I used to hate working parents. Okay, maybe hate is a strong word, but I at least strongly disliked them. Every time I … Read more
Your Workplace is Not a Cocktail Lounge: How to Maintain Standards of Conduct
From NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s sexting spectacle, to Navy Captain Owen Honors’ loss of command for producing racy videos, to ESPN sportscaster Ron … Read more
10 Ways Leaders Can Protect Their Reputations in 2011
By Davia Temin The year 2010 was remarkable for its series of public gaffes made by CEOs and other leaders that shattered organizations, share price, job … Read more