In the world of corporate boards and board diversity, there is both good news and bad news. First, the good news: Almost all (97%) of the of the top 200 … Read more
Ambition Is Overrated
It took nearly my entire adult life, but I’ve finally become fashionable. Suddenly, it’s cool not to be career-focused. I’m proud to say I was ahead of the … Read more
Why Are Men Increasingly Opting Out of College?
On episode 79 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together to discuss the declining … Read more
Reorganizations Make a Mess of People Analytics
Questions that appear simple to the person asking them can be messy to an analytics pro who has to answer them. One nasty form of messiness is changes to … Read more
Are You Actually Willing to Empower Your Employees?
Empowerment is one of those buzzwords that achieves near-universal plaudits. Of course, leaders want to empower their people. What kind of monster … Read more
The Risks of Getting Risk Management Wrong
Nearly all business risks can be sorted into one of four categories: financial, operational, external, and strategic. Typically, senior managers are tasked … Read more
Most HR Pros Don’t Know Why They’re in HR, Says TLNT’s New Columnist Kayla Moncayo
Meet Kayla Moncayo, TLNT’s new employee relations columnist. (OK, not that new. She’s already penned two columns.) Kayla writes “ER … Read more
A New World of Work: Fluid, Flowing, and Flexing
The new world of work is here. The pandemic accelerated a plethora of changes that were already in the making long before parts of the world shut down and … Read more
Are Managers Abandoning Their Responsibilities in the Name of Employee Engagement?
I just hopped on the internet and searched for “engagement and retention strategies.” Google returned 116,000,000 results. My God, have we written or read … Read more
Should White People Do DEI Work?
“I just can’t even, anymore” he sighed, exasperated. “My patience for well-meaning white people has run out. We’re supposed to congratulate white folks for … Read more