Question: How does HR sell our services to our internal clients? Answer: We don’t. For a couple decades now, we have been told that HR needs to become more … Read more
Do It the Way You Always Have and You Won’t Be Doing It For Long
“The most damaging phrase in the language is: ‘We’ve always done it this way’.” – Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Born in New York City in … Read more
Your Headcount Doesn’t Match Finance’s, So What!
Here’s a question: If a project is likely to have a hugely negative ROI, should we proceed? The answer seems to be yes, if the project is determining why … Read more
HR Roundtable: What HR Should Stop, Start and Continue Doing In 2020
The July HR (Cincinnati) Roundtable had a unique facet about it because it marked the beginning of the 20th year of Steve being the facilitator of the … Read more
Whether You Know It Or Not, You’re in Sales
Author’s note: The Human Resources team spends a good part of each workweek recruiting and interviewing job candidates, teaching employees how to … Read more
Don’t ‘Solve’ a Problem Before You Surround It
“Change is not going to come from a single person or a ‘traditional committee’ but from people who actually want to make it happen.” The … Read more
CEOs Recognizing Importance of ‘War Time’ CHRO
There’s an interesting analysis from The Talent Strategy Group that suggests CHRO tenure is closely tied to their CEO. This recently released report … Read more
Improving EX Takes a Different Way of Thinking
There’s a lot out there right now on employee experience (or “EX” as we call it). It’s not a new concept — as an industry, we’ve analyzed employee behavior … Read more
Disruption Has Another Name and It’s Called ‘Opportunity’
‘”Every disruption is an opportunity.” That was a quote from Roel de Vries, corporate vice-president and global head of marketing and brand strategy … Read more
14 Years After the ‘Hate HR’ Article, Have You Become Strategic?
The 2005 Fast Company cover story “Why We Hate HR,” by Keith Hammonds, was published 14 years ago today. That article was a shot heard round the world, a … Read more