Many people split the world into dualities: You’re either this or that. Positive or negative. On or off. Black or white. But in reality, human behavior … Read more
Why Is It That So Many Employees Don’t Trust Their Employers?
More than half of us don’t believe our employers are open and upfront with us. This disturbing news comes to us from the American Psychological … Read more
Survey Shows How Much Millennials Continue to Defy Expectations
Approximately 80 million Millennials live in the U.S today. In my last post on talent acquisition trends, I touched on the fact that this group is the … Read more
How the Baltimore Ravens (and the NFL) Failed HR 101
By now everyone has seen former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, knock out his wife with two punches to the head in the elevator of an Atlantic City … Read more
The Complicated Dynamics Behind Workplace Bullying
I just didn’t want to go anymore. She made it nearly unbearable. It didn’t start off that way, though. When we first started working together as colleagues … Read more
Talent Management Gone Wrong: Why Can’t We Be Honest With People?
Last May, I posted a story of a young man who had been identified by a Fortune 100 firm as a high potential and placed into a leadership development … Read more
Yes, Most Recruiters Are Usually NOT HR Professionals
Recruiters are not HR professionals. And not all HR professionals are recruiters. In companies, it’s typical to see recruiting fall under the broad human … Read more
Building Culture Is Always Better Than Trying to Transform It
Should we stop trying to transform culture? During a recent keynote, Jeb Dasteel, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Oracle Corporation, … Read more
Should You “Out” Employees and Make Public What They’re Paid?
In a few weeks, I am going to talk with a local compensation association about pay transparency. As I’ve been writing over the last few months, I … Read more
5 Reasons You Need Coaches (or at Least, a Cheerleader) at Work
Life coaches and personal trainers seem to be the new status symbol. From corporate CEOs to the 19-year-old French student, everyone’s talking about the … Read more