I was moved as much as anyone by the feel good story of the 33 Chilean miners and their rescue after 69 days trapped (and thought to be possibly doomed) … Read more
The Gap Logo Debacle: There Are Lessons Here – Especially for HR
I looked on in amusement this past week when the Gap released their new logo to anticipated fanfare. All of their design team knew they had a winner. Gap … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Bad Survey for Boss Day, Starbucks Lines, and Just Say No
Well, today is that day that I know you and your staff has been anxiously waiting for – National Boss Day. I will celebrate by not ranting about the idiocy … Read more
Traffic Lights and Layoffs: How a U.K. Company Used One for the Other
Here’s a layoff story that has to be read to be believed: “All 16,000 employees of Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone company created by the … Read more
Are You Implementing Your Strategy, or Just Wasting Time Studying It?
I was working with a CEO and his executive team on their strategy when we came to an interesting point in the day about their needing a game-changing … Read more
Stuck for a Boss’s Day Gift? 5 Suggestions If You Just Can’t Ignore It
Note: Some Fridays, we like to illuminate some of the funnier aspects of HR. Sometimes it will be a video, a picture, a story or satire but we hope it will … Read more
Are We There Yet? Dave Ulrich Insights on “What’s Next for HR?”
“I just hope that this conference gives me the answer to this project I am working on.” This statement came from a conference attendee that I sat next to … Read more
What’s The True Cost of Health Care Reform?
I was able to catch part of the recent webinar put on by the Corporate Executive Board’s Corporate Leadership Council on Benefits (that’s a … Read more
From the Energy Files: The Power of Fast and Frequent Coaching
The majority of employee survey work is done once a year, or in fact, every two years. This is an odd cycle given that financial data, sales data, and … Read more
Stretching the Boundaries: How an HR Roundtable Tackled Delicate Issues in the Workplace
One of the great things about the monthly HR Roundtable in Cincinnati is that we use the forum to STRETCH the boundaries at times — and October’s … Read more