It takes two to tango, but only one to tangle things up. Here’s my list of the top 10 mistakes hiring managers make during the candidate courtship: Damaged … Read more
Here’s Why HR Should Be Really, Really Simple
Have you ever wondered why HR Departments continue to make so many processes complex? In reality, all of us wants things to be simple. But when you look at … Read more
Are You Encouraging Cheating With Your Incentives Program?
All over the news in the U.S. is a story about a cheating scandal in the Atlanta Public Schools. My understanding of the situation is that some teachers … Read more
How Unilateral Control Can Damage Teams and Working Relationships
By Roger Schwarz Effective leaders want productive relationships inside and outside their team. Effective teams improve the way they work together over … Read more
Employee Entitlement: You Need to Know Your Cart from Your Horse
Second of two parts I once had a client – a large commercial bank – whose managers were fond of urging employees to “run it like you own it.” Employees … Read more
Performance Management Is Simple: You Either Work Hard, or You Don’t
HR ladies secretly love to write performance improvement plans. Let’s face it — performance problems are exciting. No matter how it ends, HR looks like it … Read more
Employee Entitlement: Why You Need to Beware of Self-Inflicted Wounds
First of two parts As human resource people see it, entitlement is organizational tuberculosis, a wasting disease that saps energy from the enterprise. … Read more
Learning From LEGO: Core Values Must Define Your Workplace Culture
Harvard Business School recently issued a new business case study on The LEGO Group, makers of the famous toy plastic building blocks. I’m sure most of us … Read more
3 Critical Hiring Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
As a recruiter, I speak so often to candidates about the importance of being clear about their personal brand statement. It is critical to know your … Read more
Doing the Right Thing Is Always the Right Thing
Even though she didn’t put in the $20, the crew at Keller Williams decided to kick in a bit of their winnings — they won’t say how much. … Read more