I am coaching a young HR leader who reports to a founder/CEO. She doesn’t have a mentor or a direct supervisor. She is leading an unusually big project for … Read more
Here’s Why Women (and Men) Really Do Need to Ask For a Raise
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella gave some spectacularly bad advice to a group of women at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing … Read more
It May Not Be Good to Ask Entry Level Workers to Sign Non-Competes
By Eric B. Meyer My Facebook and Twitter feeds were blowing up yesterday with links to articles at NYTimes.com, The Huffington Post, and Jezebel about how … Read more
Here’s a Newsflash – Going Back on Your Word Ticks Employees Off
Addressing attraction and retention was cited as the top business challenge for 52 percent of employers in a recent HireRight survey. Attracting quality … Read more
How I Got Zapped, or 3 Keys to Zappos Cultural Success
Last week, I had the privilege of taking a behind the scenes tour of Zappos and speaking with several of their top leaders. ] Mine was not the popular tour … Read more
How On-the-Job Distractions Can Actually Drive High Performance
It sounds counterintuitive, but an office environment with the right mix of distractions is actually a part of a high performance culture. The reason is … Read more
Staying Calm and Prepared for Potential Workplace Ebola Issues
By Howard Mavity I remember the near hysteria and the lack of clear workplace and public health guidance when I began receiving questions about responding … Read more
Reddit Pulls Back Remote Workers Despite New San Francisco Law
More than 1,200 high tech start-ups and household names from Yelp to Salesforce call San Francisco home. Web phenom Reddit, the self-styled “front page of … Read more
HR Roundtable: How Do You Develop Creativity in HR?
There was a definite buzz for the September HR Roundtable in Cincinnati because the topic was a bit out of the “norm.” Everyone was gathering to discuss … Read more
What “The Voice” Teaches Us About Feedback and Coaching Done Right
I like watching the TV show The Voice. It’s singing competition show that has four famous singer judges who compete against each other by picking teams of … Read more