In the future, nobody will be poor, everyone will be happy, and managers will never pull the old parental line at work: because I said so. That rose … Read more
Change Is a Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It
They pushed the cleaning carts into the office hallway at the end of the day. They emptied trash cans, wiped down doorways and cleaned office windows, … Read more
Do You Know “When” It’s Time to Go? Here Are 8 Tell-Tale Signs
How do you know “when?” When I went away to college, my father told me that if you are thinking of getting married, college is the perfect … Read more
Are We Stuck in a Time Warp? Talent Management in Uncertain Times
The aim of good talent management is readiness. Are we able to respond to change — planned or unexpected —- and put the right people in the … Read more
Survey Points to 5 Critical Talent Management Trends for 2012
I’m always interested in surveys that look ahead and give some sense of where we might be going, even if they don’t always seem to get the … Read more
No, Despite What Others Are Doing, We’re Not Blacking Out TLNT Today
Lots of websites, from Wired to Wikipedia to The Cynical Girl, are going dark today as part of the Internet protest over proposed online anti-piracy … Read more
Keeping a Personal Record: It Can be a Powerful Workplace Game-Changer
People often ask me if they should keep a work journal of some kind. I was encouraged to do this early in my career — I did it for awhile. Was it … Read more
IBM’s Eat-to-Earn System Rewards Employees For Eating Right
Around the same time you were pondering a resolution to eat better in the new year, IBM was patenting an idea that might make that easier. Long known for … Read more
CEOs Resolve to Make 2012 a Fruitful Year. What Have YOU Resolved?
“My resolution is to add to the infrastructure of my company.” “Change behavior, not people. Change process, not standards. Change results, not goals.” … Read more
New Year’s Resolutions: 3 Things You Can Learn to Make Change Successful
I’m not a gym rat but I do have a membership that I use a couple of times a week. And if you’ve ever been to the gym in January, you know the … Read more