At Columbia University, Prof. Hitendra Wadhwa teaches future leaders that companies should value the whole person, not just the business employee. He … Read more
5 Ways to Help Fix the Employee Engagement Blues
True fact: as the weather gets drearier across America, so do workers’ levels of engagement. How do you increase employee engagement? In fact, … Read more
I’m Just In HR, So How Do I Counsel My Boss and Keep My Job?
By Howard Mavity Fran Sepler recently posted an insightful blog titled, I’m Sort of Sorry: Coaching the High Level Harasser, that discussed coaching a … Read more
New .Career Among Hundreds of Internet Addresses Coming in 2014
A new work-focused Internet domain — .career — will join the eight-year-old .jobs address next year. The .career extension is among hundreds of new generic … Read more
The Complete Automation of HR: It May Be Here Sooner Than You Think
I love my friends in human resources, but I am just back from a week in Vegas where a bunch of people told me that HR can be automated. I think that’s … Read more
With Poor Performers, Is It That They Can’t, or That They Won’t?
When someone isn’t doing what you need them to do, a question a leader will often ask themselves is this: “Is the problem with the person? Or … Read more
What Would a Government Default Mean For Employers?
By Michael J. Lotito What was once considered unthinkable is now becoming more of a possibility. Although the U.S. Senate is reportedly working on a … Read more
Do We Have a Government Shutdown or a Leadership Slowdown?
This history of the United States is full of leadership lessons — many great moments, and many what-not-to-do moments. We’re in the midst of one of … Read more
Getting Started, or 5 Steps to Kick Business Execution Into High Gear
“Ideas are a commodity. Execution of them is not.” — Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computers When it comes to productivity and success, execution … Read more
7 Simple Tips for Making Performance Management Really, Really Simple
Gotcha with the headline, didn’t I? Wouldn’t it be just wonderful if I really could help you make performance management simple? Actually I can, but not … Read more