Whitney is an HR manager. She works for a small IT company. She found herself facing one of the most challenging conversations an employee can have: … Read more
Your Best Employee Role Model? It’s When You Have Active, Engaged Managers
“I love this job. The work I do is so interesting and I am finally in a job that I am learning so much. My problem is that this manager of mine is … Read more
Succession Planning? Despite What They Say, Your Leaders Secretly Hate It
You want to know what you’ll never hear anyone on your leadership team say publicly? Well, let me stop before I get started, because there are probably a … Read more
Why Is It So Hard to Bring Up a Difficult Issue With Your Boss?
During a coaching session, Whitney, a mid-level manager, told me that she wished her boss Liam had handled the situation differently. The “situation” was … Read more
The Biggest Mistake Leaders Make When Leading Change
I’ve seen so many leaders completely unprepared to help their teams transition through change. The biggest mistake they make is forgetting who’s at the end … Read more
Push Hiring Managers Beyond Their Comfort Zone
It’s a perennial recruiting challenge: telling managers their expectations aren’t realistic; that they’re asking for a candidate who … Read more
It’s True: Highly Talented People Can Get Scared at Work, Too
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about this, and there are so many new followers of this blog (thank you and welcome!), so I wanted to write this short … Read more
Want A Competitive Advantage? Get Your Team To Make Faster Decisions
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Can your team make a decision? I was … Read more
Opportunity Cost, or What I Learned About Employee Satisfaction From SNL
Two middle-aged men walk into an elevator. The taller and heavier of the two points to the other’s t-shirt. It’s a Saturday Night Live t-shirt with a … Read more
Taking Initiative: It’s the Sign of a Healthy, and Highly Engaged, Workforce
“When you believe in what you’re doing and use your imagination and initiative, you can make a difference.” — Sam Dash, American law professor and chief … Read more