More than half of us don’t believe our employers are open and upfront with us. This disturbing news comes to us from the American Psychological … Read more
Talent Management Gone Wrong: Why Can’t We Be Honest With People?
Last May, I posted a story of a young man who had been identified by a Fortune 100 firm as a high potential and placed into a leadership development … Read more
Building Culture Is Always Better Than Trying to Transform It
Should we stop trying to transform culture? During a recent keynote, Jeb Dasteel, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer at Oracle Corporation, … Read more
Should You “Out” Employees and Make Public What They’re Paid?
In a few weeks, I am going to talk with a local compensation association about pay transparency. As I’ve been writing over the last few months, I … Read more
5 Reasons You Need Coaches (or at Least, a Cheerleader) at Work
Life coaches and personal trainers seem to be the new status symbol. From corporate CEOs to the 19-year-old French student, everyone’s talking about the … Read more
Inside the Millennial Mind: A Gen Y Recruiter Speaks Out – PART II
Employers and talent acquisition professionals are still trying to grasp what it takes to retain the Millennial generation, making sure that they are … Read more
So, What Did You Learn From Your Last Workplace Setback?
“The truth is, everything that has happened in my life, that I thought was a crushing event at the time, has turned out for the better. You learn that a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why You Should Ask “What Was Your First Paying Job?”
If you’ve ever been late to a movie, you know that trying to figure out what happened before you took your seat can be extremely frustrating. When … Read more
September Call-Ups? One Good Way to Evaluate Your Team of the Future
For those who aren’t big Major League Baseball (MLB) fans you probably don’t know what the “September Call-Up” or “Expanded Rosters” mean. Each year on … Read more
Advice to Remember: An Attorney’s Take on How to Use Email on the Job
By Howard Mavity Electronic communications are a mixed blessing. Business is more efficient and new ways of commerce continue to open. However, ubiquitous … Read more