Ray Stata, former CEO of Analog Devices, a semiconductor company, is quoted as saying, “The rate at which organizations and individuals learn may well … Read more
HR Roundtable: The Many Challenges of Post-Recession Recruiting
The HR Roundtable in Cincinnati took on a different buzz than normal this month because we were jumping into a hot topic. The group gathered to tackle … Read more
The 10 Biggest Problems With Diversity Recruiting Today
First of two parts In case you missed it, there was a great deal of publicity generated recently when Google’s Laszlo Bock recently opened up and … Read more
Great Companies Clearly Show: Employee Flexibility Drives Innovation
In successful organizations where employees are highly engaged and productive, producing the best work is no longer about putting in the most hours — … Read more
10 Key Principles For the Majority of Us Who Need Cultural Change
I wrote a popular TLNT article about how 96 percent of respondents from a Strategy&/Katzenbach Center survey on culture and change management … Read more
Post-Recession, Will HR Still Embrace the Lean, Agile Approach?
Of all the professions put through the wringer of the Great Recession, few have emerged as different as human resources. While HR fared well on average … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: “Experience Needed.” Oh Really?
Count yourself as fortunate if you’re NOT among the scores of employers desperately searching to fill the nationwide shortages of truck drivers, nurses, … Read more
Lessons From the Subway: Shaking Up Work Routines With Recognition
How much of your job has become routine? You know the value of doing it, but it’s almost fallen into habit. But you can’t stop doing it either; it’s part … Read more
Leading Change: If It Doesn’t Bring Value, We Shouldn’t be Doing It
“We cannot solve problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” That quote is from Albert Einstein. That is such a poignant … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Times Change, But People Still Find Ways to Avoid Work
Ever since the dawn of time, when humans figured out that they needed to work, people have found an untold number of ways to goof off and waste time on the … Read more