According to the 2013 Better Life Index by OECD (the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development) we’re still fighting the battle to find … Read more
Five Things You Simply Can’t Forget in Your New Hire’s First Week
For new hires, the first day on the job can feel like they’re at the foot of a mountain about to take the first step up a ridiculously tall peak like … Read more
You’re Missing the Boat Not Recruiting High School Students Right Now
In case you didn’t hear about it, college football powerhouse Alabama recently offered a scholarship to 8th grade football player Dylan Moses and LSU … Read more
How One Executive Rewards Trip Damaged Employee Trust
This story isn’t new, but the lessons to be learned, sadly, still plague us. Benjamin Moore, one of the companies in Berkshire Hathaway’s stable, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: It’s Always Smart to Think First, Then Act
I often have the groups I speak to do this exercise … I ask them to pair up and have the person on the left make a fist. Then I give all the folks on … Read more
Confessions of an Expat HR Leader: It’s All About the Networking
“Mr. Ron, we would like your insights on this issue.” This happened throughout the conference until it got a point that I just wanted to be left alone to … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Flex Work Is Growing, So Why Aren’t More Women Doing It?
Everyone knows that flex work (or telework, or whatever else you call it) has been on the rise, and last year’s prolonged debate when Yahoo decided … Read more
Here Are the Critical Things That I Want the CHRO to Know
This is a real-talk forum. I’m not about to list leadership competencies or some empirical data I happened upon in my latest internet search on where Chief … Read more
A Heartfelt Lesson in Engagement From One Very Engaged Employee
A recent story in The New York Times caught my attention. It not only personifies employee engagement, but also challenges the perpetuating notion that … Read more
Good Leaders Are Made, Not Born
Why won’t my employees just do what I tell them? Why am I struggling to motivate my team? Why aren’t they giving me the performance I need? If any of these … Read more