In my experience, an office romance is always a dicey proposition. I know that they happen and that you can’t stop them, but in all my years as a … Read more
The Message Behind the Demise of Aon Hewitt Canada’s Rewards Practice
Aon Hewitt has laid-off its reward consultants in Canada while retaining other parts of its HR consulting practice. While this sort of thing is common in … Read more
HR and Sustainability: There Needs to Be More Leading by Example
According to results from an annual sustainability survey by BSR and GlobeScan — the State of Sustainable Business Survey 2013, which provides … Read more
The Sometimes Hidden Costs of a Leader Asking Question
One time when I was running a large organization at HP, I asked my financial analyst partner, “What is the current headcount in my organization?” He said, … Read more
How You Can Tell Who Really Is an Essential Employee
I’ve had many conversations in my career with employees who “essentially” felt they were probably more important to the business than they really were. You … Read more
Tech Insights: Being Relevant in HR means You Need to Start Loving APIs
Before HR, I worked in IT so I have a residual appreciation of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). APIs are the little modules that help one program … Read more
Saving Wild Ducks: Why You Need to Avoid Workplace Creativity Killers
My recent post, Giving Meaning to the Work: It’s How You REALLY Engage Millennials, led to an invitation to join the “IBM Wild Ducks” group on … Read more
How “Friends of the Firm” Referrals Can Widen Your Talent Network
There is a story in The Wall Street Journal recently about an emerging recruiting trend where traditional employee referral programs are being expanded to … Read more
7 Challenges and Considerations Before You Go to a Remote Workforce
Remote working, distributed teams, telecommuting. They all speak to a decentralized community of co-workers who rarely see each other, and even more … Read more
If You’re Not Into Mobile and Social Recognition, You May Missing Out
Last week I had the honor and pleasure of presenting at the HR Directors Business Summit in Birmingham, England. I’ve been involved with this summit in … Read more