How can you get the best payoff from virtual instructor-led training? How can you keep the learners from tuning out? How can you help them use the skills … Read more
Sometimes, “Don’t” May Turn Out to Be the Best Strategic Choice
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” — Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor and general The thesis of my upcoming book, Execution IS the … Read more
The Golden Rule of Accommodating Employees Under the ADA
By Eric B. Meyer Recently, I talked about reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the importance of having an open-minded, … Read more
7 Tips For Giving Feedback (and Making It a Lot Less Difficult, Too)
How do you feel when it’s that time to provide “feedback” to your team? It might be performance feedback or development feedback, but my guess is that it’s … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Best Interview Question, and 3 More Good Ones
Many of our readers shared a version of the following as one of their favorite interview questions: “We are interviewing many people for this position. … Read more
Cultural Translations: HR and Life Lessons After 6 Months in the Mideast
“The logic you have based your decisions on over your lifetime is not usable here.” Everyone sitting around the office basically agreed. But then again, we … Read more
Quitting Dramatically: It’s Usually About Disengagement – and the Boss
Employees quitting in dramatic fashion via a video message that quickly goes viral is certainly nothing new, but I wanted to share this example with you. … Read more
Not Hiring Jerks Is a Workplace Trend I’m All in Favor Of
You know it and I know it, so it is hardly worth stating again, but there are a lot of jerks in this world. This isn’t any great revelation. … Read more
How You Can Introduce Job Candidates in 90 Seconds
First, let me tell you this is not a paid post or endorsement. Second, I’ve found something really cool for Free! And, HR and Talent Acquisition folks love … Read more
Crucial Questions Employees Ask After Their First Day on the Job
You invested a lot of time, energy, and money bringing on that new employee. They show up on that first day ready for your orientation doing their best to … Read more