According to the HOW Institute for Society, which surveyed 2,305 people from a wide range of industries and organizations representing all levels of … Read more
The Art of Hiring Great Sales Talent
In Episode 33 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn talks with longtime sales leader Karlie Jessop (Big Health, ADP, Xerox) about the art of hiring great sales … Read more
How to Demonstrate Your Value as a People Leader
There is an all-too-common perception of a company’s people team being a cost center. Leaders who continue to hold that mindset clearly don’t understand … Read more
Warning: Your One-On-Ones Are Failing
One-on-one meetings between managers and employees should be a required activity for every leader. This conversation is the fastest and least expensive … Read more
When Empathy Is Bad for Business
If you’ve ever watched TV coverage after a crazed killer has gunned down innocent victims in a shooting rampage and felt your own muscles tighten as … Read more
A Look at Amazon’s Compensation Practices
No matter how clear your leadership principles and yearly plan may be, they speak softly in comparison to financial incentives. Money talks — if your … Read more
Best Hire Ever: Former GE & Pepsi Leader Shares Thoughts on Talent
In Episode 31 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn talks to HR leader Reggie Stover (Cleveland Clinic, GE, Pepsi) and digs in on Reggie’s views of building … Read more
How Zoom Reimagined Its Business During the Pandemic
If you have ever experienced whitewater rapids, you know the exhilarating sensation of making hairpin turns to avoid rocks; changing direction every few … Read more
It’s Not True That Managers Are the Biggest Drivers of Employee Engagement
We’ve all heard that managers are the primary drivers of employee engagement, but that’s not true. And once you see why that tired platitude is wrong, … Read more
Best Hire Ever: Women in the Workplace in 2021
In Episode 30 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn talks to Kinetix CEO Shannon Russo about being a woman founder and the complexities of women rising in the … Read more