Evaluating top talent for open positions becomes much simpler when you eliminate one commonality of the job search – biases. The majority of the materials … Read more
Handling Feedback: It’s About Being Transparent, Not Getting Defensive
If you need to give constructive feedback or challenge someone, try prefacing it with authentic self-disclosure. I recently witnessed a great example of … Read more
Building Company Culture: To Make it Work, It’s Gotta Start at the Top
Out of everything I read on a daily basis, interviews with CEOs tend to be among my favorites. Case-in-point: this recent SmartBrief interview with John … Read more
Continuous Feedback: It May Be a Better Approach Than the Annual Review
I’ve done a lot of research and reading lately that really cemented my view that feedback delivered via the formalized annual performance review, is not … Read more
Good Boss, Bad Boss, How to Be the Right Kind of Boss
Are you a good boss, or a bad boss? Sounds a little bit like The Wizard of Oz, we know. Similar to that classic story, what type of boss you are can … Read more
10 Bold and Outrageous HR and Talent Management Practices
In the corporate world, HR leaders are frequently considered some of the most conservative and risk-averse. Running HR in a conservative manner might have … Read more
Why You Should You Care About Why Employees’ Leave
By Leigh Branham The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance — it is the illusion of knowledge —Daniel Boorstin It was almost six weeks since … Read more
Driving Productivity: Should You Motivate With Fear or Appreciation?
Are you working harder because you’re scared for your job? Or could you potentially be even more productive if someone simply told you “thanks” for what … Read more
Should We Use Rewards to Entice Employees to Be Different?
A new book about innovation is structured around a central question, which the author (Michael Schrage) calls the Ask. The central question (and the title … Read more
Top 11 Troubles When You Do a Termination
In survey after survey after survey, termination troubles top the list of employment law issues that freak you out. Well, freak no more. Here are some of … Read more