Do old-fashioned resumes still work? There’s an ongoing debate that never seems to end over that topic, but whether they do or whether they … Read more
Keys to Great Leadership: It’s About Using Your Head — and Your Heart
By Bob Vanourek and Greg Vanourek A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination. — Nelson Mandela Seabiscuit illustrates a central point … Read more
A Sobering Look at the Impact of Bad Management on the Bottom Line
A consistent source of good advice and cross-industry perspective on company culture, Blanchard Leader Chat is one of my must-read blogs. Last month, for … Read more
What Happens When Work-Life Balance Comes Full Circle?
Did you see what RIM did last week? What’s RIM, you ask? They are the makers of the Blackberry — you know, that phone we use to use before the … Read more
Is This The Final Straw for Forced Ranking of Employee Performance?
This one cannot be blamed on HR but on a current August 2012 Vanity Fair article — How Microsoft Lost Its Mojo — that argues that the … Read more
Want to Increase Sales by 5%? Just Improve Your Employee Engagement
Rounding out a weeks’ worth of posts on employee engagement is a brief look at the impact of employee engagement on customer service and – consequently – … Read more
A Little Advice For New Managers: It’s About Handling the Gray Areas
Congratulations — you’ve been promoted! You now have a new title that includes the word “manager.” Or, maybe you’re fancy and have a Director or VP title. … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Play the Hiring Game – And How Both Sides Can Win
It takes two teams to play the hiring game and each team has a different, but similar, objective: The hiring side wants to hire the best person for the … Read more
Fired For Being in the Moment – What We Can Learn From a Young Lifeguard
His answer was simple: Thanks, but no thanks. “They are trying to fix the wrong that they did. On a personal level, I just don’t want to work … Read more
Weekly Wrap: The 5 (Yes, 5!) Layers of Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is one of those topics that people just can’t get enough of. I’m not sure why that is, but I suspect that it has something … Read more