Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 crisis — and the resulting economic chaos — have companies scrambling to revise their business strategies in an effort to … Read more
SHRM Is Failing to Make HR Relevant
Like many of you, I recently received a letter from Johnny C. Taylor, the president and CEO of SHRM. He announced that the organization will take “a … Read more
3 Essentials for Telling Your Story to Insiders
HR professionals need to perfect the same storytelling skills as sales professionals. After all, in selling the executive team’s philosophies and policies, … Read more
Strategy Safari: Do Not Hire D&I Leaders Only to Give Them Bullsh*t Authority
Recent events appear to have lit a fire under the collective asses of corporate America, resulting in a remarkable number of job postings in diversity and … Read more
How a Hospital’s Leadership Development Is on the Frontlines of the Pandemic
Agility. Resilience. Networking across silos. Dealing with complexity and rapid change. While these skills are important in all areas of work, they’re … Read more
Use Today’s Crisis to Prepare for Tomorrow’s Crisis
At the beginning of 2020, few companies had a pre-established pandemic plan in place. It was a crisis that almost no one saw coming, and one that many … Read more
How to Solve Your Most Difficult Leadership and Talent Challenges
To find better solutions to your most difficult business problems, paradoxically, you don’t want to focus on solutions. Instead, you want to make sure you … Read more
What Employee Care Post-COVID Looks Like
Now that the United States is reopening little by little, businesses must reexamine what employee care looks like. The entire world has collectively been … Read more
The Culturally Competent HR Leader
“I don’t see color.” I had to gag. Here we were, just a few HR professionals discussing racism and conscious bias, and a veteran HR professional had … Read more
The Three Essential Skills for Successful Managers
How managers operate with their team ultimately sets the tone for how employees interact with customers, and how they manage relationships both internally … Read more