Surveys are tricky things — especially one-question, multi-choice polls with little context. Sure, they’re fun and occasionally insightful (I enjoy … Read more
The Art of Dealing With Difficult People in the Workplace
Difficult people are everywhere. In this month’s Business Leadership Webinar, we talked about how to deal with difficult people, stack the deck in your … Read more
How to Get Strategic: Lessons from the Coming Post Office Shakeout
One of the problems I had, especially as a newer HR professional, is how to support the business when decisions revolve around non-staffing issues. Take … Read more
What You Need to Do to Develop an Effective and Useful HR Strategy
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a strategist in HR and talent management for over 30 years. His specialty is HR strategy and designing world … Read more
How I Make the Case for Recruiting and Hiring More Diverse Candidates
I know a ton of HR Pros right now who have been charged by their organizations to go out and “diversify” their workforce. By “diversify,” I’m not talking … Read more
Employee Engagement: Why the Small Things Can Really Make a Difference
“There is still hope” That quote came in an email from a friend last week. He was referring to his company giving all employees Friday off. This was due to … Read more
The Seven Hard Truths That HR Professionals Must Learn to Accept
In a perfect world we all get a seat at the table, all of our employees go online and fill out their open enrollment forms on time, and all of our hiring … Read more
Fast HRM Part 4: You Need Business Knowledge – and a Sharp Focus, Too
By Theresa M. Welbourne, PhD This series on Fast HRM is devoted to the goal of starting a movement to speed up the delivery of HRM tools and process by … Read more
A Zappos Lesson: How Company Culture Can Also Change Your Personal Life
I enjoyed Tony Hsieh’s speech at SHRM 2011 in Las Vegas. I particularly appreciated that he offered to send a copy of Zappos’ 2012 Culture Book to anyone … Read more
Motivating Employees: Do You Let Them Know When They Perform Well?
I greatly enjoy the regular New York Times column “Corner Office,” which features interviews with CEOs on their leadership styles, lessons learned and … Read more