Gas prices have been on the move, increasing by nearly 30 cents in the last month alone. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Walmart CEO Mike … Read more
Is it Time for HR to Start From Scratch?
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a provocateur and strategist in the field of human resources and talent management for over 30 years. His … Read more
Management Tip: Change Your Name and You Might Become a CEO
Here’s a little tidbit from LinkedIn that might help you answer a Jeopardy question or fill the conversational lull between discussing the takeover … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Does Power Point Cause Bad Meetings? Not Bloody Likely
I can’t tell you how much of my life I have wasted sitting in mind-numbing, overlong, unproductive meetings. My guess is that you probably have lost some … Read more
Here’s How You Can be “Rich” – Both in Your Business and in Your Life
I love this book. It is rare to find a business book that inspires you to be a better person. In Today We Are Rich, Tim Sanders outlines how we can improve … Read more
What HR is Doing Wrong (And Needs to Get Fixed Right Away)
Editor’s Note: Dr. John Sullivan has been a provocateur and strategist in the field of human resources and talent management for over 30 years. His … Read more
HR is Still a Pink-Collared Ghetto
I planned to write this last September, so let’s pretend that I did rather than wondering why I didn’t. It’s a critically important topic, and I hope that … Read more
Here’s Why a Wise Workforce Strategy Needs to Actively Focus on Women
Women have become the new workforce. There are now slightly more women workers than men, given the recession and the shrinking of the manufacturing and … Read more
A Crystal Ball Moment: The Challenge in Predicting the Future of Employment
Several years ago, I spent a lot of time doing predictions about the future of employment in my blog at the end of the calendar year. In retrospect, the … Read more
3 Management Suggestions For HR (From Someone Who is NOT in HR)
Last week’s TLNT post by my colleague Lance Haun on how to handle an employee in a funk brought back all sorts of memories of the curious conversations I … Read more