Hey HR Pro: Here’s one thing to keep in mind as you and your organization struggle to figure out the ramifications of the federal health care … Read more
What Leaders Really Do
Editor’s Note: What Leaders Really Do by John Kotter is an excerpt from HBR’s 10 Must Reads “On Leadership,” a compilation of Harvard … Read more
If a Boss Has to Go Undercover, They Aren’t Much of a Boss at All
Here’s the only big surprise about the big flap erupting this week over the television “reality” show Undercover Boss: that it took so long for a flap to … Read more
The Office Debate: When Is it Time to Talk, and When Is It Time to Go?
Organizations waste a lot of time communicating badly. They fall into the trap of talking about things that have already been decided, or not talking when … Read more
Building a Better Boss? As Google Found, It’s Simpler Than You Think
Leave it to Google to be the company that believed they could figure out how to build a better boss. According to a story in Sunday’s New York Times, … Read more
HR and Developing Talent: Just What is Your CEO Thinking?
“Criminal neglect.” “We’ve gotten way too comfortable poaching.” “No one wakes you in the morning and says they want to go work in the advertising … Read more
Weekly Wrap: A Lesson from AOL – How Not to Do Merger Layoffs
Sometimes, you can glean some great lessons about HR and people management practices from just reading the news. Take the recent purchase of the Huffington … Read more
Should HR Be the Volunteer Police? Maybe It’s the Secret to Being Strategic
So, here’s the number – 2.7. It means an employee is 2.7 times more likely to volunteer (for charitable missions) if their boss volunteers as well. … Read more
Feeling Stressed Out and Undervalued? You and Your Employees Aren’t Alone
It’s pretty easy to find surveys that support the notion that workers everywhere are frustrated by the slow pace of the economic recovery. … Read more
Want to Perform Like Great Companies? Don’t Be Afraid to Fire
After I left, they kept the “team captain” on for another decade — until she became a “pariah,” which she kind of always was, and was asked to leave. … Read more