Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health generates some $19 billion in annual revenues and employs about 50,000 people across the nation. The healthcare company … Read more
Hiring the Way You Always Have Gets You More of What You Have
I was reading through a job description the other day that mentioned innovation 3+ times. However, as I read the description, I saw this: “Must have 5-7 … Read more
Flatarchie, Holacracy and Virtual: 3 Emerging Business Structures That Might Work For You
With millennials now moving rapidly into management positions and the “fourth industrial revolution” just on the threshold, according to the World Economic … Read more
Yesterday a Colleague, Today You’re the Boss. Now What?
“How do you handle it when you are now supervising your former teammates?” is one of the top five questions I get when teaching supervisory skills. This … Read more
LinkedIn’s Dan Shapero on How ‘More Than Ever, Companies Win or Lose on Their People’
Dan Shapero is vice president, talent solutions, careers, & learning, at LinkedIn. He’s responsible for LinkedIn’s $3 billion+ talent … Read more
How to Gracefully Admit You’re Wrong
In a past organization, I routinely interacted with an employee who just couldn’t bring himself to admit being wrong about anything. No matter if we were … Read more
The First Step to Great Leadership is Self-Awareness
“While I was waiting for my interview in a reception area, a pizza delivery man, a young guy dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, carried in a heavy pack of … Read more
You Can Help Managers Be Better Managers
Everyone is aware of friction when it exists in the office. Whether it’s an undercurrent you feel or scuttlebutt around the water cooler, you want to shout … Read more
You Need the ‘Informal Leaders’ to Get Things Done
Everyone is familiar with the term C-suite. The C-suite is populated with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer… … Read more
4 Counterproductive Habits of Talent Acquisition Leaders and How to Change Them
Most talent acquisition leaders I meet are conscientious, wanting to do right by their team. In an attempt to do so, they sometimes end up getting the … Read more