Chances are that if you are in a position where you supervise or manage employees beneath you, you’ve put a lot of effort into giving your junior team … Read more
Spider-Man Puzzles – Hiring the Right Pieces for Your Own Team
I’ve got four awesome kids! They are ages eight, six, two, and seven months. I know, that’s a lot of kids, and let me tell you, they are a handful. But I … Read more
Guru, Expert, Visionary, Futurist! Really?
Mr. Ron, I am an expert in XXXX. Titles used to describe me are Guru, Visionary and Futurist etc. I have worked in this field for close to 10 years in … Read more
6 Lessons From My Journey to a Transparent Culture
Fear has become, unfortunately, a regular emotion at work. How often do you feel afraid of sharing your thoughts because of what might happen to you? Have … Read more
HR Roundtable: What Do You Do With Problem Leaders?
The (Cincinnati) Roundtable reconvened in August after taking a break for the July 4th holiday. To get the energy up for everyone, the topic seemed to be … Read more
Multi-Source Feedback Can Work If You Train It
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” Such is also true with multi-source feedback, a method of … Read more
When the Boss Is a Spoiled Child, Who Will Be the Adult?
“Friends, I am glad to inform you that I quit XXXX yesterday. I choose self-esteem over job. This company where my MD routinely abuses, humiliates, … Read more
Hit a Wall? Secrets for Getting Unstuck
If I had a nickel for every time a recruiter told me they had “searched everywhere” for candidates and “nothing worked,” I’d have a lot of nickels. And if … Read more
The Biggest Issue Facing HR May Be Managing Change
PIHRA’s California conference, which concluded yesterday, is, in many ways, similar to other large HR conferences anywhere in the U.S. One of the two … Read more
Empathy, Self-Reflection: The ‘Soft-Skills’ of Today’s Leaders
“The world is dramatically reshaped and operates differently. We have gone from an industrial economy where we hired hands, to a knowledge economy where we … Read more