Nothing is easy today. When I lived in the U.S. (I currently work in Dubai), I would always marvel at late night TV commercials. My take was that whatever … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Why Training Your People Can Really Pay Off
Training pays. Sometimes, it’s easy to underestimate just how much it pays. Consider an employee who is going to work 2,000 hours for you this year. It’s … Read more
The Last Word: Why it’s Good to Learn from a Bad Boss
Editor’s Note: As I wind down my stint as Editor of TLNT — yes, I’m going to be leaving soon — I wanted to share some of my … Read more
How to Get Your Company Succession Plan in Order (and Why It’s So Important)
HR professionals are expected to have solid succession plans and often believe they do when they do not. How often do we believe we created a quality plan … Read more
10 Tips For Keeping Your Best Employees Happy
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. Your best employees are the people who … Read more
Do Managers Motivate? There’s Actually Something More Important They Focus On
In coaching individuals, one of the questions I often choose to begin a dialogue on leadership is, “What is your primary responsibility as a leader of this … Read more
HR is Siloed and Too Inwardly Focused. Here’s What We Do About That
By David C. Forman In his new book, Fearless HR — Driving Business Results, David Forman asserts that HR must escape its past before seizing a future … Read more
15 Factors That Impact How Your Employees Respond to Change
Here are 15 factors that can impact how your employees’ respond to change: 1. Control The amount of input and influence the employee has around the change, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Are You Training Your Staff to be Ready For a Crisis?
Let’s face it — stuff happens. That’s a given. What’s up to you and your people is how you respond. Have you trained your employees what to do when … Read more
The Bar Has Been Raised and It’s Time For a New Kind of HR Executive
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’ll be reposting each of the top … Read more