Replacing CEOs with suitable internal successors has become a critical issue for many organizations in recent times. Partly, this is because there seems to … Read more
How Efficient Are Your People Practices?
In a Covid world, the old efficiency rules don’t apply. The ways of working that organizations established to make the most of their resources and grow … Read more
Banishing the BS in HR
Two years ago, I was an HR executive. Having spent 20 years in developing my career in the field, I became burnt out and very angry. I was tired of all the … Read more
A Pandemic of Unsure and Unsafe HR
It was 1 a.m. on a Wednesday. I had been up since 5 a.m. the day before, and Chinese takeout boxes crowded the floor around my couch. My legs were numb … Read more
Considering a Quick Strategic Pivot? Take a Deep Breath and Slow Down.
Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 crisis — and the resulting economic chaos — have companies scrambling to revise their business strategies in an effort to … Read more
SHRM Is Failing to Make HR Relevant
Like many of you, I recently received a letter from Johnny C. Taylor, the president and CEO of SHRM. He announced that the organization will take “a … Read more
When Data Is Interesting But Inconclusive
It is common to have interesting but inconclusive data. If this happens at an early stage of a project, then that’s OK. Sometimes you do need to wander … Read more
3 Questions That Global Employers Should Ask to Avoid Misclassifying Employees
Independent contractors and the companies that hire them are under more international scrutiny than ever before. In the last several years alone, there … Read more
HR Can Use OKR to Align Goals Up and Down the Org Chart
As an HR professional within your company, you play a vital part in setting and achieving organizational goals. HR departments are now more and more … Read more
What Differentiates Good From Great HR Departments – Hypothesis Testing
Adapting the title from the famous book, I pose this question to HR leaders: “What differentiates Good from Great HR departments?” In my view, … Read more