Recently at the SHRM conference, I had the pleasure of meeting Heather Bussing’s son, Holden. As we all laughed and joked with this young man, we mentioned … Read more
Your Conference Room Is An Idea Killer
“Let’s get a conference room; I will send out the invites.” As I sat on the call and thought of going to this meeting and dreading the thought of it, I am … Read more
It’s Time For HR to Start Marketing Itself
When most of us think of marketing, we think of promoting a business: brand creation, strategic positioning, social media, advertising, pricing, etc. … Read more
Stop Managing By the Book and Start Innovating
Right now, your company likely has 21st century Internet-enabled business processes, mid-20th century management processes, all built atop 19th century … Read more
It’s Time to Take Company Culture Off the Chopping Block
When financial times get tough for organizations, invariably company culture initiatives are the first to be cut. The view is that these are the easiest … Read more
HR Isn’t Enough If You Want to Be a CHRO
While many HR professionals dream of someday earning the big company CHRO job, few will achieve it. After all, there are only 500 companies in the Fortune … Read more
5 Steps to Knowing and Keeping Your Best People
At the end of the first quarter of 2017, 45% of small businesses reported that they were unable to find qualified applicants to fill job openings. Our own … Read more
HR a Profit Center? Seriously!
For years, I’ve read articles about the human resource (HR) department as a “revenue center.” They go something like, “We built … Read more
How to Use Data to Make Better Hires
There has been a lot of buzz around the use of people analytics, but the evidence for its impact has been sparse. Now, though, we have emerging evidence … Read more
3 Hiring Lessons the Mid-Market Can Learn from Small Companies
Note: The 2017 list was issued last month. Find it here. To make it onto Bo Burlingham’s The Best Small Companies In America, 2016 list on Forbes, a … Read more