Over cake with colleagues at a recent company celebration, I had an epiphany. Well, perhaps not an epiphany as this is a truth I’ve long known, but … Read more
Big Data: Just Another Big Fad For HR
Nothing excites organizations like another fad. The latest one happens to be a thing called “Big Data.” Big Data refers to collecting so many performance … Read more
5 Surefire Ways to Successfully Disengage Your Workforce
We read a lot about how to engage employees. However, the reality is that engagement is a choice. The best we can do is create an environment in which … Read more
Great Things Result When You Refuse to Accept Excuses
Excuses can seem like perfectly plausible reasons for not doing something you said you’d do, but over time, if no one calls you on them, they can be … Read more
Your Team Will Thank Your Contribution When You Find Your Authentic Voice
“I just sat in the room in awe. All these senior writers, and here I was. I did not speak because I had not found my voice.” That statement was from … Read more
Are Your Talent Management Programs Simply Popularity Contests?
Leafing through a recent HR Magazine, I noticed (well, couldn’t miss) a full page advertisement for employee recognition programs. Nothing unusual about … Read more
Develop a Recruiter Scorecard … Because Champions Demand That You Keep Score (Part 2 of a 2-part series)
How to develop a recruiter scorecard for assessing individual corporate recruiter performance Champions insist that you keep score. If you understand that … Read more
SHRM Chicago 1: Here’s What I Didn’t Get to Hear From Hillary Clinton
As someone who has been to a number of SHRM national conferences, take it from me that the opening general session of the Society for Human Resource … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Survey Finds 1/4 of Bosses Just Want Workers to Go – Now
It should be no big surprise that there are employees in this world who fall out of favor with their boss. It should also come as no great surprise that … Read more
How NOT to Do 360 Degree Feedback, From a Train Wreck of a TV Show
I (regrettably) saw a clip the other night of the new FOX reality TV show called Does Somebody Have to Go? It’s essentially an office-based reality show … Read more