This past week a member of my husband’s team suffered a devastating loss: his one-year-old daughter died, which sent my husband — his manager — looking … Read more
Why it’s Good to Learn from a Bad Boss
Anyone who has spent much time managing knows this to be a management truism you can’t avoid: you learn more from a bad boss than you do from a good one. I … Read more
Four Barriers to Building Talent
By Marc Effron and Miriam Ort Through our corporate and consulting experience, we have identified four talent-building barriers that organizations create … Read more
Whatever Happened To The Four-Day Work Week?
If you’re reading this today (on a Friday), you’re probably not on a four-day work week (or you’re just an overachiever who likes to … Read more
Kill the Performance Review and Your Talent Management Strategy Won’t Survive Either
Earlier this week I read John Hollon’s post here at TLNT, “A Persuasive Argument for Getting Rid of Employee Performance Reviews,” with keen … Read more
When Is a Strategy Not a Strategy?
By Jocelyn R. Davis, Edwin H. Boswell, and Henry M. Frechette, Jr. Even as the business environment has become increasingly complex, many strategies have … Read more
Business Intelligence Is Talent Management’s New Mantra
Taleo officially joins the ranks of the repositioned today, declaring that its “next era of talent management” shall henceforth be known as … Read more
George Steinbrenner: Remembering the Ultimate Demanding, Bullying Boss
Today, we should all pause a moment and salute the ultimate demanding, bullying, kick-in-the-rear boss: George Steinbrenner, the owner of the New York … Read more
Mega-Merger in HR Consulting World: Aon Acquires Hewitt Associates
Another big shoe dropped today in the world of HR consulting as Aon Corporation announced it was acquiring Hewitt Associates in a nearly $5 billion cash … Read more
LeBron James? He’s Just a Glimpse at Your Employee of the Future
By now, most of us have come up for air after being submerged in LeBron James fever over the past few days. I, for one, could really care less since I’m … Read more