It’s been a long summer, but now it’s fall and the professional football season is (finally!) officially upon us. While most of the focus has … Read more
The Critical Difference Between Mothering, Managing, and Mentoring Millennials
In Western cultures, the transition from school-to-work-to-career generally happens between the ages of 16-to-24. This is a period of explosive personal … Read more
The Three Big Benefits of a Workplace Mentor Program
Internal mentor programs are beneficial during the entire employee life cycle. Mentoring facilitates personal and professional growth among the mentor and … Read more
On Father’s Day, We Should Take Time to Celebrate “Work Dads” Too
You may have heard some be called a “work husband” or “work wife” in the office before, playful terms of endearment we sometimes use for the co-workers we … Read more
Tech Insights: An App That Can Coach Us Through Workplace Encounters
I have always hoped that technology would make us smarter. In many ways, it already has in that our smartphone puts all the facts of the world at our … Read more
What Are You Doing to Keep the Best of the Best?
The movie Whiplash — the story of a young talented drummer and his demanding and ruthless teacher — is garnering a lot of attention (it’s been nominated … Read more
Seven Ways to Humanize Performance Management
A lot of companies preach today how their most important asset is their people. We are seeing this more and more as organizations realize that having … Read more
Candidate Case Study: Is Kelly the Candidate Worth Your Time?
Things move fast in recruiting. You speak to dozens of candidates daily, giving both positive and constructive feedback. Today, we are studying the case of … Read more
The Secret to Great (and Productive) Performance Check-in Meetings
Meetings get a bad rap and the arguments against them are well known: They get in the way of productive work; Too much of meetings are spent recapping … Read more
What “The Voice” Teaches Us About Feedback and Coaching Done Right
I like watching the TV show The Voice. It’s singing competition show that has four famous singer judges who compete against each other by picking teams of … Read more