On episode 97 of the HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Kris Dunn, Jessica Lee, and Tim Sackett come together to discuss Station Eleven, … Read more
Skills: The Currency of Internal Recruiting
What are your top five skills? Can you rattle those off quickly, or did it take you a moment to think about it? What about your closest two or three peers … Read more
Nothing Motivates Employees More Than Money When Learning New Skills
Data and artificial intelligence professionals are intent on learning new skills and advancing their careers. However, in many cases, organizations are … Read more
A Misunderstanding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Today marks the start of Black History Month, which makes this a good opportunity to pause and reflect on what we mean — really mean — when we talk about … Read more
Oppression, Not Feelings, Should Be the Focus of DEI
The client was eager to see their preliminary results. They’d hired us to conduct an assessment of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their … Read more
‘I’m Not Burned Out. I’m No Longer Fit to Work in D&I.’
In September 2012, I first said the words out loud. I was sitting on a wooden bench, drinking with a friend at one of Albuquerque’s newer breweries, … Read more
Best of TLNT: Top 5 Talent Management Stories of 2021
Over the past couple of years, remote and hybrid work have become more prevalent for obvious reasons. During this time, there has been a plethora of … Read more
The “Manager for a Day” Approach to Leadership Development
I’ve yet to meet a talent executive who believes that their company has a deep enough pool of future leaders. Even current leaders don’t think … Read more
New Research Shows Leaders Are Not Doing Enough to Develop Their People
For many years, one of the big issues with employee training and development has been pretty obvious — managers didn’t have much time to do it. As … Read more
The Value of Building Competencies Over Skills
I’ve spent my career dedicated to learning and employee growth at a variety of organizations, from a global Fortune 200 IT company to now spearheading … Read more