Not long after the social-justice uprising following the death of George Floyd, I was on a video call with a group of leaders inspired to dismantle racism … Read more
Internal Recruiting Is Making a Comeback
With the new world of work changing hiring practices, internal mobility is becoming more and more relevant as companies look within their organization and … Read more
Capture Mentoring Moments for Career Growth
Early in my writing career, an executive assistant to the CEO of a large oil-tool company astounded me with her business acumen — and how she got it. More … Read more
Stop Treating Diversity Training Like an Antibiotic
As widespread attention is centered upon the quest for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), organizations are realizing that they must change the … Read more
Motivating Employees Is Not About You — It’s About Them
What is someone’s motivation to exercise? It could be to lose weight, or it could be for health reasons, or it could be to recover from an injury. If you … Read more
Best Hire Ever: Holland Dombeck McCue on Millennials With Drive and Ambition
In Episode 10 of Best Hire Ever, Kris Dunn chats with Holland Dombeck McCue, who manages employer branding and recruitment marketing at Delta Airlines, … Read more
The Democratization of Leadership Development
If you’re like many companies, there’s a good chance that your leadership development events and training are currently constrained. Yet the need to engage … Read more
Managing a Brilliant Jerk
Can difficult leaders change, or will they remain their ornery, over-the-top, demanding selves for the rest of their lives — and thereby continue to make … Read more
Valid Excuses to Avoid Giving Feedback Are Still…Excuses
We spend our entire lives engaging with feedback. It starts in school with report cards, grades, test scores, and even parent-teacher conferences (which … Read more
The Obvious Benefit of Internal Talent Marketplaces Is Not the Most Important
One of the promises of the information age is that it would give us a lot more information. It wasn’t always clear what that information would be good for. … Read more