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
Why Not Publish a Book to Promote Your Career or Organization?
You’ve probably heard of Basecamp, the popular project-management tool for team collaboration. The company, 37Signals, that produced this software hit the … Read more
HR Famous: Paid Voting Time Off at Apple, Trump Pushes Skills vs Degrees
In episode 25 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee discuss Jlee and KD’s return to the … Read more