Over the years, I’ve heard all sorts of excuses from people late to work — some reasonable, some silly, some infuriating. One of my all-time … Read more
The A+ Employee: No, You Just Don’t Go Out and Create Them
I know a ton of HR/Talent Pros are sick of hearing employees broken down into A, B and C players. It seems played out and dated. But I like it. I’m simple … Read more
Developing Leaders: A Little Frustration Can Help Them Grow
This week, I’m focusing on leadership lessons from top executives. Today’s insight comes from Kon Leong, co-founder, president and chief executive of ZL … Read more
New Study: Spending on Training Jumped by 12% Last Year
Here’s another small sign that the economy is slowly and gradually starting to improve: overall spending by businesses on workplace training and … Read more
Keeping Your Organization Afloat As You Bridge the Looming Talent Gap
From tech to engineering and finance, many industries are facing a potential staffing crisis with a projected “talent gap” and a shortage of trained … Read more
The Leadership Coaching Dilemma: Contextual Coaching Is the Answer
In January 2013, a new Chief Talent Officer took his Senior Leadership Team seat at a Fortune 100 Manhattan-based international financial services firm. … Read more
HR Reseach Firm Bersin & Associates Acquired by Deloitte
Well known (and respected) HR research firm Bersin & Associates said today that it has been “substantially” acquired by global human … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Why Don’t We Do More to Train, Engage Our Workforce?
Editor’s Note: This is the final Weekly Wrap of 2012. We’ll return in January with more HR news and trends. If you’re reading this, it … Read more
Management 101: The Key to Delegating? It’s Failure
Delegating is not just about assigning work. Delegating is about making sure that the right work gets done at the right level, and making your team more … Read more
Why Does it Take a European to Tell Us How Thin U.S. HR Practices Are?
The speaker’s thinness comment woke me up. I’d been nodding off all week due to horrible jet lag, and sitting there in the opening keynote of the … Read more