When most of us think about leadership, we see ourselves empowering people, bringing them together, inspiring your team to do great work. And certainly … Read more
Diversity from Denmark: The Value of Recruiting Collectivists like Mikkel Svane
When Zendesk’s CEO, Mikkel Svane, moved to Silicon Valley in 2009, he and his Scandinavian co-founders experienced culture shock: hiring Americans. No one … Read more
How Uber Is Pushing Us to Answer the Challenges of the “Freelancer Economy”
While reviewing a client’s policy manual the other day, I asked whether the sick leave policy — which allows employees to use sick time to care for unwell … Read more
Classic TLNT: The Biggest Lies You Always Hear From HR
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. In my never ending quest to beat a blog … Read more
The Six Measures of a Great Leader
The business world is changing at a blistering pace. In years past, a leader’s success was measured purely by the size of their organization’s balance … Read more
Enhance Productivity and Good Health With Cat Videos
As part of our commitment to your workplace wellness programs, we recommend you encourage employees to watch more cat videos. Without daily cat video … Read more
Highlighter Hacking Any Site Using Boolean Logic with @EricJaquith
Have you ever wished you could highlight more words than you’re actually searching for? This could rapidly speed up your resume review time. Great … Read more
Forecasts All Agree: More Hiring Ahead
With the economy continuing to improve, more employers now say they plan to add headcount than said that last year or even as recently as six months ago. … Read more
Building Influence: It’s About Making People WANT to Help You
HRSo many of my clients ask me about influence. They want to know how to better personally influence others or how to train their managers on influence and … Read more
3 Secret Ingredients for Employer Brand Success
Universum has announced the World’s Most Attractive Employers list, and if your company is not on that list, you need to start making the changes … Read more