Do Activist Employees At Google Represent The Masses?
If you’re an HR leader, one important thing to get your head around is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and...
Tag: Culture
The Four Steps to Building a Coaching Culture
At the heart of every organization is its culture—its personality and identity. Today, people are putting more importance on...
Quick Questions Before You Hire: What’s more important? Culture fit or experience?
Quick Questions Before You Hire: What’s more important? Culture fit or experience? If human resources management is seen as...
5 Usable Excuses Not to Attend a Co-worker’s Wedding!
I had one of my Recruiters ask for some advice this week. It wasn’t work advice, it was a...
Q&A: How Competition and a Lack of Transparency Enabled Theranos and Enron Disasters
In part one of this article, we discussed the Enron and Theranos debacles with Scott Young, Managing Director of...
Handling Toxic Bosses in the Workplace
As someone who has worked continuously since I was legally able, I’ve had my fair share of terrible bosses—and...
Q&A: Cultural Red Flags Led to Disaster at Enron and Theranos
May 25 marked 13 years since Enron’s CEO and founder were convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges after the...
The Plane Isn’t Free Falling, But You Still Need to Put Your Oxygen Mask on First.
The person who gave me my start in HR also gifted me with a book, “Managing Transitions” by William...
The 5 Qualities Needed to Be a Really Great Manager
I’ve had a lot of jobs so I’ve worked for a lot of different managers — the good, the...
Rainbow Flags for Everyone!
Pride is almost here! June is Pride month when all the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans folks (etc., etc.)...
The Future of Work, is More Work!
I’m sure you’ve read an article or listened to a podcast in recent weeks that had something to do...
Is Profit a Must for Great Culture?
When I take a quick scan of any Best Places to Work list, I pessimistically always wonder whether these...
8 Types of Recognition that Suck!
I run a small business. When I need to know something, I usually reach out to my employees and...
Ford Layoffs – “Hey, stay a few days and say your goodbyes!”
A big announcement yesterday over at Ford where 7,000 or so white-collar workers will be getting laid off. For...
College Athletes: You better have some experience!
My oldest son is so close to being off the payroll and graduating college I can almost taste it!...
The First Question Every Leader Needs to Ask Themselves!
I’ve been blogging now for ten years. Writing every day for eight years. If you go around writing and telling...
Career Confessions of Gen Z: Three Golden Culture Rules During Organisational Growth
During periods of growth in your organisation, maintaining your corporate culture and values can be one of the most...
Should You Put a Rank and File Employee on Your Board?
Most boards of companies are made up of current company executives and/or executives from other companies are former executives...
I’m Afraid of Being Me Too’d!
For the last ten days, I’ve been at HR and TA conferences. It was the longest, consecutive run of...
No, really, just keep being wrong!
I was with some HR Pros recently and one of them shared a standard HR axiom about what we...
