The top of an aircraft carrier is the world’s most unforgiving, dangerous industrial worksite. When you’re launching planes at close to 200 miles per hour … Read more
HR Famous: A Behind-the-Scenes Look
On episode 52 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together again to discuss the one … Read more
Beware the Workplace Bully
Who among us has never come across a bully in the school hallway? Bullying can become a part of anyone’s school experience, and it is not that simple … Read more
What If We Don’t Really Want a Culture of Feedback?
The phrase “a culture of feedback” gets thrown around often. It seems every company strives for such a workplace, but when many organizations survey their … Read more
The Big Come Back: Creating a Return-to-Work Strategy
A recent national Covid office survey found that 63% of employees were ready to return to the office with the right incentives and safety precautions. By … Read more
When the D&I Solution Is the Problem
In the wake of ongoing societal and political challenges, many organizations’ D&I efforts are still being viewed through a microscope. Often, these … Read more
The Whole Foods Debacle Over BLM Masks
On episode 51 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together to discuss what will be … Read more
Don’t Rely on HR Analytics to Tell a Story
Analytics is all about aggregates. We look at the behavior of many employees and summarize it in single numbers such as “cases of misconduct,” “average … Read more
The Real Reasons Why We’re Not Curing Burnout
Burnout is old news. The statistics are no longer shocking, nor are the cautionary tales. There’s more burnout awareness in 2021 than ever before, yet … Read more
Your Organization’s Values Might Be Useless
Just hours after we watched his inauguration, President Joe Biden officiated at a virtual swearing-in of nearly 1,000 presidential appointees. During the … Read more
Coaching With Feedback That Actually Works
Ask any manager what they dislike most about their job, and they’ll respond quickly with something like: “Giving negative feedback” or “Coaching poor … Read more
HR Famous: Netflix Inclusion Report & Hirevue Drops Facial Recognition
On episode 50 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together once again to discuss … Read more
Defensiveness Is Derailing Efforts to Fix Workplace Discrimination
There’s evidence aplenty of workplace discrimination, from microaggressions to firings (e.g., Google’s dismissing Timnit Gebru, one of their most prominent … Read more
Why Learning Programs Fail
To adapt to the changes brought about by the convergence of a worldwide health crisis, a large-scale transition to remote work, and the ever-increasing … Read more
Money Doesn’t Fuel Innovation and Transformation. Relationships Do.
As businesses look to “build back better” in keeping with calls by the new Biden administration and the United Nations, chief executives have made clear … Read more
HR Famous: Let’s Argue About Whether Reference Checks Matter!
On episode 49 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together once again to discuss the … Read more
Can Humans Outperform AI in Knowledge Work?
We all know that artificial intelligence is a powerful thinking machine, which makes us all concerned about whether AI will take knowledge work away from … Read more
“Support Your Aliens” (and Other Ways to Boost Adaptive Capacity)
As 2021 continues to unfold, more and more companies are shifting from asking, “What do we do now?” to “What do we do next?” Whatever path the Covid-19 … Read more
Happening on ERE: The Post-Covid Labor Market
In his latest Labor Market column on ERE.net, Raghav Singh writes: “The cover of Fortune from Oct. 1, 2001, showed a man, covered in dust, walking … Read more
HR Famous: Zoom Bathroom Calls and Fake Commutes
On episode 48 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together once again to discuss … Read more