It’s so common for high-profile CEOs to receive gigantic payouts as they exit a company that we have a term for it: “golden parachute.” For most employees, … Read more
Without Adult Supervision AI Can’t Tell the Wolves From the Huskies
Business intelligence software has long become a staple in recruiters’ and HR managers’ work. A variety of enterprise solutions and tools exist to … Read more
Stop Using That HR Voice and Talk to the People
What does it mean to be “HRed”? As consultant Julianna Cantwell explained it to an Edmonton, Alberta audience last month, it means … Read more
When It’s Political, the Data Counts Less (Or Not at All)
An unfortunate weakness of analytics is that data doesn’t resolve arguments. This is disappointing because, often, that’s exactly what we are hoping … Read more
9 Talent Trends That Are Transforming HR
These days, disruption is the MO in the world of work. Your position as a leader in talent management – recruitment and development – gives you … Read more
HR Technology Initiatives Should Have a Customer First Strategy
Do you feel that your work is constantly shifting and changing? I am sure that the answer is “yes” in most industries today. It is definitely … Read more
Your Office Air and Lighting Is Influencing Productivity and Health
As our lives become ever more entwined with the dwellings that we inhabit, taking time to reflect, analyze and improve our indoor surroundings is paramount … Read more
How We Developed a Year Round Volunteering Culture
One of the growing workplace trends is employees’ desire to bring the dimension of volunteerism to their work-life schedules. One survey found that 68% of … Read more
Let Employees Do What They Do Best By Stopping ‘Responsibility Creep’
Responsibility creep is where top performers (because of their success record) continually get new responsibilities piled on them. Eventually, they don’t … Read more
Why and How We Made Everyone’s Salary Public
It’s your first day at work, and you are excited to meet your new colleagues — a little nervous, but hopeful, that the work and culture of your new … Read more
Why Leaders Do the Dysfunctional Things They Do
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. This is No. 6 of the 708 articles. You can … Read more
#MeToo Consequence: Male Leaders Are Backing Away From Mentoring Women
The collective voices of the courageous women who chose to use their fame as a platform to invigorate the national dialogue on sexual harassment in the … Read more
Don’t Ignore What People Say Just Because It’s What People Say
Qualitative data can be tough for evidence-based professionals because the whole idea of evidence-based management is to get away from opinion and focus on … Read more
HR Is Under Pressure to Change. What’s Stopping It?
HR is in the midst of a significant change. In fact, HR executives themselves aren’t quite sure what the future holds – a new report from Sage People found … Read more
HR Needs To Be Business-Like and Business-Fluffy
Question: How does HR sell our services to our internal clients? Answer: We don’t. For a couple decades now, we have been told that HR needs to become more … Read more
Do It the Way You Always Have and You Won’t Be Doing It For Long
“The most damaging phrase in the language is: ‘We’ve always done it this way’.” – Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Born in New York City in … Read more
Your Headcount Doesn’t Match Finance’s, So What!
Here’s a question: If a project is likely to have a hugely negative ROI, should we proceed? The answer seems to be yes, if the project is determining why … Read more
HR Roundtable: What HR Should Stop, Start and Continue Doing In 2020
The July HR (Cincinnati) Roundtable had a unique facet about it because it marked the beginning of the 20th year of Steve being the facilitator of the … Read more
How Imaginary Worlds Can Inspire A Different Future
In the next five minutes you’ll hear about imaginary worlds and comic book heroines and bad ass princesses. And little girls who see a world of … Read more
Whether You Know It Or Not, You’re in Sales
Author’s note: The Human Resources team spends a good part of each workweek recruiting and interviewing job candidates, teaching employees how to … Read more