Nobody decides to be a poor communicator. They become ineffective through neglect. Instead of mindful, intentional communication, they adopt clichés and … Read more
21 Talent Pros Weigh in on the Capitol Attack
Yesterday, the Capitol was attacked by a mob of terrorists. Democracy was threatened as never before in modern U.S. history. To run an article about … Read more
Questioning Authority: Fixing Your Workplace Will Not Fix Your Workforce
TLNT is launching a new series — Questioning Authority, which will challenge leading thinking by talking to leading thinkers. Each volume takes a … Read more
How Language Makes You Likable — or Not!
Following the recent Supreme Court justice confirmation hearings and the presidential and vice presidential debates, you heard the pundits, as well as … Read more
5 Reasons Your Employees Don’t Trust You
Do you trust your employees? Do your employees trust you? How can you be sure? If you are in a position to claim that you and your colleagues are … Read more
Best of TLNT: Top 5 Leadership Stories of 2020
It wasn’t easy being a leader in 2020. And it won’t get any easier in 2021. Still, if you’re expecting to read the same platitudes … Read more
What an Analytics Maturity Curve Should Actually Look Like
Many people have seen analytics maturity curves. Most look the same — which is too bad because they take us in the wrong direction. They tend to look … Read more
On Being an Introverted Black Woman in Leadership
Many introverts find that they’ve got some extra work to do to make a good impression on the job. An introverted employee can come across to others as … Read more
Rethinking Traditional Leadership Development
As the saying goes, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” The current storm of the pandemic is no exception. Despite the human and economic devastation … Read more
Productivity Best Practices That Backfire
The last few months of the global pandemic forced organizations to pivot their priorities, halt hiring, lay off employees, and learn how to run teams that … Read more
A Pandemic Pivot of HR Strategy Is Likely Harder Than You Imagined
It seems as though many volumes have been written so far advising HR leaders on how best to adjust for a pandemic-driven new normal. Combined with internal … Read more
Happening on ERE: What Happens When an Employer Tries to Stay Out of Politics?
It’s an age-old question: Should employers wade into politics? It’s also an irrelevant question — because it implies that your organization has … Read more
4 Communication Lessons From Leaders Who Fail
Many so-called experts today talk about leadership but have never led anything more complex than a high-school marching band. They offer principles as if … Read more
HR Famous: Does Having Two Bosses (or CEOs) Ever Work?
In episode 38 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee discuss whether having two bosses or two … Read more
How Small Businesses Are Managing the New Reality of Work
Recently my company, Paycor, fielded a survey to leaders of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). We asked how they were dealing with the pandemic and … Read more
How to Make Your Turnover Data Actionable
We may not often turn to economists to help us think differently about decisions we make about people, but I believe there are lessons to be learned. … Read more
5 Steps to Think Clearly When You Write
An employee at a large oil company submitted a suggestion that netted him $18,000 from his company’s incentive-awards program. Although I can’t share the … Read more
3 Mistakes Companies Make Related to Resilience
If companies weren’t sure of the value of resilience before the pandemic, they certainly are now. These past several months have proven just how important … Read more
The Decline of Peer Accountability
Workplace culture and environments are experiencing dramatic shifts as companies adapt to the impacts of COVID-19. With an increase in remote work, though, … Read more
Marginalizing Talent With a Culture of Fear
Some years ago, I was hired for an executive position in a healthcare organization, and it was strongly suggested to me that I “get rid” of one of my … Read more