When your organization sends out an important memo, announcing a major new change effort, or a policy overhaul, or a strategic shift, or some other … Read more
Bezos accused of being ‘fake working class’; support for unions reaches 60-year high
Bezos roasted for being ‘fake working class’ Hell hath no fury like the Twittershere! Ex-Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos – who has a net worth estimated at more … Read more
How to change your corporate culture
What is company culture? Scores of experts have attempted to succinctly define this nebulous subject. Here’s my addition to the pile: ‘Company culture is … Read more
Market shifts require mindset shifts
It’s hard to imagine we’ll have another year with quite so many of the ups and downs we experienced in 2020. But, let’s face it, 2022 has been…busy. On the … Read more
Want your organization to be successful tomorrow? Focus on a skills-based approach today
Call me out-fashioned, but I’m firmly of the school that you can’t always believe everything you hear from business consultants. Which was why I was … Read more
New HR technology you need to know about
Collision 2022 – described by the Financial Times as the “world’s largest tech conference” – was a recent highlight for me. Attended by more than … Read more
High expectations? Aim low. Low-code, that is.
Amid record-breaking resignation numbers and an ongoing battle for talent, it really is no surprise that HR teams are feeling under pressure as they work … Read more
Conversational intelligence – is this the future for AI in HR?
It probably goes without saying that two of the most important capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) is its ability to exactly reproduce a … Read more
The three analytics traps
An inconvenient truth is the fact that organizational dynamics can work against effective people analytics by rewarding non-productive projects. Let’s look … Read more
Why digital transformation needs trust more than anything else
Boil it down, and pretty much everything in life comes down to one tiny, five-letter word: trust. Building trust and maintaining reputation is everything. … Read more
The surprising reasons employees are not exceeding expectations
Talk to most HR or talent management leaders, and you’ll soon find out they can tell you the percentage of employees that are meeting vs. exceeding … Read more
We have 4,000 weeks on Earth: How should work fit into this?
According to British journalist, psychologist, author and productivity guru, Oliver Burkeman, our time on this planet is distinctly short – some 4,000 … Read more
Creating your own HR tech roadmap
I often tell HR professionals that they need to adopt more technology. I also often tell them that since they probably won’t get the funding they need … Read more
The future workplace: Why you need to revive, restructure and revamp
How do those currently studying HR see the changing world of work? In this special guest article, TLNT hears from Nandini Soni – who is currently … Read more
If your company struggles to have candid conversations, look at your executive team first
If there’s one thing HR and talent leaders understand more than most, it’s the value and power of candor. Whether someone is on the giving or the … Read more
Remote work is ‘saving’ company culture
Arthur C. Clarke was, quite possibly, the world’s most interesting man. He hosted television shows, explored hundreds of meters under the surface of the … Read more
HRDs need to give managers new skills
It’s probably safe to say that by now, we’re all acutely aware of how the pandemic, the ‘Great Resignation’, hybrid work, and lots, lots more, have … Read more
Protecting Your Culture During M&As
Companies put a lot on the line during a merger or acquisition. But often, these high-risk, high-reward initiatives fail to yield the potential gains … Read more
How to Redirect Rampant Complaining
There are plenty of reasons for people to complain right now. For example, recent data shows that only 25% of leaders think their employees are thriving … Read more
The Path to More Agile People Practices
In the past year, the global pandemic thrusted workplace transformation into hyperdrive as companies initiating Covid-related changes 20-25 times faster … Read more