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
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
The 4 Elements of Employee Engagement You Should Not Overlook
Employee engagement has been top of mind for HR professionals and strategic-minded leaders for more than a decade, and research keeps confirming its … Read more
Covid-19 Is Complicating Cultural Maintenance
“Performance more often comes down to a cultural challenge, rather than simply a technical one.” That’s a quote from tech industry author Lara Hogan, and … Read more
Killing Innovation
So many really good ideas never see the light of day. They’re either never brought to the table or, if they are, they are shot down as soon as they rear … Read more
The Future of White Men and Diversity
Even though the reins of power remain firmly in the hands of white men, there is a growing belief amongst some of them that they don’t have a future in the … Read more
Is Your Mission Still Meaningful?
In the midst of all the chaos that Covid-19 has unleashed, your organization’s mission is particularly important. It can also be a struggle to get right. … Read more
The Persistence of the Mental Health Stigma at Work
Mental health. It’s often been a topic talked about in hushed tones at work, but the pandemic has suddenly changed that. It’s become increasingly topical … Read more
Top 3 Barriers to Creating a Culture of Recognition and Engagement
While developing a culture of recognition and engagement should always be top of mind in an organization, it is increasingly important in today’s … Read more
Do You Really Trust Your Employees?
And do your employees actually trust you back? Trust can make or break a workplace. It’s a foundational aspect of an organization’s culture and when it’s … Read more
What to Ask — and Not to Ask — in Employee Surveys
With in-person interactions being few and far between for many teams, employee engagement is especially crucial to your business’ success. It starts with … 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
What If Your Company Put Good First?
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the sweeping changes to the workplace that came with it, organizational systems and processes were bent, cracking, … Read more
Empathy Is Not a Soft Skill
This year dawned like any other. For many of us, especially those fortunate enough to work in the HR space, things seemed downright rosy. The economy was … Read more
The Myth of Authenticity: When a Best Practice Is Anything But
“To be a great leader, you have to genuinely care about your people.” My former boss at Prudential told me that years ago. She was wrong. And so is … Read more
Diversity & Inclusion Is Failing Us…Because We’re Failing at Diversity and Inclusion
How many years have we been doing diversity and inclusion work? In the mid-1960s, Xerox CEO Joseph Wilson created the Xerox National Black Employees … Read more
Take the “Work” Out of Teamwork to Build It Remotely
If somebody had asked me before this all started — and we know what “this” is — how I’d stay connected to my work family while sheltering in place during a … Read more
An HR Book for Children? Or a Children’s Book for HR?
What happens when a child discovers that adults at her parent’s workplace can sometimes treat each other unkindly? Welcome to the real world, little girl. … Read more
Stay Remote: 5 Alternative Approaches to Return-to-Work Planning
When the current pandemic started impacting how we work, the internet was plagued with every tip, trick, and article about how to work remotely. Two months … Read more