The average person spends 8.5 hours per day at work. That means you spend about one-third of your life working and likely spend more time interacting with … Read more
The C-Word in HR Need Not Be a Dirty One
I can’t remember a time in recent HR history that policies and procedures have made more of a difference than in 2020. As the pandemic took hold in the … Read more
The Thin Line Between Oversight and Surveillance
With almost half of the labor force working from home, many workers have finally been able to experience the flexibility they have long craved. As a … Read more
Size Matters When Recognizing People (but Maybe Not the Way You Think It Does)
What’s the secret sauce to creating a culture rife with recognition, one that keeps employees feeling valued, seen, and heard? Many organizations believe … 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
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
Don’t Read This Article and Get Back to Work!
Not long ago, I sat down to write a blog post about facetime vs. Facetime. The premise was that, in the course of the last year, the meaning of “facetime” … 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
HR Famous: Firing People for TikTok Sins, Microsoft’s Work Productivity Score
In Episode 42 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together to discuss TikTokers … 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
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
5 Leadership Communication Habits That Destroy Unity
Cyberbullying has received increased attention during the last few years, focusing primarily on children and teens. But adults can be bullying victims as … 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
Are Diversity Efforts Stifling Employees of Color?
During the alarming reality of Covid-19, another major pandemic has further unsettled the world: racism. And as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has … Read more
It’s About Time: A Look Inside Basecamp’s Culture
Most of us don’t use our time very well. That in and of itself has become a crime. The systems we adopt to convince ourselves we are winning the time … 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
Time Theft at Work Is Bad, Except When It’s Not
Time theft is unsanctioned use of time while on the job. More specifically, it’s time for which employees get paid that was not spent in pursuit of … Read more