In episode 31 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee discuss Google’s move to a very … Read more
What I’ve Learned During My Decade As a Remote Manager
When COVID-19 hit this past spring, few of us expected our lives to be disrupted to such an extent. What began as a sudden interruption and presumed … Read more
The Best Way to Develop Interpersonal Skills Is Not the Usual Way
In trying to provide the kind of leadership employees need right now, many businesses are struggling. Executives are aware that people need to feel … Read more
Five Reasons Why Managing Students Can Feel So Difficult
Hiring students is a great practice: You get a young and motivated employee with a flexible mind, who can grow professionally, adjusting to the needs of … Read more
HR Can Use OKR to Align Goals Up and Down the Org Chart
As an HR professional within your company, you play a vital part in setting and achieving organizational goals. HR departments are now more and more … Read more
What HR Can Do to Make Managers and Teams More Agile
Across the world, employees are getting fed up with the “old” management style – a boss issuing orders and employees blindly following them. In a recent … Read more
Giving Feedback Can Be Stressful, But Do It Anyway
Does the thought of giving negative feedback make your heart race and your palms sweat? Would you rather avoid your direct report than tell them their … Read more
Avoid Having Ratings “Nosedive” Engagement
As Lacie and Bets step into the elevator, they begin the typical morning-commute banter, gleefully chippering away about work, career prospects and Bets’ … Read more
The Case Against Feedback
If you are a manager or someone who supports people at your work, part of your job is seeking ways to help people succeed and improve your organization. … Read more
What You Believe About Feedback Is Probably Wrong
Note: The following is an excerpt from the soon to be published book, Fair Talk: Three Steps to Powerful Feedback ∼∼∼∼∼ “Those who take management … Read more
Change Happens One Person At a Time
Hanlon’s Paradox states that the stress caused by change reduces our ability to cope with change. At the very moment we need to be open to new ideas and … Read more
OKRs Help Put Every Team On the Same Page
As an HR professional you know that an important part of a strong company culture is ensuring there is clarity and alignment across the board. This is … Read more
The 5 Wins You’ll Get From Regular Feedback
As HR, you often feel like the sole driver of performance and development processes. And while you are responsible for kickstarting a culture of feedback … Read more
What You Need to Make Your Performance Management Program Work
For a performance management system to be truly effective, everyone needs to be invested in its success. From the newest employee to the highest ranking … Read more
The Way You Do Appraisals Isn’t Working, So Change It
Performance appraisals are both one of the most crucial parts of a successful business, and one of the most ignored. On the one hand, optimistic HR experts … Read more
How a Tech-Forward Company Is Managing Performance
Here at Vulcan — the umbrella company for a host of signature entities owned by the late Paul Allen — we have a hashtag we like to use: #OnlyAtVulcan. We … Read more
3 Rules to Make Performance Management More Effective
As humans our core values define and shape us and serve as internal beacons to guide our actions and behaviors. It is the same for any organization’s … Read more
Autonomy is Key to Building an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Large Enterprise
The great paradox of success is that as enterprises get bigger and more established, they have a natural tendency to lose the very entrepreneurial edge … Read more
Overcome Your High Performer Bias to Improve Your Whole Team
Everyone loves high performers — hot shots who deliver exceptional work on a regular basis are unique. However, there’s a problem I frequently observe … Read more
How the ‘D’ Word Can Improve Performance
Sometimes saying that you are “disappointed” is a very powerful statement. Several years ago, I watched a hospital president speak with … Read more