Change has always been the only constant in the workplace, especially over the past six months. Employees have faced significant change as they’ve adjusted … Read more
HR Famous: LinkedIn Is Not Tinder, U.S. Postal System Overtime Earnings
In episode 32 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together to discuss crazy overtime … Read more
The Irrelevance of Generational Differences at Work
The landscape of work is very different than it was 40 to 50 years ago (or even five months ago!). Phenomena such as increasing globalization, rapid … Read more
4 Ways to Integrate Tech Talent From Non-Tech Backgrounds
In the not-so-distant past, many companies based their tech hiring decisions on where candidates obtained their undergraduate computer-science degrees. Not … Read more
Anti-Racism Conversations Should Not Be Easy
Well-intentioned conversations about racism are happening at companies across the country, but if not handled correctly, they can leave Black employees … 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
Can Managers Be Automated?
Can software replace managers? For anyone who has struggled with a nightmare manager, it might be a welcoming prospect. To top it off, we’ve had news from … Read more
Oh No! Not Another “Conversation” About Race!
Not long after the social-justice uprising following the death of George Floyd, I was on a video call with a group of leaders inspired to dismantle racism … 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
Women in Tech Sound Off on National Women’s Equality Day
Today is National Women’s Equality Day! It’s a time to mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the … Read more
Stop Treating Diversity Training Like an Antibiotic
As widespread attention is centered upon the quest for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), organizations are realizing that they must change the … Read more
The Collision Theory of Employee Resource Groups
Diversity and inclusion was always important, but now it’s hot, meaning that people are paying attention to it like never before. Senior executives … Read more
What If CEO Selection Were an Election?
Replacing CEOs with suitable internal successors has become a critical issue for many organizations in recent times. Partly, this is because there seems to … Read more
The One Question You Have to Answer Correctly Every Time
As an HR leader, you get questions every day; some serious, some trivial. “What else is the company going to do to protect us from COVID?” “What did you … Read more
Watch Out for the Employee Productivity Pendulum
A misguided sense of comfort is deluding executive leaders as they recognize that remote employees are actually productive. Yes, there’s ample evidence of … Read more
You Cannot Solve Diversity Issues With Diversity Metrics
A new light has been shining on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and initiatives in the wake of the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter … Read more
“Is This Because I’m Black?”: A Story of Racial Discrimination
If you are like me, you have had the feeling of not feeling safe when heading out, or being paid less than Whites for the same job, or getting passed over … Read more
COVID-19 Is Setting Women Back at Work
The global pandemic is hard on everyone. But it’s especially hard on women. The ill and dying, and those watching their loved ones suffer, are of course … Read more
HR Famous: Paid Voting Time Off at Apple, Trump Pushes Skills vs Degrees
In episode 25 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee discuss Jlee and KD’s return to the … Read more
HR Famous: Complicated Career Expectations in the Modern World for New Grads + Notes on Hamilton
In episode 24 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn and Jessica Lee are back to discuss the escalation of … Read more