Given how stressed and burned out people are these days, let’s make employees’ 2022 goals better than the typical perfunctory and mindless ones. That … Read more
‘I’m Not Burned Out. I’m No Longer Fit to Work in D&I.’
In September 2012, I first said the words out loud. I was sitting on a wooden bench, drinking with a friend at one of Albuquerque’s newer breweries, … Read more
Best of TLNT: Top 5 Talent Management Stories of 2021
Over the past couple of years, remote and hybrid work have become more prevalent for obvious reasons. During this time, there has been a plethora of … Read more
Best of TLNT: Top 5 Employee Engagement Stories of 2021
Employee engagement continues to be one of those areas of HR that we can’t define perfectly, but we still know it when we see it. Or when we measure … Read more
The “Manager for a Day” Approach to Leadership Development
I’ve yet to meet a talent executive who believes that their company has a deep enough pool of future leaders. Even current leaders don’t think … Read more
The Pandemic Has Increased Employee Engagement — Except Where It Hasn’t
Without question, Covid has packed a wallop on employee engagement in many organizations. Companies should be paying close attention because engagement is … Read more
New Research Shows Leaders Are Not Doing Enough to Develop Their People
For many years, one of the big issues with employee training and development has been pretty obvious — managers didn’t have much time to do it. As … Read more
The Value of Building Competencies Over Skills
I’ve spent my career dedicated to learning and employee growth at a variety of organizations, from a global Fortune 200 IT company to now spearheading … Read more
Overworked and Overwhelmed. Welcome to HR Today.
Earlier this year, Lattice surveyed over 700 HR professionals to better understand their challenges and priorities. The resulting 2021 State of People … Read more
The Uncomfortable Relationship Between Leadership and Goal-Setting
When it comes to their careers, lots of leaders have been treading water these past two years. Given the unprecedented upheaval we’ve experienced, that’s … Read more
The Hidden Bias in Performance Reviews
We’ve all been looking for the grand gesture to solve the problem of diversity, equity, and inclusion in one fell swoop. It doesn’t exist. Instead, what I … 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
Does Your Company Suffer From Toxic Positivity?
Do you ever feel like your organization’s leaders are trying too hard to pretend that everything’s just fine? Or that companywide memos avoid … Read more
HR Tech Trends Around Remote Employee Engagement
“What is a new HR technology trend you are seeing around remote employee engagement?” A variety of HR leaders and HR tech representatives weigh in to … Read more
Spying on Employees to Boost Productivity
Here are the opening paragraphs from a September Washington Post article I recently read: “When Kerrie Krutchik, an attorney for 34 years, was hired this … Read more
The Gaslighting of Employees
“Kayla, we don’t want to give this employee the performance improvement plan (PIP) we drafted. I know they can’t pass this PIP. You need to go to this … Read more
How Many Hours a Week Should You Work?
On episode 88 of The HR Famous Podcast, longtime HR leaders (and friends) Tim Sackett, Kris Dunn, and Jessica Lee come together to discuss the differences … Read more
Resolving Conflict Between Remote Workers Before Tempers Flare
Conflict indicates an engaged work team. Often, conflict prevents bad decisions and big mistakes and can lead to innovative ideas. But the downside: Small … Read more
Survey Reveals Caregiving Disconnect Between Employers and Employees
More than 21% of Americans are caregivers — an estimated 53 million adults, according to AARP. Yet not enough employers are focused on the impact that … Read more
Ending the Motherhood Penalty
Covid isn’t going away. That’s what the infectious disease experts tell us. Instead of trying to eradicate it, the hope is that with enough vaccinations … Read more