The design thinking approach combines strong discovery with Agile methodologies applied to prototyping and testing. Robust discovery is the foundation of a … Read more
The 3 Most Common Manager Biases Tainting Performance Management
Most decisions we make as humans are biased. Take the research of Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman who demonstrated that the vast majority of human … Read more
L&D Is Your Secret Weapon Against the Lure of Freelancing
On the morning commute to the corporate office, chances are high that you might pass a co-working space filled with laptops, freelance and startup workers, … Read more
Celebrate Father’s Day at Work
Sunday, June 16th, we celebrate Father’s Day. Since 1910, we have honored our bonds with our fathers and their influence on society. With 96% of employed … Read more
Start Your Own Shark Tank to Turn Your Entrepreneurs Into Intrapreneurs
Every business wants a workforce full of go-getters and innovators, especially in an increasingly competitive digital world. But it’s increasingly … Read more
Onboarding Your New Hires At Startup Speed
I am fortunate in having spent most of my career working at fast-growing and dynamic businesses. In this kind of situation, the jobs people do tend to … Read more
Your Candidate Experience May Be Costing You More Than a Candidate
Picture this: After what felt like centuries, you finally received a response to your job application. To your delight, the hiring manager has invited you … Read more
The Leadership Example of a Community Chorus
According to leading business research firm McKinsey, organizations spend $14 billion annually on leadership development. In this 2014 article titled “Why … Read more
HR Roundtable: What It Takes To Have a Better Vendor Relationship
The April (Cincinnati) HR Roundtable was exciting because it tackled a topic that both sides of the aisle grumble about – the “relationship” between HR and … Read more
Stop Sending Email No One Reads
Note: The following is based on research done for Faster, Fewer, Better Emails, which is scheduled to be released June 18. In a recent survey conducted by … Read more
3 Ingredients for a Successful Transformation
Back in my corporate days, one executive attempted to change the culture of his organization. The culture, typical of the Midwest at the time, was … Read more
Don’t Overlook These Issues When Shopping for an ATS
There’s no shortage of innovative ideas regarding the use of technology to improve HR outcomes, particularly those related to attracting, hiring and … Read more
Training Today is About the Content and the Medium
Remember your first job, when you watched the outdated training video and tried not to laugh at how irrelevant it seemed? The truth is your training … Read more
Workplace Incivility Is Rising, So What Can You Do?
In a recent survey of tech workers, more than half the respondents said they believed they were working in an unhealthy work environment. Of 9,000 … Read more
Hiring Is Complex With No One ‘Right’ Answer
Working with high growth companies as an executive recruiter, I am always coming into a state of change. I’m hired to work on filling a role, which means … Read more
How to Keep Your Collaboration Tools From Going Rogue
As a human resources professional, you care about the human side of your organization. You cultivate and drive organizational culture, and you implement … 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
Encourage Inclusion By Shuffling the Deck Chairs
Diversity and inclusion – We often hear these words spoken together, but they are not the same thing. “Diversity is the mix, and inclusion is making … Read more
Humor Can Be An Effective Workplace Tool
Note: The following is an excerpt from Humor That Works: The Missing Skill for Success and Happiness at Work. ∼∼∼∼∼ Psychologist Rod A. Martin has been … Read more
Make Compliance Training About More Than the Dos and Don’ts
Have you ever read “The Ethicist” column in the New York Times Magazine? It’s a popular weekly column where readers send in their quandaries in … Read more