HR professionals face personnel challenges daily. Theirs is a service role – and their days are filled with opportunities to assist with hiring … Read more

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HR professionals face personnel challenges daily. Theirs is a service role – and their days are filled with opportunities to assist with hiring … Read more
Professional careers have always had a tinge of uncertainty. However, the digital age has amplified it significantly with efficiency no longer being the … Read more
Love ’em or hate ’em, recruiters and vendors need to get used to the reality that Microsoft now owns the two most popular professional … Read more
In his annual letter to CEOs sent a few weeks back, Laurence Fink, the chairman and CEO of BlackRock, which manages nearly $6.3 trillion in investments, … Read more
In 1966, Sen. George Aiken urged President Lyndon Johnson to acknowledge the reality of the burgeoning Vietnam War. It was, to put it mildly, not going … Read more
I’ll cut to the chase and say, yes, I think it is time to hope. We still face a mixed landscape when it comes to inclusion. We continue to see reports of … Read more
I am still processing the significant amount of commentary about HR’s role in the recent sexual harassment scandals. I wrote earlier about the demands … Read more
Success in careers or business is determined by various factors. One common factor in question is how important a university degree is for success. It’s no … Read more
“And what do you know?” As all eyes turned around, he knew then that it was time. This was a senior leadership team meeting and the head of HR had just … Read more
Researchers are predicting that it won’t be long before every new device and service will contain some sort of artificial intelligence (AI). As we … Read more
Victims of sexual harassment are no longer staying silent. The recent wave of allegations against popular and public figures has shown a sea change in how … Read more
Back then we were called Women Marines, WMs or BAMs. We told ourselves that BAM stood for Beautiful American Marine, but we knew better. I was assigned a … Read more
“Because they would do it for me.” This was a quote from Simon Sinek from a TED speech he gave on leadership. I thought of that quote after I had breakfast … Read more
“Give me 6 hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first 4 sharpening the axe.” – Abraham Lincoln” As I read, there are some words or phrases that … Read more
Where was HR when frontline employees at the Veterans Administration hospitals were obeying the order to log the date of request to be seen one day before … Read more
Note: This “think piece” is designed to stimulate the thinking of board members and executives about the need for a corporate program for predicting where … Read more
With the number of reports of sexual harassment now a tidal wave, some very pointed questions are being asked: “How could this have happened for all … Read more
HR has always appeared to be the natural home for the mechanics of leading culture change. In recent years, however, I’ve observed another human resource … Read more
“People are our greatest asset.” Five words that are the most meaningless in the corporate lexicon. In watching a business channel, the other night, I … Read more
An opinion piece in The New York Times a few weeks ago really jolted me. I had my head buried in “best company” applications all summer— helping clients … Read more