HR professionals face personnel challenges daily. Theirs is a service role – and their days are filled with opportunities to assist with hiring … Read more
Opinion
One View of How AI Is Impacting Career Dynamics
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
Microsoft Now Owns the World’s Two Most Important Recruiting Platforms
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
Is Your Company Making a Positive Contribution to Society?
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
Monday is Not Going To Be Just Another Day at the Office
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
Diversity Is Disrupting Business As Usual and Making a Difference
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
HR Has a Role, But Leadership Has to Take Responsibility For Conduct and Culture
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
Should You Hire Someone Without a Degree?
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
Hey CEO: You’re Making a Mistake When You Ignore Your HR Leader
“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
Computers Can Have Artificial Intelligence, But They Aren’t Emotionally Intelligent
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
Should NDAs Be Banned In Sexual Harassment Cases?
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
I Was a Female Marine In the 70s
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
$24 Billion Worth of Leadership Training and What Do We Get?
“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
Preparation Is the Key to Career Success
“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
Combating Bad Behavior Can’t Be Just An HR Job
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
Corporate Shame – Why Doesn’t Your Firm Predict And Prevent Sexual Harassment?
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
Where Was HR In All These Sexual Harassment Scandals?
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
Your CFO Could Be Your Secret Weapon For Culture Change
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
Stop Telling Me People Are Your Greatest Asset
“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
With Women’s Employment Slowing, Employers Need to Do 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