I have a colleague that works in the tech industry. The other day, he and I were chatting about the intersection of technology and HR and he asked me if I ever heard of agile software development. I had not, and frankly, when he first started explaining it to me, I [...]
This has been a long and bruising election season, there's no other way to describe it. Many are outraged, calling it an anomaly, some are calling it a game-changer and/or transformational, while many individuals, including myself, are simply hopeful that we can just get back to business as usual. However, there's [...]
I don't know about you, but it seems that everyone around me is in a fantasy football frenzy. Everywhere I look folks have their heads buried in their phones and are watching football all weekend. They're seeing how certain players do against certain defenses, deciding who has advantages at home or [...]
I’ve been in the business world close to 30 years (ugh, let’s not think about that too much), and I’ve seen so many trends in leadership and management. Management by Walking Around (MBO), the 60 Second Manager, 360 leadership feedback, leadership assessment tools, just to name a few. Where does mindful leadership [...]
I, like so many, often make resolutions at the beginning of every New Year - work out, read more, eat healthier, etc. I, like so many, often find these personal resolutions fall to the wayside at some point over the course of the year. Frustrated with myself, a few years back [...]
With the year on its way out, one of the things that I've been reflecting on lately is how organizations and individuals manage change. I'm no stranger to change, it's been common throughout my career as a HR professional and a business owner. Some of the biggest things I've personally dealt [...]
I’ve been extremely fortunate over the years to find great talent. I don’t mean to brag, but we have one of the best teams in the business, some of whom I’ve been working with for close to 12 years. Truthfully, I consider these individuals to be part of my family. I’m [...]
We’ve been helping many organizations with HR Leadership searches over the past year and I have been pleasantly surprised at how all of our clients are using the words “strategic,” “big picture,” “value” and “progressive” when describing how these job functions align with HR and the overall business. I can remember [...]
Social Media in HR - it's one of the most important tools in an HR professional's belt for recruitment, retention and communicating within your organizations. Social Media is here to stay and there are two key points that I see the value for HR. First, social media is a two-way channel [...]
Every year around the end of summer I look ahead at what the final quarter of the year has in store. I use the transition into Q4 as an opportunity to check in to see if I've accomplished the goals I outlined at the beginning of the year and reprioritize or [...]