Should Human Resources optimize the talent or the organization?

There is possibly no more discussed topic in the Human Resources world than “getting a seat at the table” or “becoming a strategic business partner,” (can be said in other ways as well) which essentially means “being thought to add… Continue Reading

Organizations like to describe women as “abrasive”

The gender bias in performance reviews can be pretty ridiculous. Continue Reading

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Why meetings are awful

Most gatherings of business teams are utterly devoid of proper context. Here’s why. Continue Reading

55 percent of employees are eating during conference calls (and more fun stats)

One of my least-favorite expressions in the cubicle world is “hop on a call.” Anyone that’s been on a series of conference calls knows that they’re pretty off-task affairs, in general: it’s highly probable that over 60 percent of the people… Continue Reading

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Is employee engagement tied to revenue?

I’ve written a lot about employee engagement on this blog — such as here and here — because it seems like a major topic of the next few years. Millennials will become the primary part of the workforce, and they… Continue Reading

People really love to deify the internal culture of tech companies

Everyone seems to want to work in Silicon Valley (to some extent). Continue Reading

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How do you influence others?

How can you gain influence in your various networks? Turns out there are six keys. Continue Reading

Americans leave 430 million vacation days on the table per year

Americans need to stop worrying about what taking a vacation means for their career and JUST DO IT, BABY. Continue Reading