Why is honesty at work so hard?
Work is, at essence, a complex web of relationships. Do you always tell the truth? Continue Reading
Human Resources
Business leaders need to think about their energy level
Energy level would seem to be a fairly important concept in business. We spend a lot of time being busy and a lot of time in meetings, and as you rise up a chain, those things only intensify. The problem is,… Continue Reading
95 percent of managers don’t understand motivation
I’ve written about topics akin to this a few different times — for example, 82 percent of managerial hires are probably the wrong one and intrinsic motivation isn’t really that well-understood and maybe leadership’s focus should be on empathy — and now… Continue Reading
Statistically, learning probably beats knowing right now
I’m a huge fan of people that actually pursue learning — I feel like “CQ” should be in the conversation with “EQ” and “IQ” always — and I think one of the biggest flaws with our standard hiring processes is… Continue Reading
Organizational breakthroughs can come from where you least expect it
I just read this article on Fast Company about employee engagement — it’s co-written by the CEO of Waggl and the co-CEO of Affero Lab — which makes some really good points. If you’ve read this blog even once, you probably know I’m pretty… Continue Reading
“… if your organization is still treating HR like a compliance function…”
“… you’re missing the power that is available to you when you hire human beings to work on your team.” That quote is from an article by Liz Ryan on Forbes, also summarized here. I couldn’t agree more and I’ve been… Continue Reading
What if Human Resources made one small change to the on-boarding process?
I’ve written about the on-boarding process a couple of times — notably this blog post — because I think it’s really interesting how little time / thinking / attention / context is typically paid to it, despite the fact that… Continue Reading
Only about a third of people seemingly want to be managers
CareerBuilder did a survey — it’s also summarized on Harvard Business Review — where they sampled 3,625 workers in different industries, different pay ranges, etc. — and asked them about their desire to eventually become a manager. Only 34 percent (a little over… Continue Reading