You really need to be comfortable with ideas opposite from your own
Stop clustering yourself with what you ALREADY know and understand. Break away from it. Continue Reading
Management
Employee Engagement: You might “get it,” but the person next to you doesn’t
What I’m about to say is not a particularly deep thought by any means, so apologies in advance for potentially wasting your time. I’ll keep it rather short, though. I promise. I’ve written enough words to drown a sea of… Continue Reading
Please think for at least one fucking second about calling that meeting
You could choke a horse (or several) with the literature on “When To Call A Meeting!,” which of course no one even remotely takes to heart. Continue Reading
These stats about on-boarding will make you gouge your eyes out with a rusty spike
Ah, on-boarding. (Or is it “onboarding?”) The process of a new employee’s first day/days/weeks/months. It’s something every company should have a plan for, but almost none ever seem to. People view it as a transactional thing: meeting with your boss, walk-through with… Continue Reading
A lesson about decision-making from Walmart
You can say a lot of things about Walmart, and for most people the majority of them would probably be somewhat negative — although they did just make a move to increase their minimum wage — but it would be… Continue Reading
This one quote explains why “talent strategy” is a joke
I’ve been pretty vocal since I started writing this blog about how the whole concept of “talent strategy” — at least as upsold by executives — is kind of a farce. It all started when I got rejected for a… Continue Reading
On the hiring vs. efficiency schism
What I am about to write is by no means scientific. I don’t have a lot of facts to back it up or anything. It’s mostly anecdotal from a series of places I’ve worked. Apologies in advance that this isn’t… Continue Reading
What is ‘collective creativity?’ (And could it work for you?)
What if you flipped the power pyramid (i.e. the hierarchy) of your organization so that formal power slid to the bottom and idea-generation came from the rank-and-file? Could it make you more money? It might. Continue Reading