Beating a performance improvement plan (and the dirty little secret)
How do you escape from a Performance Improvement Plan when it comes calling for you? Continue Reading
Organizations
A simple chart showing one major problem with work
Innovation cannot be considered in a vacuum apart from incentive structure. Continue Reading
Does employee feedback have to be such a train wreck? (No.)
We all know the buzzwords here. Can we slice through them? Continue Reading
The 6 biggest cover your ass moves at work
Cover your ass moves, or CYAs, are everywhere in most organizations. What are some of the most egregious? Continue Reading
Looking for a job? Understand the disconnects.
Turn the employer’s weaknesses into your strengths. Continue Reading
Why don’t bad management styles evolve out?
Work, and management, are not Darwinian in nature. Continue Reading
The new manager problem: We’re all baboons
This one might have you humming Counting Crows. Continue Reading
Are we hiring from “sense of purpose?” (Probably not.)
More lip service from the top decision-makers of the hiring process. Continue Reading