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
Work
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
To overcome doubt, surrender formal power. Honestly.
The whole idea of “overcoming self-doubt” is a huge racket that people need to spend time on, myself included. It’s really hard to accomplish things at work (or in your personal life) if you have a lot of self-doubt; you… Continue Reading
Only 50 percent of people are clear about what’s expected of them at work. Awkward.
I got that stat from here, which is in turn from here. This doesn’t really surprise me. Let me give you an example from a job I had a couple of years ago. The marketing team here had this basic… Continue Reading