What we really need is employee DISengagement
We’ve been barking up the wrong tree on “employee engagement” for a decade, so here’s a new curveball. Continue Reading
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So, when do we think hiring ageism now begins?
Basically, what we do is lie to candidates (and the broader market) about what actually matters to us as employers. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 5: The Encouragement Engineer and the “reality of life kicking in”
Work-life balance, losing parents and losing kids, not being able to give 110 percent at work anymore, and the “value chasm” of individuals. Continue Reading
Yea, uh, sorry Bill, but no one in this office actually cares about that thing
Everything in some organizations can feel important and urgent and “I needed this yesterday.” A lot of that is just BS. Continue Reading
For this whole “data revolution” to work, we need to remove the fear from it
The whole idea of “big” data and how we deify it as the new oil is actually scary and overwhelming to most employees. Continue Reading
Ah, look, another HR Tech conference where nothing actually changes…
HR Tech conferences go round and round in a circle, year after year, full of sound and fury but signifying little. Continue Reading
You can drive a Mack Truck through senior leadership double talk
How can an executive truly care about climate initiatives or pay equality when their incentives are about cutting costs? Continue Reading
We have a hard time solving the flexible work issue because people are idiots
When managers hear “flexibility,” they think “work less.” Until we change that association, we won’t get very far with this. Continue Reading