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Do you love your work enough to put your job on the line to do it the right way?  Here, I react to some comments made by Bill Conaty, former Sr. VP HR at GE and author of The Talent Masters, in a keynote presentation he made last week at SHRM Strategy. This is the…

Last week, I had the opportunity to be part of two very different events.  First on the agenda was HRevolution in Las Vegas.  Then, I was off to Chicago to present a session at the annual SHRM Strategy Conference.  Both events were very good in their own ways–and very different. HRevolution is a gathering of…

This weekend, I had the opportunity to be a part of the fourth iteration of a great event called HRevolution.  I’ve now been to three of the four HRevolution events and it is always an energizing, rewarding and thought provoking experience.  If you work in HR or sell to HR, this is a great event…

Lately, I’ve have a lot of signals telling me that I need to figure out how to use video in my work.  First, it was a session by Johnny Campbell and his Social Talent team at #TruLondon talking about creating viral videos.  I’m not sure I will ever create a viral video, but the message…

Last night, as I was watching Diane Sawyer give me the news, I saw a story that really struck me.  Yesterday, shoemaker Reebok agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to the FTC for a claim that they practiced false advertising related to their “tone up” shoe line.  You’ve seen the advertisements.  These are the…

Quick post today to share something with you that you might be interested in if you are in the recruiting or HR space.  As you may remember, I participated in the TruLondon4 recruiting unconference earlier this month as a track leader. The fine folks at Jobsite, who sponsored the event, have produced a really cool and quick read…

Through much of my corporate HR life, I made it my goal to minimize the use of external recruiters when possible.  I had decided that when I had to engage outside recruiting services, it was a signal that I was failing to deliver on what was expected from my recruiting team and me. The thing…

Happy Friday!  As we wrap the week and look forward to the weekend, I hope these quotes provide you with a spark of insight or inspiration.   Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul. – Niccolo Machiavelli  Victory belongs to the most persevering. – Napoleon Bonaparte There are many ways…

“It’s on me.” That’s what a leader says when things go wrong. Earlier this week, the Boston Red Sox lost an important game.  They had been in a position to win when they brought in their ace closing pitcher, Jonathan Papelbon to pitch the last 5 outs of the game.  Papelbon generally closes out the…

This is one of my favorite short posts that I’ve written.  I originally published it earlier this year as my corp HR team was working on solving the performance appraisal problem within our organization.  I love talking about performance appraisals because of the angst that it creates for people.  I’m perplexed why it seems so…