What Would You Wish For?

Last night, my son was watching a TV show where the storyline apparently included a genie being released from a lamp to grant three wishes.  After a few minutes, he asked me, “What would you do if you were granted three wishes?  What would you wish for?”...

Work Doesn’t have to Suck

If you follow my blog regularly, you probably know that I also blog with my colleague, Joe Gerstandt, over at the Talent Anarchy blog.  Lately, we’ve been discussing work and why, in our opinions, it doesn’t seem to be working.  A few weeks ago,...

What makes you different?

I’ve been doing a lot of introspection over the past several months.  Making the transition from a corporate HR executive to HR Consultant and speaker requires some pretty serious mindset shifts. Through this process, one question keeps coming up for me to...

The Paralysis of "Anticipated Regret"

One of my favorite blogs is PsyBlog: Understand your Mind.  Since I believe that one of the best practices of a leader or human resources pro is to study people and why we do what we do, a blog that regularly presents interesting research into how our mind works...

Calm: Slowing Down the Game

It’s the time of year where I watch an awful lot of sports (at least as much as my schedule and my family will allow).  While watching a basketball game this weekend and thinking about the experiences my high school freshmen son is having with basketball...
Jason Lauritsen