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SHRM Day 2: I’d Like to Talk to You About Millennials
[caption id="attachment_1837" align="alignright" width="216" caption="Malcolm Gladwell opens Day 2 of the SHRM Conference (Image courtesy of SHRM)."][/caption] When somebody says those dreaded words to me: “I’d like to talk to you today about mill…
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Behavior: The New Business ‘Buzzword’
I just came across an article on Forbes online by George Bradt titled, “The Five Most Important Questions for BRAVE Leaders.” Although the article is basically about “on-boarding,” that is hiring, I was interested in the BRAVE reference. Turns out it…
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Why Office Productivity Slumps in the Summer
I’m not getting much done this summer. You? Sure, we have big plans – don’t we? – but vacations, conferences and early happy hours with the folks in purchasing keep getting in the way. And day baseball. Don’t forget about day baseball. This is not e…
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The Week That Was
It’s going to be a long, hot summer, so why not buckle up and sink into some quality reading? These were the top five stories on Talentmgt.com for the week of June 18. 1. The Future of Feedback: In an era of modern feedback, organizations that pay…
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The Week That Was
Take a break from a Saturday at the pool with these top five stories from Talentmgt.com for the week of June 11. 1. Will Predictive Analytics Impact the Future of Talent Management?: For talent managers, creating learning and change is as much abo…
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Steps to Building an Effective Diversity Measurement System, Part 1
Although interest in measuring the effects of diversity has been growing, the topic still challenges even the most sophisticated and progressive diversity departments. Diversity professionals and practitioners know they must begin to show how diversi…
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The CEO’s Role in Talent
Managing a company’s talent pool is too great a task to be left solely to the human resources department. The top executive must take responsibility.
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Lawyers, Happiness and Blue Hawaii
Recently, I wrote about the challenges of dealing with corporate legal departments. Several of you wrote in response to tell me horror stories dealing with various members of the profession I call my own. That is OK, I love hearing from you and I und…











