Monthly Archives: May 2012
Making Stakeholder Engagement Practical
I read a great post recently about “Managing Change from the Middle” by Manie Bosman. The key principle outlined is that it’s oft-decried “Middle Management” who …
How to Write SEO (and Compelling) Blog Titles in Less Than 2 Minutes
Great blog titles are important. Great titles capture attention. They draw the reader in. But great titles are also easily located. You can create the …
Virtual Teams are the New Normal
If you look back 20 years, very few people worked with a team that wasn’t on the same floor, much less a team spread across different buildings, states, or …
JPMorgan: Pay Despite Performance?
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is having a rough couple of weeks. Sort of. The question is, should it be a whole lot worse? Let’s play …
4 Do’s and Don’ts for Healthy Workplace Competition
I recently went into a FedEx Kinko’s store and heard the sales associate say to the guy in line in front of me (who was mailing …
5 Questions to Ensure HR’s Seat at the Table
There is a long and tired debate about how HR & people leaders need a ‘seat at the table’. Yet, the real seat comes not from …
IQ = 150, EQ= 0: Building Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Ever worked with people who had an IQ of 150 and EQ of 0? They tend to be clueless about things like building trusting relationships, …
HR In The News…Translated!
Human Resources has been called many things, but “sexy” is definitely not a descriptor normally associated with our craft. One of the challenges of being …
Is Your Team-Building Event Good For The Team?
“Let’s have a team-building event!” Often when this is heard around the office, the unspoken intention behind it is, “let’s get away from work and …