“Perfect Is The Enemy of Good”, or, Knowing When to Shut Up…
Last week was a mixed week for me, professionally. On the client front, my team and I made some good progress towards our objectives, so that’s good. On the leadership team front, well… let’s just say...
View ArticleEdward Snowden and Employment (er, Asylum) Objectives
Edward Snowden, he of the “we are spying on everyone and their brother” disclosure fame, is having a helluva time finding a new gig, “gig” in this instance defined as a country that will offer him a...
View ArticleThe American Dream Isn’t for Americans Anymore
I’d like to think I am pretty global in my way of thinking; I believe that people from all different parts of the world are tremendously capable of doing anything to make a living, positively impact...
View ArticleMeeting People Where They Are (or, Why “I Get It, What’s Your Problem?”...
I am on the verge of rolling off one of the most rewarding projects of my consulting career to date; I actually am sad to be leaving it. The client is a critical linchpin in their organization’s...
View ArticleCulture: A Parable
Once upon a time, there was a professional services firm that was founded to be different from other firms in its industry, aspiring to be radically different, in fact, to the point of redefining the...
View ArticleTalent Management at the O.K. Corral
For most of my career, I’ve been on the inside of HR – either as a practitioner of organization development, talent management, leadership development, general HR, etc. or as a consultant to HR....
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What Does “Meaningful Work” Mean?
One of the values of my current employer is “meaningful work”, as in, we provide “meaningful work” opportunities to our employees. As a people manager and leader in the organization, I definitely want...
View ArticleHR Tech: Have HR and IT Lost Their Shirts?!
There was an article published recently at HR Executive Online reviewing the results of a meta-analysis that concluded that “that when it came to the researchers’ definition of strategic gain —...
View ArticleDumped Oatmeal in My Laptop
Yeah, this morning I actually dumped my oatmeal over onto my laptop keyboard. Even though my manager likely believes it was a part of a passive-aggressive ruse to get a different, lighter work laptop,...
View ArticleHR Stakeout? HR Impossible!
I’m not really a reality show kind of gal; I much prefer NCIS or NCIS: Los Angeles over Survivor, The Voice, or The Amazing Race. However, I do admit to a slight fascination (okay, a keen fascination)...
View ArticleIntent vs. Impact: Gender Diversity Edition
Excuse me a sec, I need to unwrap myself from around the gender diversity axle. Oof, ouch, @&#!. Okay, there we go. I am a bit confused, befuddled, and wound up about gender diversity in the...
View ArticleWork “Friends” and Facebook
As I’ve mentioned in probably every FOT post I’ve written since mid-July, I started a new job about four months ago. So far, it’s really and truly great: awesome direct manager, super smart and caring...
View ArticleDrowning in Data
Oh yeah, it’s that time of year!!! It’s SURVEY SEASON! (Not to be confused with professional hockey season, which should have started by now….) Actually, it’s “survey results and action planning...
View ArticleWhat Are We Doing, Really?
As did several other FOT’ers (e.g., William Tincup, Tim Sackett, Steve Boese and Kris Dunn – those were the folks I saw – if you were there and I didn’t see you… oops), I attended the HRevolution and...
View ArticleIf You Love Someone, Let Them Go. Gracefully.
Maybe it is because I recently changed jobs, that is, I voluntarily left one company to join another, and that is why I am acutely aware of a worrisome behavior. Nah. I noticed this worrisome behavior...
View ArticleUnlearn Your Helplessness
This past week I had the great privilege of being a guest speaker at an HR certification program class taught by a great friend of FOT, Claudia Fulga. The students in the course are at all different...
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Their Quarterback is TOAST!
Ahhh, football season. Honestly, my least favorite sports season (only 7 more weeks until hockey season starts – barring a lockout (topic for a very near future post)). While I don’t enjoy football...
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