Dwane Lay who blogs at Lean HR is hosting a unique HR Carnival this week. He’s asked all carnival contributors to write a post with the same title: “Safe at Home.” We’re to write about what that title means to us personally and publish it today. The carnival featuring all submissions with this title will…
Flying without a Net
I had coffee the other day with a friend who leads a team of technical professionals. When asked “how’s it going?” she slumped slightly and said, “My best technician quit this week. He’d finally had enough.” Good jobs are hard to find in this tough Midwestern economy, so I asked what company he moved to….
Driving with Values
Today’s post comes to us courtesy of leadership consultant and author David Burkus. His new book, The Portable Guide to Leading Organizations explores 39 different theories related to leadership, management and strategy. By Guest Author David Burkus I recently worked with a coaching client who had stalled out. This mid-level insurance broker had…
Nourish Your Network
Do these four things and watch your professional network flourish Last week I facilitated a conference break-out session on networking with a group of nutrition educators and health professionals. The conference was billed as “celebrating food, health and collaboration” so I titled my presentation “Nourish Your Network”. It was a fantastic audience. They were eager…
Office Politics CAN Be Positive
Later this week I’ll be speaking with the Grand Rapids Area Professionals for Excellence on the topic of Office Politics. It’s sure to be a lively event, as nearly everyone I encounter with has a story about colleagues maneuvering in some Machiavellian way to gain power, recognition or some form of “currency”. We love to…