HR This week marks the beginning of an exciting new phase in my writing career. I’m pleased to announce that I will be a columnist for Answers.com in their Expert Articles forum. Each month, I’ll contribute articles in the Human Resources category, writing about topics such as: – Administrative Systems – Attire – Career and…
Talking Talent Development with DriveThruHR
Well, the third time’s the charm as they say – and today will be my third time as a guest on the popular blog talk radio show, DriveThruHR, hosted by William Tincup and Bryan Wempen and Nisha Raghavan. The format is informal – so the general topic is “talent development” (my area of specialty within the…
28 Ideas for a Leadership Individual Development Plan
Individual Development Plans (IDPs) are the way that many companies formalize their employees’ professional development. Dan McCarthy of the Great Leadership blog posed this question recently to his blogger community: “We all know that individual development plans (IDPs) need to be tailored for each leader. However – if you had to recommend ONE THING that every leader should…
5 Ways to Kill Your Chances of Making a Fair Deal
I don’t watch a lot of reality TV, but one night we happened upon The History Channel’s Pawn Stars. The escapades of Chumlee, Old Man, Rick and Corey are hard to resist, even if their scenarios are heavily scripted. A few minutes into it and I was hooked. Here’s the thing that drew me in:…
Employee Engagement – Ignore the Outliers
This is a multi-part series on employee engagement based on my interview with New York Times best-selling author Kevin Kruse. As a former business owner and winner of a “Best Place to Work” award, Kevin has a wealth of real-life experience. I found him to be funny, down-to-earth and very reasonable in his approach to…