While I was off enjoying a family vacation at amusement/water park Michigan’s Adventure, another sort of carnival was unfolding. The HR Carnival pulled into town yesterday over at Human Resource Executive’s Leader Board blog. Hosted by Michael O’Brien, you’ll find over 25 wide-ranging HR-related themes. From topical posts on the London Olympics, to compensation theory,…
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Why Do We Hate Meetings?
Over at the HR Schoolhouse blog fellow HR Blogger Network pal Robin Schooling is talking about why we hate meetings so much. (Bonus points to Robin for using the word “kvetch“.) She says that not all meetings are bad; some meetings, if done right can improve employee engagement. I agree. But still, a lot of meetings…
Banish Meeting Rigor Mortis with Toys
There are a lot of corporate stiffs out there. They scoff at attending training programs, and show up daring the workshop facilitator to teach them something. So, when I facilitate workshops, I show up with toys. The stiffs don’t like it. At first. But usually somewhere around 45 minutes into the session, they get hooked….
The Key to More Happiness – Awe
I was raised on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan which is ringed by gorgeous beaches and sand dunes. Whenever I return to the dunes, I’m transported to my childhood – the warm sand squishing between my toes, the squeaky crunch-crunch sound it makes when you walk along a pristine stretch. At the dunes, I…
Failure – It’s All in Your Head
Did you know that failure is a good thing? That’s right – learning to fail is a skill that savvy workplace professionals should cultivate, because failure helps you build resiliency. There’s a key distinction between people who give up and those who push through set-backs: how they view their situation. For decades, Stanford professor and…