Today is Thank Your Mentor Day, which is part of National Mentoring Month. Who knew? Over the years I’ve had LOTS of fantastic mentors, and this is a perfect time to give them a well-deserved shout-out. The list below represents my former work team leaders, company executives, peers and fellow entrepreneurs. Interestingly, none of them…
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Networking Inside the Company Walls
This post is part of a series on positive office politics, or what we’re calling The P Quotient. It’s a collaborative effort with fellow bloggers Jane Perdue, Mike Henry and Susan Mazza. Jane kicked off the series with a look at the competencies cited as key to being politically astute. She also takes a…
Employees Can’t Get No Satisfaction
With a clumsy nod to the Rolling Stones’ classic tune, it appears to be true: since 1987, workers have become steadily less satisfied with their work. This is according to research results released last week by The Conference Board. What’s more, it’s not a generational thing: satisfaction is decreasing amongst all ages groups. While the…
People Equation Influencers 2009
Wow, the online HR community has been active lately with lists featuring influential people in the HR Community. Sites like HR Examiner’s Top 25 Digital HR Influencers and Monster’s Top 10 Employment Bloggers lists have set the blogging community afire with cheers, jeers and comments aplenty. Seems everyone loves to hate these lists. . .or is it they hate…
Sensible Shoes
The other day, I was talking with a fellow blogger. We were discussing the types of blogs that have large readerships in the “human” arena: Human Resources, Learning and Development, Leadership, etc. My friend observed that some of the most popular blogs are those that are “edgy” in some way. That was really good food…