I attend a lot of conference calls. The ideas in this post seem like common sense to me. Because I hear these infractions at least twice a week, it must not be common sense to everyone. So, I’m spelling it out right here: Some of you are completely clueless about your phone conference ineptitude. When…
Workplace Dynamics
The Carnival of HR – Fall Colors Edition
Welcome to the Carnival of HR. I’m pleased to be this week’s host. Here in the great Mitten State, we’re being treated to a spectacular display of fall colors, courtesy of several hardwood tree species. The human resources function has a lot of “local color” as well, so I’ve segmented our Carnival into four main…
The Great Leadership Development & Succession Planning Kit
I’ve noticed something about the blogging space – there’s a whole lot of content around general leadership and a lot less about the specifics of developing leaders in a company environment. That’s why I enjoy Dan McCarthy’s Great Leadership blog – he blogs about the business-related tactics needed to develop leadership competency at the organizational…
7 Considerations for Launching ROWE at Your Company
Tech start up Funding Gates is completely sold on the ROWE management philosophy. I recently interviewed Funding Gates’ co-founder Ismail Cholak about leading a company using ROWE practices. I wondered: can larger companies realistically use the ROWE concepts? Ismail said that yes, even big companies like Best Buy are successfully using ROWE. As we talked,…
Having Lunch with Drive Thru HR
Today I’m thrilled to be back for a second time as a guest on the popular blog talk radio show, Drive Thru HR, hosted by William Tincup and Bryan Wempen. I was a guest on the show in May – and they invited me back! Can’t wait to chat it up . . .I’ll probably…