All posts by Suzanne Rumsey
Meeting People Where They Are (or, Why “I Get It, What’s Your Problem?” Doesn’t Work)
I am on the verge of rolling off one of the most rewarding projects of my consulting career to date; I actually am sad to be leaving it. The client… Get the Rest
Culture: A Parable
Once upon a time, there was a professional services firm that was founded to be different from other firms in its industry, aspiring to be radically different, in
Talent Management at the O.K. Corral
For most of my career, I’ve been on the inside of HR – either as a practitioner of organization development, talent management, leadership development, general HR, etc. or
What Does “Meaningful Work” Mean?
One of the values of my current employer is "meaningful work", as in, we provide "meaningful work" opportunities to our employees. As a people manager and leader in
HR Tech: Have HR and IT Lost Their Shirts?!
There was an article published recently at HR Executive Online reviewing the results of a meta-analysis that concluded that “that when it came to the researchers' definition of
Dumped Oatmeal in My Laptop
Yeah, this morning I actually dumped my oatmeal over onto my laptop keyboard. Even though my manager likely believes it was a part of a passive-aggressive ruse to
HR Stakeout? HR Impossible!
repairing bad credit yourself I’m not really a reality show kind of gal; I much prefer NCIS or NCIS: Los Angeles over Survivor, The Voice, or The Amazing
Intent vs. Impact: Gender Diversity Edition
how to get boyfriend back after he broke up with me Excuse me a sec, I need to unwrap myself from around the gender diversity axle. Oof, ouch,
Work “Friends” and Facebook
As I’ve mentioned in probably every FOT post I’ve written since mid-July, I started a new job about four months ago. So far, it’s really and truly
Drowning in Data
Oh yeah, it's that time of year!!! It's SURVEY SEASON! (Not to be confused with professional hockey season, which should have started by now....) Actually, it's "survey results






























