I don’t understand… with the whole HR world moving to a more data-driven, analytical, quantitative, measure-anything-that-moves-mindset, how is it that we still rely on the ol’ reference check before we hire someone? They’re almost completely unreliable and filled with bias—your own biases (because, let’s face it, at this point in the process you just want to fill the job and …
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend an event at Google that was all about the future of work and how to make it better. Cuz let’s be honest—work isn’t always fun! The speakers were amazing and the conversations with such an interesting group of people were even better. You can check out what they’re up to here. As …
We’re in the midst of a major transition point in how we access and share information about our organizations. And not a small one mind you—this is more like the film-to-digital, flip phone-to-iPhone or CD-to-streaming music type of transition… where once you reach the other side, you ask yourself how you could have ever lived in that old world. When …
You probably saw the internet dust-up a few weeks ago when Talia Jane (formerly of Yelp) posted an Open Letter to My CEO where, among other things, she complained about low pay, a slow path to promotion and flavored coconut water. It seems the only thing that people agreed with her on is that flavored coconut water sucks (it really …
I’ve come to the realization that I really don’t write an “HR” blog—I write a relationship advice column. I’ve helped you recognize when you’re in a rebound situation, how to think about wedding anniversaries, and how to break your bad habits. All I need to do now is star in my own HR/relationship advice reality show… Real Housewives of HR, …
Yes, I’m proud to be an American and am extremely grateful for all we have in this country, but man, our presidential election process has become a complete circus and frankly, an embarrassment. Nowhere is this more evident than with the Republican field and our good friend Donald Trump in particular. (Full disclosure: I’ve lived and/or worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts, …
I’m becoming more and more convinced that if you want to build an organization that can sustain high performance over a long period of time you need to encourage your top performers to leave your organization. No, that’s not a typo, I did in fact say “encourage your top performers to leave.” In fact, rather than create elaborate retention plans, …
I headed out to Vegas a few weeks ago for the HR Tech conference full of enthusiasm on a quest to learn about the latest and greatest innovations in the people technology space. The conference itself is quite a production—it’s enormous in all senses of the word, and it attracts some fantastic people and speakers (isn’t Marcus Buckingham great??). But …
Okay, how many of you out there have ever been in a rebound relationship? And by rebound I mean someone else was using you as their rebound. Come on, raise your hand! There’s nothing to be ashamed of here! It happened to me—25 years ago in high school and earlier this year at work. When I was in high school …
I’ve recently become engaged in an HR technology selection process, and with every conversation and demo, I can’t help but think about the cable industry. You know—an outdated model for delivering entertainment that forces you to pay for a bunch of sh*t you don’t want or need because well, you really don’t have any other choice. The space is dominated by one or …
