‘And you shut up! Who are you, anyway? Sitting there – telling people what to do. You can’t hunt, you can’t sing – ’ ‘I’m chief. I was chosen.’ ‘Why should choosing make any difference? Just giving orders that don’t make any sense – ’ ‘Piggy’s got the conch.’ ‘That’s right – favour Piggy as you always do – ’ …
HR Psychographics: “Observable Distaste for Team Sports” While Clinging to Empty Relics of “Human Capital”…
I don’t know about any of you, but I’m straight-up interested in the upcoming research about How HR Thinks and Feels. And if you think I’m saying this because FOT has some stake in it, that just aint true. Even FOT’s own Tim Sacket wrote a skeptical post about the research, reminding us that we need to be careful forming …
PLEASE SHUT UP: The Idiot-Proof Coaching Tool for Managers (FOT/HR Capitalist Webcast)
Steve Boese (HR Technology Blog, HR Happy Hour) and I are rocking the casbah (that’s right, shareef don’t like it..) with Sonar6 at this month’s Fistful of Talent webinar entitled, “PLEASE SHUT UP: The Idiot-Proof Coaching Tool for Managers“. Sonar6 is hosting this shindig, so I’ll link to the registration below and cut and paste the rundown they did. It’s going to be good: “This month …
HR Owns This One. Bellweathers – Charlie Sheen – HR Capitalist
You are what you eat. You are what you drive. You are where you live. You are who you put up with. Is Charlie Sheen an Employee Bellwether? At first Charlie Sheen was an interesting side note to all the crazy stuff associated with the star-laden left coast. Then he became something more. He became headline news. He became a …
A Question for Linkedin Aficionados – Oh and HR Folks Too…
There was a time when competence was a necessary evil for doing your job. I remember a day when my boss actually expected me to know how to write a proposal. He/She wanted me to understand the ins and outs of designing reward and recognition programs. I was actually held accountable for learning my craft and understanding how what I …
The Obama/Clinton Press Conference – A Lesson In Leadership…
Unless you’ve been in isolation from the outside world this past weekend you’ve no doubt heard the hub bub over the impromptu press conference held by Presidents Obama and Clinton last Friday. Far as I can tell Obama is being universally panned for this move with some going so far as to say he’s officially “jumped the shark” and his …
Recruiting Doesn’t End With a Hire.
I can’t remember what made me think of this story the other day but did I ever tell y’all about the time there was a rumor spreading at work about me having an affair with a coworker? This was a few jobs back.. but oh yeah… I’m scandalous. First and foremost, the rumor was untrue. (Did I have to really …
“Who” Does Not Matter if “Why” is Wrong
Third party recruiters might be familiar with the phrase “get a req; fill a req.” Get an opening to work on, fill it and repeat as necessary. Wash, rise, repeat. Shortsighted, perhaps, but I don’t think it’s a mindset limited to external recruiters—we all get locked into doing what we know. It’s safe to keep things the same, but it …
Balance of Power Means You Aren’t Allowed to Make Decisions That Stink…
Hey, don't write yourself off yetIt's only in your head you feel left out orlooked down on.Just try your best, try everything you can.And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away. Hi America! It's me. Jimmy Eat World used to call me "The Middle". I'm the collective group of folks that won't allow themselves to be polarized …
Team Chemistry – It Can Go to Hell Quickly, Even for the Best Teams…
Kids – mark my words. You're going to get old, look up and realize you were once part of a great team. You didn't know you were on a great team at the time because you were young and dumb. You thought it would always be like that. You were wrong. I know. I'm a ray of sunshine. Why are …