Here’s a confession: I was working remotely long before working remotely was cool. Way back in 2010, when I was Editor of Workforce Management, our corporate leadership decided they had enough of California, thank you very much, and decided to move Workforce from Southern California to Chicago — after first floating the possibility of moving to Detroit. The best thing …
The Coronavirus May Do What Common Sense Couldn’t: Get Rid of Crazy “Open” Office Plans
Way back in 2012, The New York Times dug into a big workplace problem that a lot of people were having with the lack of privacy in open offices. You might have experienced it first-hand, because It was a growing trend that seemed to be springing up everywhere — no matter how silly, dumb, and unproductive it happened to be. …
A New Recruiter To-Do List: Coronavirus Crisis Communications
Three ways to make your crisis communications more humane as you approach and create content you’ve never written before as a talent leader.
Complainers and Braggers in a COVID-19 World – There’s No Time For It
We are truly living in a strange and unique time right now. Everyone is dealing with COVID-19 and fighting the good fight while keeping a social distance in their own way. Some people are complaining, while others are bragging about how ready they are. We are going to learn a lot – work from home, home school, social distancing, layoffs, …
WORKING FROM HOME CAN BE AWFUL! Unless You Do These Things
OK – let’s put a few things in perspective before we dive into this topic. Awful is getting sick. Awful is spreading illness unintentionally to others. During this time, there are many more awful things than working from home. Now onto my story… A few years back, I got a divorce from the corporate world and began my full time …
THE HR FAMOUS PODCAST: E5 – CORONAVIRUS, FACE-TOUCHING AND HR
In Episode 5 of The HR Famous Podcast, long-time HR leaders (and friends) Jessica Lee, Tim Sackett and Kris Dunn get together to talk about all things Coronavirus (COVID-19) and HR, including their personal views, why companies don’t plan more for bad things happening and of course, the HR mechanics that have to be figured out by HR leaders in the US …