The ancient Greeks didn’t contribute much to the world of art, aside from developing and defining the major forms, techniques, perspectives, and philosophies we still use today….
The Classical Age of Talent Management is Now
Building a Gold Medal–Winning Team
With the 2016 Rio Olympics fast approaching, top athletes from around the globe are vying for the final few spots available to represent their respective countries at the games….
What Does Company Culture Look Like?
The phrase “company culture” gets tossed around a lot in modern business discourse. It must be important because people keep talking about it, but what is it? Most definitions fall along the generic lines…
The Wrong Employee… or the Wrong Role?
Every office, warehouse, and production facility has one: an employee who takes up an inequitable portion of the supervisor’s time and effort. This employee may bring important knowledge…
Help Your New Hires “Stick the Landing”
This SpaceX story is simply hogging all the cool, not leaving much for the rest of us. If you haven’t followed the event: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket not only successfully deployed a Japanese communications…
Unmasking the Real Job Applicant
The reviews are stellar. The advance ticket sales have approached Star Warsian levels. The nachos cost $13 (what!). The summer blockbuster season has arrived…
Let’s Get Honest About Resumes
It turns out a lot of people lie on their resumes. If you work in HR, recruiting, or some other aspect of talent acquisition, this probably isn’t a surprise. It works like this: you post your open position along…
No Room for Dinosaurs in Today’s World of Work
Setting: A retail establishment, 8:30 a.m. on a weekday. A manager stands before his 15-person team at a morning meeting, displaying a printed document to the group….
Executive Coaching is Not Just for Executives
When you hear “Executive Coaching,” do you imagine two senior leaders in high-backed leather chairs hashing out performance problems from inside a top-floor, corner office…
4 “Bad Manager” Habits that are Easily Fixed
Bad Managers are great! Not for employees or the companies that employ them, but, for those of us tasked with creating web content, they are gold. Google the topic and see for yourself….
