Back in 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart coined the expression “I know it when I see it” to describe his threshold test for pornography. …
Leadership and Management
Leadership and Tacit Approval
A couple years ago, I wrote a post about tacit approval. I used to work for a boss who had me issue the same memo …
At Work: Having Technical Ability Isn’t Enough
Recently, a reader left a very long comment on one of my older posts about exit interviews. You can check out the entire comment here. …
Guilt By Association Is Alive and Well
As much as we’d like to believe we are solely evaluated by our words and deeds, it’s not always the case. Often others develop a …
Ask HR Bartender: Working HR In a Family-Owned Business
Here’s an interesting situation from a reader about working HR in a family-owned business (and not being family). I was promoted last year to finance …
Leadership Isn’t About Being First
I love sharing with you guys some of the offbeat comments I see in my Twitter stream. Here’s another one for the books: Leadership is about …
What’s Your Company’s HR Temperature?
Plan more parties. That’s what the company said when I asked them the biggest challenge facing human resources. Years ago, I was interviewing for a …