Please shut up about stacked ranking. 27 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm

Years ago, I was asked to keynote a corporate event for Microsoft’s HR team. I didn’t have a fully developed point-of-view about HR and talent, just yet, but I said yes because it was a great honor. ...

The world has no space for older, irrelevant women. 26 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm

I am at the movies, the other night, and I see some kid named Ryan Beatty tell me that he’s taking a pledge not to text and drive. He is encouraging his fans to do the same. So I look at my husband a...

Monday Morning HR Humor: Hangover Otter 26 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm

OH MY GOD. I don’t know if you can hear those stupid kids, but one of them is like — What is that? Another is like — It looks like an otter. Even this otter is like — Jesus, kids, give me five minu...

The Week Ahead: August 25, 2013 25 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm

Happy Sunday. Hope you had a great weekend. This past week was insane with travel but I found time for my weekly trip to the beach. What’s the fun of living within driving distance of the ocean if I ...

Day Off: Pumpin Blood 24 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm

Stick with it.

Day Off: Pretty Green 23 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm

How do I know if I suck? 22 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm

We live in a feedback-heavy culture. The “truth” is mixed with noise, activity and passive-aggressive messages. Am I a horrible human being? Am I awesome? How do I know? Whenever my friend Jennifer ...

Sometimes shy people seem like assholes. They are not. They are just shy. 21 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm

I don’t know these people. I am just back from a conference where I spent a day with 600 HR people who belong to the Illinois State Council of SHRM. I stood on stage with Kris Dunn and we talked abo...

Filtering Your Blog Content 20 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm

There is an international company so vile in its business practices — and so evil in its business, consumer and employer branding practices — that I won’t mention it by name. I had planned on writing...

The eternal quest for happiness is boring. 19 Aug 2013 | 06:45 pm

As always, Americans are obsessed with happiness. Some say that experiences, not material objects or more money, that will make you happy. And here are five questions science can’t answer about happi...