Many years ago, I had a blog called Punk Rock HR, which now happens to be the name of my podcast. The blog was my way of disrupting the status quo within the HR profession. It is still talked about within many HR circles. I just love a good disruptor. Don’t you? And, disruption isn’t…
Punk Rock HR Episode 108: David Burkus is one of the world’s leading business thinkers and speakers, focusing on topics such as leadership and innovation. He’s also the best-selling author of an audiobook called Pick a Fight: How Great Teams Find a Purpose Worth Rallying Around. I like a good battle. I love a…
Punk Rock HR Episode 107: One of the weirder stories to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis is that we might have a bacon shortage. Yeah, seriously. Now, I’m a vegetarian, and I have a lot of assumptions about how meat is made. But, a lack of bacon? That didn’t sound right to me. So I…
There are very few people I care about, but my childhood best friend, April, is one of them. When she told me she had COVID-19, I was terrified. She has since recovered, and I am happy she is okay. Her experience, as well as so many others, got me thinking about the world of work post-COVID19. Before…
I’m talking to members of the Revenue Collective today. With the help of Lessonly, I’m helping people who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 rethink their job search. I have a few key points I’d like to make. Your work is not your worth. People who thrive in fast-paced, high-growth companies are crushed when they lose…
Punk Rock HR Episode 106: How are brands like Warby Parker or Casper Mattress re-shaping the way we make purchases in the 21st century? Well, Larry Ingrassia, my guest this week, is going to tell us. Larry is a former journalist, and editor turned author of the book, Billion Dollar Brand Club: How Dollar Shave…
Lots of people jumped into the self-quarantine phase of coronavirus with plans to write a book — including me. We intend to release “Betting on You” in January, which is fantastic news, but you’re only as good as the last success. So, I started the outline for my next project. Writing the first draft of…
Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be a writer. It turns out I’m terrible at fiction and poetry. But, I naturally found this form of writing called blogging, and it suited me well. I’m pretty good at it. I decided that I’d take this style of blogging and write some nonfiction.…
Punk Rock HR Episode 105: If you are like many, you may be wondering what you would do if you came down with COVID-19 and how you would maneuver the testing process, treatment, and recovery. Well, April Matan, my childhood bestie, is on the podcast today to share her experience. April is an HR-professional turned…
My mom once told me that I am perfectly designed to deliver bad news because I’m petite, blonde, and non-threatening. She’s not wrong. On my last day of work at Pfizer, I had to lay people off. There were two long-time IT leaders who didn’t see it coming until I walked in the door. Even…
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