Lent 2019: Take Up Something New!

Today is Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday and Pączki Tuesday. It’s all fun and games until Ash Wednesday when everything goes downhill for Baby Jesus. (Someone should warn him!) Lent is such a downer a time of reflection, and many Christians give up smoking, drinking, chocolate, swearing, being on the internet, etc., to honor…

Psychological Safety With Amy Edmondson

Defining Psychological Safety in the Workplace with Professor Amy Edmondson

Conformity is a silent killer. Companies that punish new ideas stifle their employees and stunt their own growth. That’s why fostering psychological safety is so important. In this episode of Punk Rock HR, I talk with Professor Amy Edmondson from Harvard Business School and author of “The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace…

Removing Unconscious Bias from Decision Making By Using Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

In a recent episode of Let’s Fix Work, I welcomed entrepreneur and technologist, Armen Berjikly. Armen serves as the Senior Director of Growth Strategy at Ultimate Software, where his expertise in human-computer interactions drives Ultimate’s artificial intelligence platform and direction. Through my own work, I have realized that there are many people in the workplace,…

How to Hire a CMO in HR Tech

I’ve worked in the HR technology space since 2008, and I’ve been involved in hiring over a dozen CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers) and VPs of Marketing for some companies you know and some that are no longer in business. CMOs have the shortest tenure in the C-suite at just over four years, according to Korn…

2 Common Misconceptions Made By Leaders

Most professionals don’t go into a leadership position thinking about the ways in which they can kill their new career. But what if you knew beforehand the skills needed to be a successful leader, ones that could potentially help you avoid a “crash and burn” career? Well, that’s exactly what Martin Moore, founder and CEO…

Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources: The Perfect Symphony with Armen Berjikly

We’re proud to be sponsored by Ultimate Software. They’re a leading cloud provider of people management solutions with a commitment to continuing education for HR, talent, and payroll professionals. Ultimate Software is hosting dozens of free educational HR workshops around the country. Check out ultimatesoftware.com/LFW for more information on how to earn free HRCI, SHRM,…