A few months ago, an intriguing opportunity surfaced: I was invited to deliver keynote speeches in The Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. That’s a huge trip from North Carolina, and I was honored by the invitation. The parties involved embraced my speaking rates and topics, eagerly anticipating my ideas on the future…
My guest for this bonus episode of Punk Rock HR is Nicole Roberts, HR leader and founder and president of the People Solutions Group. She is a leader, mentor, mom, and friend who’s also fighting for her life and career after being laid off and diagnosed with cancer. My friend Jennifer McClure, CEO of Unbridled…
Is professional development broken? In an age where leadership skills are highly coveted in the workplace, it’s important to challenge some long-standing assumptions about how we develop leaders within our organizations. One such notion is that companies tend to promote employees into management roles without adequately preparing them for the leadership responsibilities that come with…
Can two companies with similar product solutions work together to help customers excel at workforce performance management? The answer is yes! My guests for this episode are Dustin Clinard, vice president of strategic partnerships at Betterworks, and Mike May, vice president of the UKG tech partner program at UKG. In this conversation, we’re talking about…
Optimizing your LinkedIn profile is a no-brainer. And the platform gives you lots of space to write about yourself with an ever-extended LinkedIn character limit. Still, I’ve discovered with my Connect & Grow series that so many people miss an opportunity to make quick fixes to enhance their professional presence and increase their visibility on the…
I’d like to take this moment to introduce you to someone I’ve enjoyed working with since the early days of my blogging journey: Carlos Rios. We’ve shared the stage and had many insightful conversations over the years, and I can safely say that he has made a significant impact in Human Resources. Carlos, who identifies…
Human Resource Management continues to push through a pivotal era where expectations are higher than ever before. The emergence of disruptive technologies, evolving demographics, a newfound emphasis on mental health, and the paradigm shift towards a flexible, diverse workforce are dramatically reshaping the HR role. Here are some of my ideas about the core challenges…
My guest for this bonus episode is my friend Liz Vaccariello. Liz is the former editor-in-chief of some of the world’s most popular publications, including Reader’s Digest, People and Parents magazine. She’s also the former editorial director at Dotdash Meredith, the largest digital and printer publisher in the U.S. — and parent company of some…
I know that Adam Grant broke up with MBTI, but it would do everyone some good to break up with introversion and extroversion. Who Are Introverts and Extroverts? In our journey towards self-understanding, we often cling to labels that we believe define us. Labels such as ‘introvert’ or ‘extrovert’ have found their way into our…
The role of Human Resources has evolved considerably in the past three years thanks to hardworking people like you who push through the noise and put people at the heart of business operations. We’re past the point where HR is seen as a support function. Even the most cynical C-suite leaders would concede that human…
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