Earlier this year, I received an email from a CEO who is pretty great. He owns (what he describes as) an agile and nimble tech company outside of the HR space. He said, “We have big plans for the market. We want you to be a part of our story.” I am always looking to…
I enjoy speaking to HR professionals because I always feel like the audience is grateful. Even though they might not agree with me, they always seem genuinely appreciative of my time and my energy. Want to help me become a better speaker? Want to help my friends who are speaking at the annual SHRM Conference…
I’m a fan of Zappos. I like the customer service model. I like their blog. I visited their headquarters near Las Vegas before most people knew the company existed. Unfortunately, I am not a fan of their new hiring strategy, which asks applicants to join a social network, called Zappos Insiders, where they will network with current employees and…
Here we are with more violence and yet another discussion of misogyny without any real answers or solutions. We have #yestoallwomen and #notallmen, but no conversations about what it is like to be a decent human being with a big heart. We don’t see people who think and act beyond themselves. There is no hashtag to celebrate the…
Last year, a friend offered her company’s social media services. She volunteered to help me follow amazing people on Twitter, clean up my Facebook profiles, and manage my LinkedIn account. If I liked her services, I only needed to recommend her company to other busy professionals who use social media platforms. I first noticed something…
You might think cats are independent and aloof. Not mine. I have velcro cats. They love me. They love my husband. They always want to hang out with us. I can’t go to the bathroom without someone coming to see what the heck I’m doing. “You might be having some fun, mom. I want in.”…
I am speaking at an event called recruitDC on Thursday. I will talk about personal branding for HR and recruiting professionals. I have given this talk 100 times. Sometimes it’s geared for human resources professionals. Sometimes I talk to job seekers. And I have delivered this keynote in a bar to a bunch of drunks-slash-comedians. (This is…
I am just back from a great vacation where I spent Mother’s Day on a beach. That’s the kind of life you have when you are a writer who covers work, life and cats. Mother’s Day always prompts a superficial and short-lived national discussion motherhood, work, and the challenges facing the modern family. Nobody wants…
I hope you can join me for a live webcast on June 12th at 1PM ET. It’s called, “HR Revealed: Hidden ways you may be failing your people.” Vadim Liberman is the senior editor of The Conference Board Review, my boss, and moderator of the webcast. Yes, there is a moderator for an HRCI-certified internet chat…
I am about to keynote a fun event in Grand Cayman for the second year in a row. It’s probably one of the best HR conferences I’ve ever attended because it helped to shape my thinking on the subject of strategy. Your CEO has a coach. Your CFO has a mentor. They have someone who has…
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