The only reason Colin Kaepernick isn’t playing football is that the NFL and its team owners are trying to appease racist fans. Before you email me and explain how capitalism works, I know that teams can hire anybody for any reason. They can also fire people for performance. But anybody who tells you that Colin…
My friend Mollie Lombardi has Parkinson’s Disease. She’s not merely living with the disease. She’s promoting awareness, raising money, and kicking ass in her career. Mollie organized a challenge: Get up, get moving, and track your steps. You can find more information on the HR Gives Back site. Sponsors will donate money to the Michael…
My mentor, Naomi Bloom, knows how to kick a girl in the pants without making her cry. After pressing pause on GlitchPath, I took the summer off and spent some time with my cats. Okay, that’s not accurate. I read some books, volunteered, and got back into running and Pilates. I didn’t write that book…
Get ready for employee experience. Employee experience is the number one topic that executives discuss when talking about their workforce. It’s not culture. It’s not passion. It’s not purpose or meaning. Why employee experience? At their best, leaders want to be the change and dramatically alter the way you feel about your job. At their…
My friend Mollie Lombardi is passionate about finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. Because I love her, I’m passionate about it, too. That’s how life works. You get involved in charitable causes because you care about someone. Mollie created a movement called HR Gives Back, and we’re doing a “steps challenge” before my very favorite…
You need to stick it out at your job. There’s a myth out there that, in the future of work, you don’t need to work somewhere for an extended period. You can bounce around companies—and that’s okay—because it’s all about being agile, nimble and disruptive. I’m here to tell you that it’s a goddamn lie.…
Today is Labor Day, the unofficial start of the job search season in America. Are you looking for work? Are you tired of your current role? Before you jump into the fray, some good news: there are six million job openings in America. The bad news: six million people are looking for work and the…
Hey, everybody. How’s your summer? Things are fine over here. I killed my company, got food poisoning with my husband, and had to cancel a trip to see Green Day at Wrigley Field because my brother is going to Rwanda. You know, just an ordinary summer around here. I’ve spent most of the summer at…
Back in 2008, I felt like a rock star. I had a blog, and I was going to take on the world. The first destination for world domination? The annual SHRM conference. I sent an email to Sue Meisinger, the CEO of SHRM at the time, and was pretty direct. I wrote something like — Hey,…
My sister lives in Houston, and many of you have asked if she’s fine. Short answer: Yes. She’s safe. It’s been a stressful few days for our family, but nothing compared to what she’s experiencing. And, since she has the capacity and a bigger heart than her older sister, some extra people and dogs are…