One of the most important facts you need to embrace in 2016 is that it will take you forever to fill a requisition. There are a ton of reasons. No matter what anybody tells you, the economy is healthy. It is better for the rich than poor. It is better for whites than people with brown…
I’m a big believer that life is incomplete without pets. I’m known for rescuing cats, but I also grew up with a dog. If I ever hit it big on the lottery (which clearly has not happened), I will go all Jon Stewart on everybody and open a rescue sanctuary. We will have goats, chickens,…
Here’s the model for monetizing your blog in 2016. First, you need to write. Under your name. With the dot com. Anything else is a waste of time. If your domain isn’t available, bribe the hell out of the person who owns it. Then you write. A lot. Like it’s your job. Then you ask…
Everybody is saying that 2016 is the year of the candidate experience. It means recruiters will treat people like human beings and will give feedback on resumes and after interviews. That’s a lie, of course. Giving feedback is hard. Conflict is difficult. Even people who say they don’t mind having uncomfortable conversations are liars. Most…
Listening is such an important skill. Nothing worse than taking the time to offer constructive feedback only to have an employee ignore it or disregard it. (No, actually, I enjoy talking to myself. I like the sound of my voice.) Here are ways to manage people who aren’t picking up what you’re putting down. Say…
I started my career back when Bill Clinton was president, and Linda Tripp was the worst co-worker in the history of Corporate America. (Seriously, people, your colleagues are not your friends.) Back in those days, HR departments regularly approved signing bonuses. It was essential. The economy was sound in the mid-to-late 1990s, talented people were…
I don’t know how to be one of those people who doesn’t hold grudges and lets things go. Years ago, there was a guy who called a bunch of my friends “celebutards.” I am still mad about it. When I see him online, I want to punch him in his putzy mouth. Who says those…
I’m frustrated by all this talk of pay inequality in Hollywood because it’s mostly just that — talk. You may have heard Chris Rock essentially tell Jennifer Lawrence to shut up because black women struggle more than white women in Hollywood. Yes, in the hierarchy of people who have it bad, black women suffer in…
It’s performance review season. Many of you in Corporate America are about to receive an annual overview of your behaviors and outputs. Then you’ll hear about your raise. Some of you will be happy. More than a few of you will question the subjective nature of this process and ask questions about how the rating…
It’s 2016. Welcome back to work. If you’re like me, you spent time with your families over the break. In my life, nobody makes holiday cookies like my sister-in-law. She makes a particularly addictive oatmeal cookie, and I think her special ingredient is heroin. My mother-in-law does an amazing Christmas Day brunch with a favorite…
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