I’ve been watching Breaking Bad again and noticing new details. For example, the beautiful photography. Every time I watch an episode I want to move to New Mexico. Thanks to the prequel series Better Call Saul, I’m also paying attention to the character backstories. Mike Ehrmantraut, ex-cop and now right hand man of drug boss […]
Leadership
Welcome To The Freak Show
Yes, I’m referring to the American Presidential election. It is a freak show. There are so many hot topics to keep track of: plagiarized speeches, pay for play allegations and walls. It’s not as if serious issues like terrorism, the national debt and police brutality are more pressing but never mind all that, lets focus […]
Fearless HR
Last week, one of my favorite HR bloggers, called on HR to get in Formation. Reflecting on Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance, Sarah Williams wrote a nuanced article not only discussing Beyonce but also the implications of her Formation message in our organizations. This is one of my favorite parts of the article: “… As leaders, […]
End Your Week On A Positive Note
I just wrapped up my week on an incredibly positive note at the Northeast Ohio Women’s Leadership Conference. I realize the “incredibly” in that sentence is redundant but it fits. The conference featured women in leadership positions from a variety of areas: hospitality, distribution, supply chain, manufacturing and healthcare. Topics included: executive presence, networking, being the […]
Your CEO Wants To Hire Donald Trump. What Now?
Donald Trump is by far the most entertaining “politician” we’ve seen in a while. He’s brash, opinionated, insulting and has awful hair. But he continues to climb in the Republican presidential primary polls. Tonight he will be bringing the circus to Cleveland when he participates in the first Republican presidential debate. In general I avoid […]
Do As I Say Not As I Do
Are we practicing what we preach? Sorry to be filling the first half of your page with cliché’s but I think this is an important question: “Are we (HR) practicing what we preach?” Let’s ask ourselves some tough questions: Do you give immediate feedback to your direct reports when you know that conversation is […]