A local friend, a hiring manager at her company, recently expressed frustration with the state of hiring in her organization. “We get plenty of applicants,” she said. “Obviously some are better than others but we really have no problem with
The Break-Up: Managing Employee Departures
The way in which an employee is treated when departing your company is just as important as how you handled the process when they joined. Remember that intoxicating time? You wooed and courted and promised them the moon. You shared
Time to Think: The HR Knowledge Worker
The term “knowledge worker” joined our business lexicon courtesy of Peter Drucker; the concept of “knowledge work” first appeared in his 1959 book The Landmarks of Tomorrow. For the most part we all understand that knowledge workers access and apply
Group Narcissism and HR Self-Love
Have you ever strolled into the office of your CFO and seen an office tchotke on their bookshelf spouting the phrase “I <heart> Accounting?” I haven’t. How many Supply Chain Managers do you see posting on LinkedIn/Twitter/Facebook something along the
