“Drive out fear, so that everyone may work effectively for the company.” W. Edwards Deming I’ve long been a fan of Deming. Back in the day, when working as an HR Director for a large health care organization, I spent
Chaos in a Talent System
Recently, while lazily channel surfing, I watched bits and pieces of Jurassic Park for (approximately) the 372nd time. Fortunately for me they were the snippets with lots and lots of Dr. Ian Malcom action (and I think we can all agree that Jeff
I’m Hesitant to Ask, But…
Over my years as an HR practitioner, in a fair number of organizations, I had employees stroll into the HR Department and start a conversation with “I’m not sure if you can get this for me, but…” This phrase, or
You Can’t Put a Sweater on a Jellyfish
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
