The Office Press Conference

The office press conference is not dedicated to only one issue, it’s run by the employees, and it’s always productive.
 

Working with Humans

We clamor for more and bigger data while simultaneously avoiding some of the most valuable, and readily accessible information there is; the emotions of our employees.
 

Memo to Leaders: How to Give, and Give Thanks.

Forget about gifts and gorging for a second and think about what you’re really grateful for.
 

Trash Your Noncompete Agreement

5 ways noncompete agreements can backfire against employers.
 

How Good is Your Gut?

For those looking to figure out solutions to the problems facing their respective organizations or careers, learn to develop, refine, and trust your gut.
 

Termination as a Good Thing

Making an employment change is a big deal. It’s hard, even when it’s voluntary, because we have so much of our identities wrapped up in what we do.
 

The Beauty of Delayed Gratification

Our myopic focus on satisfying short-term needs and desires is killing us – both individuals and organizations.  We simply are not good at understanding the beauty of delayed gratification, hard work, patience, and smart risk taking. The research suggests that those who do understand delayed gratification benefit in signification ways. At the individual level, people […]
 

No Pants Works

Berkun decided if he was going to keep writing and speaking about work and management, he needed to to go back to a company and manage people working, but Wordpress didn’t have hierarchies, or departments, or managers.
 

Gender Equity – WTF HBS‽

Topics: Discrimination, Heather Bussing, HRExaminer, Leadership, by Heather Bussing
The New York Times article on Gender Equity Issues at Harvard Business School reveals a culture of arrogance, self-absorption, and money as the highest good. It was about men and women “leveraging social capital” and calculating the ROI of every human interaction.
 

Social Media is Paralyzing HR

Think of it this way. It’s like driving your car by looking two inches in front of your bumper all the time.