Nov 12, 20182 minWe vs. TheyLet's talk about pet peeves for a moment. We all have them. I'm not talking about the silly people who sing the wrong lyrics to songs I k...
Nov 30, 20151 minLet's Go Sailing!"A smooth sea never yielded a skilled sailor" - English Proverb Today I'm sharing one of my all-time favorite quotes. This one has come i...
Nov 23, 20154 minLet's Get This Started (Again)!About 15 years ago, I started sending out motivational quotes (you guessed it, on Mondays) to my colleagues at AT&T Wireless. What starte...
May 25, 20151 minMemorial DayThere are not enough likes, retweets, hearts, or thumbs up that can express my appreciation and gratitude to those who have given everyth...
May 22, 20153 minLeaning In: A Lesson in LeadershipThis is a post about leaning in. Not the Cheryl Sandberg-type of leaning in or a post about women in leadership positions in the workplac...
Jun 6, 20131 minRemembering D-DayAttached below is the message that General Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered to the Allied troops just before invading Normandy on June 6, 1...
Apr 3, 20133 minThe Fine Line Between Intensity and InsanityThe news coming out of Rutgers basketball program this week is a classic example of what we, as HR pros, deal with day in and day out in ...
Mar 12, 20132 minEngagement. It's a Two-Way StreetThere's no shortage of blog posts, surveys, white papers and articles today talking about Employee Engagement. A quick Google search pull...
Jan 3, 20131 minForget Resolutions...Bring on Transformation!If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.” - Anthony Robbins With every new year there's always a lot of t...
Nov 12, 20122 minForget Style...Choose SubstanceSix sentences. That was all it took to make my week. Last week, I received a note, via LinkedIn, from a guy that I worked with several ye...
Nov 1, 20123 minTalent Management - Does "Dance With the One That Brung You" Still Work?I'm going to do something a little bit different today and talk about two things that I'm very passionate about - HR (specifically talent...
Oct 16, 20123 minMotivational Message - Perspective and the Realization that It's Not All About You"Sometimes you have to go really high to see how small you are." - Felix Baumgartner Like many of you, I was glued to the live feed and r...
Oct 11, 20122 minLiving in Oz: A Lesson in EngagementOkay, I'll admit it...I'm a sucker for 80's music. I grew up in the 80's and during my formative years I got to experience things like th...
Oct 8, 20123 minMotivational Message - Kill or Be KilledSo I got your attention with the title of this blog post, eh? A bit dramatic, I know, but really what I'm trying to say is summed up by t...
Sep 11, 20121 minThe End of the InnocenceWe're going to see a lot of pictures of the World Trade Center and images from September 11, 2001 this week. Most of us have these images...
Sep 7, 20122 min"Here is what we're going to do today!""Here is what we're going to do today!" I had lunch this week with an HR friend and that is exactly what the waiter proclaimed as he ste...
Sep 5, 20122 minMotivational Message - Be the Pig!A Pig and a Chicken are walking down the road. The Chicken says, "Hey Pig, I was thinking we should open a restaurant!". Pig replies, "Hm...
Aug 21, 20123 minPerformance vs. Potential...is there a difference?Is there a difference between performance and potential? The answer is a resounding yes, particularly when you're talking about talent an...
Aug 20, 20123 minThe Sum of You"A smooth sea never yielded a skilled sailor." - Unknown This is, without a doubt, one of my all-time, favorite quotes. I got this from a...
Aug 16, 20125 minBuilt to Last - What HR and leaders can learn from the world's greatest rock band. Ever.When you look at this picture, I know what you may be thinking - what would compel four seemingly normal people to get THEIR picture take...