Someone asked me on LinkedIn the other day the age-old HR dichotomy: “Is HR’s job to protect the company or the people?” My response?...

#Conferencing is a term that has been coined by the #SHRM19Blogger contingent that took on Las Vegas. The annual conference is an EVENT,...

I’m writing this from the airport in Dallas after a wonderful weekend full of connection, friendship, and love. I was at a wedding for...

When mistakes happen, what is the go-to behavior in your organization? Do you have people who will vehemently defend their actions, try...

The mentors in my career have provided invaluable support, feedback, and a gut check or reality check, when needed. As we grow in our...

I engaged in a conversation yesterday that went something like this: Person: “I see you work in HR…how’s that treat ya? Can be a tough...

I mentioned earlier that this was my 4th time attending SHRM National. I can tell you without hesitation that it was by far the BEST...

I can’t say it enough how important it is to connect with people. I don’t mean to say hi at monthly meetings or to have 3,000 LinkedIn...

I had a manager call me about an issue this week, and the guidance that I provided on how to handle the situation reminded me of...

We’ve all been there.  Someone on our team or in our organization is behaving in a manner that would not exactly motivate us to want to...

I put a lot of thought into my decisions.  I hope you do as well.  I want to make sure if someone, seeking to understand, inquires as to...

How do you make decisions?  Are there charts, graphs, spreadsheets, pages of data?  Yes, data is important, but so are the humans in our...

This week, I was fortunate to be a guest on Wendy Dailey’s blog!  I was an early guest on the HR Social Hour podcast.  Jon & Wendy...

In your career, you are not going to agree with every decision is made.  If you have already experienced this, you’re thinking “Duh” in...

Transparency counts in all aspects of HR.  You don’t have to air all your dirty laundry, but please be real.  This is especially crucial...

With #SHRMLeg wrapping up this week, I wanted to share the post I wrote for the SHRM Blog after my testimony as a call to action for HR...

I saw a post on from the fabulous Sarah Hathorn on Twitter a while back: Sarah Hathorn‏ @SarahHathorn Jan 31 Leadership Tip: Effective...

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome....

“The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.” ...

It was a nice little Sunday.  We went to the Cincinnati Auto Expo.  I had been looking forward to this all week.  When I was a little...