November, 2011 - Jay Kuhns

Outmaneuver the Old Guard

November 30, 2011 7 Comments

A true story… Many years ago a young man was being blocked from moving ahead within his professional discipline by a committee of his peers. The

I Hired A Recruiter – Update!

November 28, 2011 6 Comments

I’ve been searching for a new recruiter to join my team. I took an unorthodox approach (imagine that?), wrote about it here, and quite honestly didn’t

Flames of Ignorance

November 22, 2011 7 Comments

I am troubled. I am troubled about the negativity that continues to be directed at our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) friends. Yes, friends. They live and work in

Ask Not What You Can Do For Yourself

November 21, 2011 5 Comments

We’re heading into the annual stretch of time here in the States known as “the Holidays.” We start thinking about our families, our time away

We All Need to Change

November 18, 2011 3 Comments

The concept of “change” has become such a dominant part of the massive reorganization underway with my team, that we don’t even consider it something

Quick to Judge

November 16, 2011 2 Comments

I’ve done it. I bet you have too. I’m not proud of it, but I’m willing to admit I stumbled and fell into the trap of labeling

Needed: Experienced professionals interested in joining a world-class organization doing cutting-edge work. Requirements: Give up your job, tenure, retirement accrual, vacation seniority, relationships with colleagues

Retaliation Hurts

November 11, 2011 No Comments

It’s become part of my standard message. Since I’m fortunate enough to be a Human Resources professional (and I mean that very sincerely), I’ve had

HR and Marketing Are Best Friends…Or Should Be

November 9, 2011 2 Comments

Did you ever wish you could get time back? I do, particularly when I think about all of the meetings, strategy sessions, focus groups and

Killswitch Engage…Your Job

November 7, 2011 1 Comment

“Things don’t feel quite right in this job. It’s not that the people are bad, aren’t committed to doing good work, or are disengaged. But