Monthly Archives: December 2017

HR is Messy

December 20, 2017 No Comments

A few years ago a member of my team asked me a question. We were discussing a sensitive issue that required some finesse to work

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Should Have Known Better

December 18, 2017 No Comments

“That time I pushed for what I thought was best, without really listening to what my colleagues were telling me.”I should have known better. “When

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Carved In Stone

December 14, 2017 No Comments

Regardless of the size of the organization.Let’s agree they are all complex.Right?Many PartsPeople.Problems.Wins.…but…My eyes only see a fraction of the whole.What part am I not

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If Not Us, Then Who

December 11, 2017 No Comments

“That’s not my job.”“Those issues are outside my scope.”“I don’t have authority to address that.”“I’m in HR, that’s an Operations issue.”It’s About ActionWhat in the

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Get Off My Lawn

December 7, 2017 No Comments

I have become an angry old man.You see, getting (a bit) older is an interesting thing. While I try really hard to be a positive

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