New Year, Old Challenge

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide

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HR is Messy

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

“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

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

“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

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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