Human Resources needs to get past this, "Do it for one, must do it for all" mentality. It's just not true, and a lousy way to help a business succeed. I regularly tell people this about precedents: "Yes, I'll likely do the same thing, given the exact … [Read more...]

So, given that Human Resources eeems to be getting a lot of media attentioon recently -- some posive, some not -- I figured I'd offer a few things to really think about in 2006 (and beyond)... My top 5 for 2006 (and somewhat beyond): 1. Management … [Read more...]

Real, strategic budgeting for Human Resources must done from three perspectives: 1. Internal, expense-based management of the function itself, including headcount and required resources for day-to-day management as well as planned initiatives, 2. … [Read more...]

With one of my clients, a start-up, we scoured the nation for the best and brightest -- real "top of the food chain" sorts of executives. And we were pretty darned successful, since we hired a bunch of 'em. All brilliant, and at the top of their … [Read more...]

Not too long ago, I worked with a group of division presidents for a fast-growing company. Two things struck me as interesting, and somewhat of a paradox: First, they were all reasonably successful in their jobs (and their jobs were substantially the … [Read more...]