The Best Interview Advice You’ll Ever Read

As a HR professional, I get inundated with questions about interviews. Most of their questions are pretty standard ones and fall along these lines:

• How do I answer the “Greatest strength/weakness” question? (Be honest, focus on a…

What Tom Brady Taught Me About Succession Planning

So I was watching the NFL opening weekend and annoying my wife by not taking it off of football coverage the entire day. It was a terrible weekend for sports in case you were wondering. First of all, my alma mater Washington State University…

Why I’m Not An Idealist In Politics Or HR

I don’t do politics blogging well anymore and I am a big proponent of sticking with what you do best. That being said, being an ex-politics junkie means old habits break very slowly. And by slowly, I mean not at all. So when I thought of a great parallel in…

How To Be An Effective Loser

One of the unique things about HR is our exposure to a lot of losers.

Hold on now, let me pull that back. I already started this post in the hole. I am going to have to dig myself out and quick before you go off to other posts that praise everything you…

Why Aren’t You Helping Your Employees Out?

I have to admit, my time has been limited and I’ve been coming home exhausted from…

Poor Benefits Situation in the US Stifles Innovation