For many of us its goal setting time and that means some of us will get overly ambitious and set close-to-impossible goals for this new year (its possible I have experience in this area). Most of us don’t set these goals because we want to fail. Motivation varies from the …
Why I Write & Speak Outside of Work
A few weeks ago I spoke at Disrupt HR Detroit about how to make work suck less. It was 5 minutes, 20 slides and a little nerve wracking but I left exhilarated - I challenged myself, met new people and learned a lot. Did my company pay me to go there? No Did I work on my slides …
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How Do We Get the Important Work Done?
In our last two posts we talked about how organizations play a big role in helping people focus on the important work; the work that moves organizations forward. However, you, as a leader or individual contributor also play a huge role in your ability to do the important work, …
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Carnival of HR – Your Break From The Summer Heat
Yowza! It is blazing hot here in Ohio this summer! We are on week two without rain…and when you live near Lake Erie that is definitely something to celebrate! Some take a look at the heat wave and complain but I embrace the heat. I soak it up with the hope that during the winter …
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How Do We Build Organizations That Support Important Work?
This is the second in a three-part series about the time management problem, which I see as a problem finding time to do important work - work that moves the organization and its people forward. I’m not interested in the same recycled advice, instead I want to focus on …
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