Sometimes a little intra-department rivalry is a good thing. For example, I used to have a running bet with my colleague about who could be the first to make a sales director roll their eyes. At our monthly sales and marketing alignment meeting (on which, if you have that as the title of your meeting, […]
Archives for February 2018
The Right Conversations with All the Wrong People
Here is a secret most HR people won’t ever admit to without a few drinks in them: exit interviews don’t count for sh*t. In the first place, many organizations don’t bother doing them at all, or they leave it to the manager (you heard that right) to have a conversation before the employee leaves. In […]
Employer Brands Aren’t Made, They’re Managed
“Oh my god”, she said, on the escalator out of the HR conference. “You do employer brands? We totally need an employer brand. I think. I don’t know. Maybe we need an employee value proposition. What the fu*k is that anyway? Can you come in tomorrow? I like your purse.” I will grant you that […]