Twelve years ago, I wrote a rather pompous viral article titled “Why my child will be your child’s boss.” Granted, the headline was designed to get hits, but I truly believe the principles the Swiss schools espouse, namely independence. The child in the article graduated from secondary school earlier
Leadership transitions are difficult, and Vice President Kamala Harris has a huge transition she has to nail if she wants to win the official nomination as the Democratic candidate and even more so if she wants to beat Donald Trump for the presidency. Whether you’re stepping down to let someone else take
This training session is designed to equip HR professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to strategically align HR initiatives with their organization’s business goals. Led by Victoria Purser, an expert with over 25 years of experience in HR management and strategic leadership, this session will provide
Well, maybe not die, but put up a big battle. My big hill is dress codes: I think every business needs one. People who insist that dress codes are for stuffy people and they hire people who “know how to dress” drive me nuts. Just spell it out. Dress
Is DEI dead? Several news sources have reported this week that Microsoft laid off its DEI team. That isn’t precisely what happened, according to a Microsoft spokesperson who said in an email to Inc., “This was two roles impacted in the events team, doing work that was duplicative of the centrally managed D&I org —
Former President Donald Trump just announced his vice presidential pick: Ohio Senator JD Vance. While you may not think politics applies to business, this is an example of a hiring strategy valuable to business leaders. How do you go about choosing your core team–especially when you’re launching a new venture? (While the United States isn’t exactly a
t’s usually easy to respond to requests for references or to verify employment from companies that former employees are applying to. But sometimes it’s not so simple. Here are some of the situations I’m dealing with: An ex-employee said he’d worked for us for seven years. It was
Have you ever been in a meeting where someone presented your idea as their own? It’s disheartening. It doesn’t feel appropriate to speak up and say, “Hey, that was my idea,” yet if you keep quiet, others keep stealing your ideas. Idea theft isn’t just a minor annoyance;
Rage applying may be a new term, but the practice certainly isn’t new–even though some are claiming this is a “Gen Z phenomenon.” It’s not. It may be that Gen Z coined the term and are using it on TikTok, but it’s hardly new. What is rage applying? Rage
Unless you are a farmer or live in a farming community, you probably haven’t heard of Tractor Supply Co. Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, the company is valued at $28.8 billion and employs 50,000 people–but on June 18, it had a $31.2 billion market cap. What happened, and what caused the company to end Pride
