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Do Women Have Less Managerial “Potential” Than Men?
Whether it is for succession planning or leadership development, many organizations are concerned about a person’s potential. That it is, in the future, will be this person be performing at their current level (at least relative to peers) or is there something...
Bring me Your Best Empathetic Narcissist!
The 24 hour news cycle (including sports) and social media has people caring a lot more about the comings and goings of CEOs than is probably necessary. This is particularly true when they jump/get pushed from their perches. When this happens, it is up to...
Taking Mythology Out of Resume Screening
Ah, so much for the summer blogging break. I have so much to say about WFH and the delta variant whiplash. But, that is for another time. What I have been thinking about lately is how there is so much available talent (people looking for work and to...
Does Lowering the Bar Always Mean Lowering Standards?
Recently, I’ve wrote about how IBM was looking to remove college degree requirements for many of their jobs. The rationale behind this change was to remove employment hurdles that may be leading to racial discrimination while not being indicative of future job...
Post-COVID WFH Conflict: Bosses vs. Just About Everyone Else
As the medical need for remote work is coming to an end, the conflict surrounding it may just be beginning. This difference in opinion between executives and workers who can do their work just as well from home as in an office is just beginning to surface. For...
Removing Unnecessary Employment Barriers
Let’s play some DE&I trivia! As many of you know, the landmark case in employment discrimination is Griggs v. Duke Power. But, what was the aspect of Duke Power’s hiring that got them into court? If you said their use of pre-employment tests, you’d...
Assessing Talent is HARD—Ask the NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is holding its annual talent draft tonight (as I write this). So, yes, you’re getting two sports related blog posts this week. What’s fascinating about this is how the 32 teams evaluate a large pool of potential players...
Moving From Counting to Progress
As I settle in to watch the Los Angeles Lakers play tonight in the National Basketball Association (NBA), my biggest concern will be about LeBron James’ health. I won’t give a second thought to who is officiating the game and as to whether one of the officials...
Are We Entering the Age of the Employee?
As working age people have been getting their COVID vaccinations in the US, companies are moving from the theoretical regarding the “new” work life into putting new policies into place. There are a few I want to point out because they may be indicators of...
Adjusting HR to Robotic Process Automation in a Post-COVID World
Regular readers have seen my posts on how automation has impacted the skills required for jobs among hourly workers. Since the beginning of the industrial age, technology has been used to reduce physical labor and repetitive tasks. Whether it is in fast...
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