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By Mark Breen

I’ve seen first hand time and time again the value of people who enjoy working for us and understand how we do what we do and why we do it the way we do it. They ‘get it’ and there are a variety of reasons for that. Read More

After recently doing the Darkness Into Light Walk for Pieta House I got thinking about this silent disease with the umbrella label of depression that people struggle to talk about, the stigma that goes with it and how others don’t know how to deal with people who are suffering from it, especially i Read More

Spock used logic in his decisions and never considered the people around him. Captain Kirk made his decisions based on the needs of his people, considering their motivations and emotions. How about you? Read More

Sometimes ideas have to sit with me for a while in order to really have an impact. I had this happen recently while attending Oracle HCM World. While there, I was hearing from many seasoned leaders in the HR industry and it struck me that while I know about technology and the importance for HR le Read More

Recruiter inside voice: “You hear those papers shuffling in the background? That’s me frantically trying to find your resume, but in the mean time I’m going to seamlessly small talk until I remember who the hell you are.”

Candidate inside voice: “Seriously? You called me yesterday, jack-wagon.” Read More

I am ignorant.

I’m not stupid. I’m not slow. I’m just ignorant.

I’m ignorant of what HR practitioners go through every day. I don’t know what they hear from their bosses. I don’t know what they hear from their direct reports. I don’t know what they hear from other employees. Read More

No one has any time for your nonsense.

You know the acronym TL;DR, right? In case you are not familiar, I will save you 15 seconds of Googling. It stands for “Too long; didn’t read” and essentially means that an article, manual, set of instructions, whatever… failed to keep the interest of its i Read More

“Firing someone is never easy, but you have to be prepared with what you’re going to say and not waver from that position. It’s unfortunate that, as an employer, you have to be wary about potential litigation when firing someone. That’s why it’s best to just keep it short and professional. It’s oft Read More

Wired magazine has a cover story this month on the rise of the Sharing Economy, where companies like AirBnB, Uber, and Lyft are getting Americans to trust one another by sharing car rides, spare rooms or apartments, etc. Read More