The Value of Stealing Other People’s Work—And Building On It…
Want a great job in any industry? The smart people are stealing ideas and pitching them as their own. They’re actually doing one other thing, but I’ll talk about that in a second. This idea wasn’t...
View ArticleWhen You’ve Got Nothing…
Anyone who has a job that requires some level of original thinking, creativity, or simply just coming up with incremental improvements to existing products or processes occasionally hits a dry spell,...
View ArticleThat’s What The Money Is For
With your best people, there’s always a rub that emerges. Who owns the idea? Let me rephrase: You can have the best people that are just really good at making the trains run on time, and there’s tons...
View ArticleIdeas are Worthless
If we, talent acquisition pros and leaders, are now to become ‘marketers’, or at least that is what we are led to believe by most experts in the TA field, creativity then becomes a very valuable skill....
View ArticleIt’s Your Fault They Raised Their Hand
You’re sitting in a meeting full of intelligent people (or, at least, people who think they are intelligent). Creative juices are flowing, the conversation is rocking, opinions are being shared, and...
View ArticleCreatively Critical and Critically Creative—A Different Way of Thinking
I recently had a wonderful conversation with a colleague who was asked to create a training program for our organization that would teach and foster “Critical Thinking”. The request makes perfect...
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The Value of Stealing Other People’s Work—And Building On It…
Want a great job in any industry? The smart people are stealing ideas and pitching them as their own. They’re actually doing one other thing, but I’ll talk about that in a second. This idea wasn’t...
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When You’ve Got Nothing…
Anyone who has a job that requires some level of original thinking, creativity, or simply just coming up with incremental improvements to existing products or processes occasionally hits a dry spell,...
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That’s What The Money Is For
With your best people, there’s always a rub that emerges. Who owns the idea? Let me rephrase: You can have the best people that are just really good at making the trains run on time, and there’s tons...
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Ideas are Worthless
If we, talent acquisition pros and leaders, are now to become ‘marketers’, or at least that is what we are led to believe by most experts in the TA field, creativity then becomes a very valuable skill....
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s Your Fault They Raised Their Hand
You’re sitting in a meeting full of intelligent people (or, at least, people who think they are intelligent). Creative juices are flowing, the conversation is rocking, opinions are being shared, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Creatively Critical and Critically Creative—A Different Way of Thinking
I recently had a wonderful conversation with a colleague who was asked to create a training program for our organization that would teach and foster “Critical Thinking”. The request makes perfect...
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Implementation Rules – Thought Leadership Drools.
I read recently that 90% of the world’s data has been created in the last two years alone. Notice it doesn’t say “knowledge.” Just data. I can’t help but think when that much… let’s call it “stuff” to...
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Diversity–Are We There Yet?
An auditor arrived for an ambush audit. He asked to speak with the individual who oversees HR–the receptionist called me. Minutes later I entered the conference room where I had her seat him. I...
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Would You Be Happy With No HR?
Today, if twitter is to be believed, (and there are many whom attribute gospel-like reverence to it) HR is focused on talent, technology and turnover. Throw in an employee experience or two and you’ve...
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For Better HR – Quit Learning About HR
I think the best thing you can do for a career, and for a life for that matter, is read as much as you can. And not just tweets and shampoo bottles in the bathroom. I mean good blogs, well-documented...
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