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Tag: Corporate Values

  • 9 Lessons for Running a Great HR Function

    This weekend I was doing some spring cleaning. Well, summer cleaning, since I missed the spring season. Anyway, one of the things I found was a box of items I used to keep on my whiteboard next to my desk as reminders of important aspects of HR. These shaped the way I practiced HR and…

  • Cultural Transformations: Lessons of Leadership and Corporate Reinvention (Book Review)

    I recently finished up a new book and have been looking forward to writing this review. There are three key things I picked up from the book that I want to share. No wasting time–I’m diving right in. :-) By the way, if the name sound familiar, this is the third book I’ve reviewed for…

  • Weird Interview Questions are a Fad, Not a Strategy

    Weird interview questions don’t work. I had to say it. See, someone pitched the 25 weird interview questions article at Glassdoor to me, but that’s not my thing. See, I actually think that asking job-relevant questions will get you more mileage than “What is your favorite song?” And if you’ve been here long, you know…

  • Vendor Management Guidelines-Leveraging Corporate Culture

    Vendor management guidelines? What? Isn’t this an HR/recruiting/leadership blog? Well, yes. Yes, it is. However, all of us have to deal with vendors, consultants, and other service providers at some point in our careers. I’ve been talking with our own Contracts/Subcontracts management pro at work, and we were discussing ways to help our vendors understand…

  • Corporate Culture Examples

    If you’ve been looking for some corporate culture examples, look no further. I’ve pulled together a handful of ideas that you can put into action to help your employees become raving fans of the organization. Some of them are easy to implement in the short term, others might take a little more work to get…

  • Being aware of your culture and values (Video)

    So. How’s your culture? Are you paying attention to it? What’s it like? Do people love it? Hate it? Want to burn it to the ground, bulldoze the ashes, and nuke the whole mess? I jest, but it’s a serious question. Have you ever taken the time to just sit and think about the culture…