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Accountability does not fail in the moment of correction. It fails in the moments leading up to it. Accountability is often treated as a communication issue or a performance issue. Leaders are encouraged to be clearer, more direct, or more consistent in delivering expectations. Those adjustments help at
AI should be the best employee, not subject to FLSA, you have. Making it work overtime? No problem. Asking it to deep research and then you go to lunch while it works? Amazing. Telling it it’s an absolute idiot for what it did wrong? Well, you may need
Sometimes I make bad choices, like responding to people on Twitter. There are terrible HR people out there. For sure. There are terrible CEOs, marketing analysts, line cooks, teachers, yoga instructors, accountants, and every other profession out there. Most people are doing their best. Even HR.
I have always had a bit of imposter syndrome, but now it is at an all-time high after changing industries. I am a “senior leader” in a small org but may be more of a generalist. No amount of “you got this” or “you’re doing fine” can change
Right now, I’m working with my improv students on a game called “Changes.” This is where you do a scene, and the director shouts “change,” and you have to change your last line. Here’s an example: I wish my students were so good. I wish I were so
Potential t-shirt slogan for United Airlines pilots: “The CEO of Boeing stepped down, and all I got was this lousy furlough.” Because of delays with ordered Boeing aircraft, United simply doesn’t need as many pilots. As a result, they recently asked pilots to volunteer to take unpaid time off. These delays were caused
Whoever wrote this meme doesn’t understand freelance work. With the caveat that I’ve never actually seen Pretty Woman, I’ll break down why this was a great deal. 1. $100 an hour was for actual “work” with clients. 2. To earn $3000 that means 30 hours of hard work
Job hunters hate writing resumes as much as they hate being judged by their ability to write them (or their ability to pay a resume writer). But, then, how else will a company select candidates to interview? Some employers have started an “open hiring policy,” whereby if you
Candidates prefer in-person interviews to video calls. They also feel that they have to change their appearance to get a job. These are the two most significant takeaways from a recently released survey by the American Staffing Association. The research found that 70% of Americans prefer in-person interviews, while 17%