HR & Leadership

HR & Leadership
Avoiding Normalcy is a Good Thing
Everybody wants to be normal, right? Wrong. Nobody wants to be normal. Everybody wants to be the best. It’s human…
by Contributing AuthorHR & Leadership
Prepping New Bosses for the Major Changes Ahead
When a young manager is promoted, they often experience a significant culture shock. The expectations that are now placed on…
by Contributing AuthorHR & Leadership
What Separates a Good Recruiter from a Great One?
There are few lifelong recruiters in the world. Being in the recruiting industry is just a holdover for most employees,…
by Contributing AuthorHR & Leadership
Learn from Your Leadership Failures or be Doomed to Repeat Them
Everybody falls flat on their face from time to time. Some just happen to do so more than others. If…
by Contributing AuthorHR & Leadership
Board of Director Compensation in Early Stage Software Companies
In my continuing series on board of directors at expansion stage software companies, the time has come to cover compensation…
by Firas RaoufHR & Leadership
Pixar’s Ed Catmull Looks at how Big Crises Develop
By this point, it’s safe to say that Pixar has achieved fame on a grand scale. Before they achieved this…
by Contributing AuthorHR & Leadership
Perspectives: A Conversation with HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan
Questioning conventional wisdom, along with a willingness to shift gears, has helped fuel HubSpot’s rapid growth. We recently asked Brian how HubSpot is faring while it scales...
by Jeff SutherlandHR & Leadership
Find the Cracks in Your Company’s Culture with These 3 Questions
Does corporate culture trump corporate strategy? Good question! Nilofer Merchant, writing for The Harvard Business Review, believes so. She presents…
by Brennon SlatteryHR & Leadership
Minimizing Your Rookie Manager’s Greatest Weakness
All rookie managers typically have one fatal flaw: their desire to micromanage. This can creep up on them and the…
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