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The Corporate Malcontent’s iPod Playlist
Who could go wrong with a book that includes “The Corporate Malcontent’s iPod Playlist” and “The Corporate Malcontent’s Movie Night”? (”Back on the Chain Gang” and “Office Space” as song and movie examples.) Journalist Pamela Skillings pulls off the early HR book of the [...]

Here’s a refreshing take on leadership: It’s not about the superstar individual leader. Sure, they matter, but what Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood cover in Leadership Brand is a system of leadership. What they call the leadership brand.
First, leaders versus leadership. They’re not the same thing. Both matter. Focusing on the leader emphasizes the qualities [...]

In a little departure from my normal reading, my book this week was Understanding Action Learning. Authors Judy O’Neil and Victoria Marsick write for L&D and OD people, but their applied research is pretty grounded:
As much as adult learners can absorb in the classroom, they can learn and retain much more on the job.
O’Neil and [...]

Human resources are people. Bill Strickland knows that.
True confession: I almost didn’t read this book because it had an orchid on the cover. And although orchids are my favorite flowers, I thought this book was going to be a little too…Oprah for me. I am so glad I picked it up. Stunned. Blown away is [...]

I have a face made for radio.
I wish I could have started this post with, “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” Ah, for the sake of a little more symmetry, a few more inches, perfect hair and I could be…who am I kidding? (Once, when I thought I was being particularly funny and Sarah didn’t, [...]