HR Think Tank: New Look, Same Blog

The original HR Think Tank was designed by myself (with a little header help from Elizabeth Farmer).  I got by on tweaking the options on the incredibly well designed Thesis Theme. BUT, without serious customization, a Thesis site looks like a million other blogs out there using Thesis, and I am admittedly no Matt Cheuvront, [...]

Rockstar Project Management: The Art of Escalation

My first job out of the Air Force Academy was simple: Manage the ‘task list’ of action items and have them ready for the Colonel’s stand-up staff meeting at 7 AM. The expectations were clear – Show up on time with a status for every task, and run through brick walls if needed to chase [...]

It’s about the Fuzzy Stuff: People and Trust

Back in March, I was asked to write the monthly ‘Living the Value Proposition’ column for my company’s monthly newsletter.  In a very Jerry Macguire-esque effort – I stayed up all night thinking about value propositions – the tough to define, ever-continuous search to define the elusive catch-phrase that pops into peoples minds when they [...]