More than a living

Here are good ol’ More than a living, we like to think we’re pretty upfront about our mistakes.
It’s not that we like making them.
But once they’re made, there’s a certain amount of catharsis in delving into the causes and results of the mistake. Especially when it helps us see the correct path for solving the […]

[Editor’s note: I couldn’t decide if this post was more appropriate for hypocritical or for here. I opted for here. Feel free to slam me, via the comments, should you disagree.]
Have you read Good to Great? Well, we happen to be big fans.
In fact, I’m in the middle of re-reading it, just to refresh my […]

It’s been said a thousand times, so my saying it one more time won’t hurt. In fact, it may help.
People don’t quit jobs. People quit people.
Why do I mention this, today?
Maybe because I’ve been noticing a recurrent theme in some recent articles and blog postings. The theme that us older folk to really don’t understand […]

Management, listen up.
You’ve got some good employees working for you. Yes, I know. He is a screw up. You’re right. But the rest of them? The rest of them are diamonds in the rough. The leaders of tomorrow. Pure gold.
But you’re losing them.
Right now, as you read this, they’re busy reading want ads, networking with […]

We, as a species, are big fans of veneer.
No, not Vermeer. Although Girl with a Pearl Earring is a beautiful piece, I must admit. The enigmatic nature of her countenance, at times, rivals even that of the Mona Lisa. Don’t you think?
Wait a second. Where was I going with this? Oh yes. Veneer.
We like to […]

As many of you have surmised, one of the tangential as-the-world-turns subplots of More than a living is following the development of a tool we’re building called Kumquat. As such, we’ve tried to be as open and honest about not only its development, but the mistakes we’ve made along the way.
A few months back, we […]

Sometimes, these things just write themselves. Or I write them, when I’m doing something else. Either way, this little ditty I composed seem worthy of inflicting upon the masses.
I’m going to elaborate a bit on a problem with which I’ve struggled my whole professional life. (I’m sure Toby will be willing to corroborate this.) It […]

I love my daily dose of Systematic HR. A great reflection on millennial talent resonates.
I think that “life indeed is the pursuit, not the fulfillment of one’s work life” is a key point that Gen Xers had to slowly stumble into, whereas Gen Ys have had the advantage of watching their Baby Boomer parents discover […]

Catching up on some of my reading, obviously.
Dave Lefkow over on Director of Recruiting posits the question, “Who will own performance management?”
It’s a great question.
Everyone wants there to be performance management. Everyone realizes there is value there. Everyone is super concerned about losing talent. And perpetual turnover.
But no one seems to own performance management.
Systematic HR […]

When I get together with former co-workers, we rarely talk about old colleagues we loved, instead favoring stories about the ones who made us want to commit hara-kari in our cubicles.
You know, that guy who verbally abused his wife on the phone every day for all to hear. The manager who treated her team like […]