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A word from the fashion police

Guest blogger Joseph Grenny recently tackled the topic of the human aversion to tough talks. He provided six great tips for having those difficult...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Violence is never the answer

Warning! Spoiler alert. If you missed last night’s episode of “The Office”, you may want to and watch it before you read further! After...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Death of a paper-sales company?

This week on “The Office” we saw a murder mystery and the possible death of  Dunder Mifflin and it all starts with an e-mail:...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: “Where’s the off button on this moron?”

In this week’s episode of “The Office,” Michael gets invited to attend the Dunder Mifflin shareholder meeting in New York City because he is...

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Share a story of interview insanity for a chance to win an iPod

As a college junior, I set my sights on participating in my university’s study/intern-in-Washington program. Word on campus was that the program was quite...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Not!

Just like the gang here at SmartBrief, “The Office” is taking this Thursday off for Thanksgiving. To satisfy die-hard fans, though, they are rerunning...

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Today’s bonus tracks: GINA could cut employers’ ability to spy online

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act went into effect Nov. 20, prohibiting employers and insurers from discriminating based on an employee or applicant’s family medical...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Why you should always under-promise

Watching “The Office” is often a cringe-inducing experience, but I think last night’s episode caused me more pain than any other I’ve seen. Turns...

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When to pick up the phone

Some of the practices used by companies to recruit new workers are rude and unprofessional, Michael Spiro writes. Job seekers hate it when employers...

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“Up in the Air” and the science of layoffs

Today’s guest post is by Aubrey Daniels, author of “Bringing out the Best in People,” and “OOPS! 13 Management Practices That Waste Time &...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: A Dunder Mifflin Christmas

Last night on “The Office,” the folks at Dunder Mifflin‘s Scranton branch had their annual Christmas party. Is anyone surprised that it was a...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Harvard blogs Michael Scott

There was no episode of “The Office” last night — not even a rerun. So sad! But still people were talking about the show...

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Making your career dreams real

A best-selling author and renowned speaker, Alexandra Levit has written several books, including the popular business world survival guide “They Don’t Teach Corporate in...

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How do you give feedback?

Jill Geisler kicked off 2010 by blogging “What Great Bosses Know about 5 Resolutions Worth Keeping,” and now she’s fleshing out the details on...

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How do you handle a flawed human when he or she is your boss?

In a blog post last week, executive coach Mary Jo Asmus made an assertion that may shock some out there — bosses are people...

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Are you selling your soul by staying in a bad job?

“Life’s too short — no job is worth selling your soul,” wrote Dan McCarthy in part 1 of his five-part series of blog posts...

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How to jump-start your culinary career

Aspiring chefs, listen up. Rebecca Pollack reached out to Dorothy Cann Hamilton, founder and CEO of the French Culinary Institute, for some career advice...

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Land on your feet after a layoff

Naturally I always feel bad when I hear of yet another friend who has been laid off.  But there’s something especially stinging when that...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Oh the times they are a-changin’

After seemingly endless weeks of reruns, “The Office” finally came back with a new episode last night. I’m not counting the lame clip show...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: First think, then move

Last night on “The Office,” the gang at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch continued their orientation to new parent company Sabre and Kathy Bates returned...

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Do you have what it takes to lose your job?

A while back I moderated a discussion of HR senior vice presidents of Silicon Valley star companies about what it takes to lead a...

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Would you recognize yourself?

What’s great about going to conferences is that you get to meet people with whom you’ve had a long-distance relationship for years. I’m here...

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Create a CEO blog that works

Trust within organizations is difficult to capture, especially these days. So, when a new CEO comes on board, the challenge to connect with employees...

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How to think through a “demotion”

Even when the job market is abysmal, we still like to think that all our hard work is getting us somewhere. We want to...

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The 140-character comeback strategy

The other day I was talking with a highly accomplished HR consultant, whose business took a real beating during the market downturn. Before long,...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: There are no kings in business

OK, maybe a president or CEO could be considered a king, but that’s not where I’m going with this. On last night’s episode of...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Dodging drama

On last night’s episode of “The Office,” the show returned — yet again — to the issue of office romance: Pam and Jim, Dwight...

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Storytelling can make your values come alive

Employee engagement initiatives — especially ones that involve values — can only go so far when they are simply driven down from the top. ...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Micromanagement failure

Last night on “The Office,” Gabe, Sabre’s corporate voice in Scranton, learned a valuable management lesson the hard way — if you try to...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Not funny

Maybe I’m losing my mind, but I could have sworn “The Office” was supposed to be a comedy. Yet, week after week, I find...

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Weekend Reading: What has inspired you to be a better leader?

As a business leader, you’re always on the lookout for ways to manage people better, identify new opportunities, drive down costs and increase revenues....

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Things get real

I’m happy to report that this week’s episode of “The Office” managed to make me laugh. Good job, guys! My favorite part was Darryl...

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Why it’s good to be bad

A while back, I made a long-standing dream come true. I signed up for a four-day video class offered by The Travel Channel.  The...

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What to do when you inherit troubled talent

Unless you specialize in start-up companies, where you get to handpick your direct reports as they come in from the outside, the chances are...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Whose business is it?

Last night on “The Office” everyone is outraged that Michael is still seeing Donna after discovering she is married, and they don’t hold back...

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Brooke blogs “The Office”: Sniffing out the snitch

Last night on the season finale of “The Office,” Sabre CEO Jo Bennett flew in from Florida to figure out who leaked the news...

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#socialrecruiting: Susan Strayer on using Twitter the right way

Today’s guest post is by Laurie Ruettimann, the blogger behind PunkRockHr.com, who attended Social Recruiting Summit at the Best Buy corporate headquarters in Minneapolis...

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Betty Otter-Nickerson on what it takes to get and stay ahead

As president of Sage North America’s Healthcare Division, Betty Otter-Nickerson is responsible for strategic vision and operations, building on the company’s more than 25...

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Should you be committed?

I just got off the phone with a colleague. The purpose of her call: to be reassured that it would be OK to blow...

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A checklist for good friends in bad times

A few months ago, I read a line in Kay Redfield Jamison’s new book, Nothing Was the Same, that has haunted me ever since:...

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Should you take a job with a company that’s laying people off?

If you’re in HR, you know this better than anyone else: Companies that are laying people off — or that are in serious trouble...