This week we learned that yet another powerful CEO was fired over sexual misconduct in the workplace. According to The New York Times, Steve Easterbrook of McDonald’s has been engaged in a consensual relationship with an employee that was against company policy. I’m not feeling too bad for him and his $675,000 severance package. But what about the rest of us? Is dating at work (or even hanging with the opposite sex) something that should be completely avoided at the risk of c

When I was an HR Manager for a Fortune 100 spirits company, we had about 40 employees in our plant. For each employee, I kept a “journey map” which outlined their current role, their desired role, and their individual performance ratings. For each key role in the organization, we had a pre-determined successor, which meant that there was a backup should anything go wrong with current management. Knowing that there was a backup on-hand served three important purposes: it inspi

(Image: Chris Montgomery // Unsplash) OMG, I loooove that scarf! Hey, did you hear? The Bengals got a new coach! Ugh, the Brent Spence Bridge was such a mess today... Let’s face it: small talk can be cringe-worthy. I mean, if you think about it, people often spend 50 hours a week together and rarely scratch below the surface! Some people might thrive on office chit-chat to get through a busy day, but others (like most introverts) hate small talk! But what if everyone — introv

Through the past 15 years of specializing in Human Resources, I’ve been solving all kinds of problems. I often think back to that moment whe