I spent forty minutes in a windowless conference room last Tuesday watching a mid-sized logistics manager try to explain why his team ignored the new safety manual. He’d spent six … Read more
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Exit Interviews That Change Something
I spent forty minutes yesterday watching a mid-sized logistics manager struggle with a new HR dashboard, trying to figure out why his turnover rates were spiking. He thought a $5,000 … Read more
The Two Weeks After Someone Resigns
I spent forty-five minutes yesterday watching a logistics manager stare at a new HR dashboard, hoping it would magically solve the chaos of his departing warehouse supervisor. He thinks a … Read more
Underperformance Handled Fairly
Stop wasting your budget on “performance management software” or expensive leadership seminars to solve a personnel problem. I’ve sat in dozens of boardrooms where executives try to buy their way … Read more
Preparing for a Conversation You Are Dreading
Stop buying expensive leadership training modules to solve your management problems. Most companies spend tens of thousands on “emotional intelligence” seminars because they’re too chicken to admit they simply haven’t … Read more
Probation With Written Objectives
I spent three hours last Tuesday watching a mid-sized logistics manager struggle with a $500-a-month performance management software. He was clicking through colorful dashboards, trying to figure out how to … Read more
Reference Calls That Tell You Something
I watched a mid-sized logistics firm burn through forty thousand dollars on a “premium” recruitment platform last year, all because they thought an algorithm could vet human character. They were … Read more
Structured Interviews and Why They Are Fairer
I spent forty-five minutes yesterday watching a hiring manager walk through a $2,000 enterprise recruitment suite, convinced that a fancy dashboard would finally teach them how to interview fairly. It … Read more
A Job Advert With the Salary in It
I spent forty minutes in a boardroom last Tuesday watching a mid-sized logistics firm’s VP explain why they needed a $50,000 AI-driven recruitment suite. They thought the software would solve … Read more
Hiring the First Person You Pay
Most founders think they’re one recruiter away from freedom, but they’re actually just one bad hire away from a total operational meltdown. I’ve sat in enough boardrooms to watch companies … Read more









