THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
What we're reading & what we think about it
It’s Complicated
And then some Sometimes you read that about relationships. Right now it applies to the relationship all of us have with the economy. This headline from The Washington Post seemed to sum it up: “Pick your economy: Booming labor market or fizzling growth” Yes It’s hard...
Everything you needed to know about Project Management …
... you probably learned while riding on a one speed bike without hand brakes. Well, just about everything. Recently I was transported back to my childhood while riding on a bike that lacked handbrakes and multiple speeds. It took a couple of minutes to remember...
New Trend? Old Trend.
When this headline appeared … what came to your mind? If you’re from Pennsylvania, did you think of Hershey? If you’re from Chicago, did you think of Pullman? Some might have some less-than-charitable thoughts about company housing. If you are a fan of Cadbury’s...
COLA
There’s a word that compensation consultants of a more recent era have shunned for at least two decades: COLA And not in favor of the unCola – in favor of NO COLA. In fact, the consultants at CHRC have spent a fair amount of time explaining the differences between...
Managing and Mending Woman
Can you remember the first time you learned about Clara Barton? She has recently shown up in a mini-series and most people probably just nodded and thought, “Of course, Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross.” Did you know that she was also a patent office...
Calculating Woman
A is for Ada And for Algorithm Algorithm is a word that has gone from the confines of math textbooks to everyday parlance, especially for anyone in computers, finance, or even compensation. Did you know that the person credited for creating the first computer...
