Money Talks: Our Problem of Paying for Problems
No huge surprise - BP announced today that Tony Hayward will be stepping down as CEO as of October 1st. After the disaster in the Gulf killed 11, falling stock prices, numerous failed attempts to stop the oil leak and even more numerous ill-placed comments and responses from Tony (including a yacht racing episode), it was inevitable a change would be made.
As I heard the news though, my first thought was to wonder if Tony asked to be cut loose, and if not, if he is actually pleased
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BP: HR & Leadership Lessons
I've purposely avoided writing about BP and the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico primarily because it hits so close to home, I know many people involved, and generally, I avoid political hot buttons. That said, there are too many HR and Leadership lessons to be learned from the tragedy not to put a few thoughts out there.
Anyone who has been under a rock for the last two months, go here to get caught up.
While it is yet to be determined to whom the fingers should be pointing,
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Blog: Dear HR (Sucky Economy Version)...
One of my favorite parts of Business Week is the last page. For those of you who only read online, the actual last page of the magazine is always a column called "The Welch Way" by Jack and Suzy Welch. Granted, they could come up with a catchier title, but generally, the advice is worth reading and on point.
Recently, they published their annual "Dear Graduate" article, a commencement address of sorts. While not as entertaining as Ellen's speech to Tulane, I thought the advice was worth
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Blog: Beer Bust - The Sobering Side of Employee Entitlement…
I worked for a tech company in the 90's...and it was awesome. We had a bunch of really bright, creative and fun people running around in shorts and flip flops making things happen. We even had a vending machine that dispersed free cokes (regional note: In Texas we refer to all soft drinks as "cokes", even those living in Pepsi and Dr. Pepper sections of the state. If you say "pop" we know you're not from around these parts.)
Then, a horrible event happened - - the late 90's! Along with
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