The Aristocracy of HR

Solutions at the Intersection of Life, Work and Technology

Human Performance Deserves More Than a Review

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The Game of Supremacy Chess

Have you ever won or enjoyed playing a game where the rules were not explained to you? Let’s try this another way, have you ever enjoyed a game where the people you were playing with started switching up the rules midgame leaving you at a disadvantage and them ahead?...

The Audacity of No Rebuttal

I am no stranger to a good debate. In fact, I quite enjoy a healthy conversation comprised of fact, experience and well-placed opinion every once and again. The operative word here is healthy and by healthy I mean all parties in the debate are allowed their...

Tread Lightly: Why You May Want to Reconsider Befriending Your Boss

It's a fabulous thing when the stars align and you gain a great boss in taking a new job. What makes them "great"? Perhaps, they have a great personality. They aren't the usual stuffy leader. Maybe, it's because they are concerned with your well-being. They ask...

Beware Knowledge-Poaching Leaders

Two years ago, I wrote an article about things I needed CHRO's to know about what the organization needs from them. I wanted them to know what kind of leaders their employees deserve. I find myself wanting to have this discussion again after yet another anecdote about...

The Reality of #BanBossy in Leadership

Our modern day Rosie the Riveter, Sheryl Sandberg is at it again with a new campaign called “Ban Bossy”. It is a campaign that was launched on Monday as a collaborative effort between Girl Scouts USA and LeanIn.org to empower young girls to be leaders without...

Flex Work- Are You All-In or Being Trendy?

I was inspired by the TLNT wrap-up written by John Hollon last week discussing the demographics of people participating in flex work and questioning why there is a lack of women teleworking. For more on what he said- read here. As someone who considers herself...

Ask Czarina- Episode 1

Good Morning #HR Aristocrats! This has taken me longer than I am proud of, but I am happy to debut my first official "Ask Czarina" show here. Competing projects and pregnancy malaise kept it at bay and then the technology deities were working against me. Excuses,...

What I Really Want CHRO’s To Know

This is a real-talk forum. I'm not about to list leadership competencies or some empirical data I happened upon in my latest internet search on where CHRO's and leaders in general go wrong. As a CHRO, you are the figurehead and face of Human Resources. The success and...

Talent Shortage or Employer Propaganda?

Depending on who you speak to there is a talent war and every employer should be gathering up their troops to battle for the best and brightest. While I don't disagree that there are still some highly sought after professionals that are hard to get to particularly in...

Why Every Ambitious Woman Needs A Sponsor

* Today's post is from a guest blogger, Johanna Harris. *Johanna Harris has been a trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Labor and in-house labor counsel for two multinational corporations. She is currently the CEO of Hire Fire and Retire LLC. Her new book is...

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