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Are your positions constraining your Succession plans?
In talking to leading customers we have found that there is an unexpected wall that many hit when doing a complete succession process.

Meg Bear
Nov 5, 20101 min read


Lurkers Welcome
In talking to people about social media, I often find people feeling stressed that they have nothing to say.

Meg Bear
Nov 4, 20101 min read


Are You Prepared to Work for Your Peer?
I have been in management long enough to have seen a common story play out several times, it goes something like this.

Meg Bear
Oct 19, 20101 min read


Don’t forget to share what you don’t know
Those who work with me know that I give a LOT of feedback.

Meg Bear
Sep 15, 20102 min read


Don’t even think it
This isn’t a post about being mindful or even about how our thoughts control our energy and our energy controls our actions.

Meg Bear
Sep 3, 20102 min read


To learn: get a mentor, to get ahead: get a sponsor
As can happen, in reading about women and diversity I manage to find good tips for everyone.

Meg Bear
Sep 2, 20101 min read


Hidden Option D
The title of this blog post comes from a joke I heard long ago about picking up a spouse at the airport.

Meg Bear
Jul 30, 20101 min read


Picking and delivering a winner
I can say with [no] humility that I’ve had the opportunity to build winning products.

Meg Bear
Jul 15, 20102 min read


When understated becomes a liability
I’m going to state right now you might dislike this post. The same way you didn’t appreciate being told about Santa Claus.

Meg Bear
Jul 2, 20101 min read


Are your leadership competencies gender biased?
After a recent FWE&E event, I took a moment to meet Deborah Campbell from Catalyst.org and I’m so glad that I did.

Meg Bear
Jun 25, 20102 min read


In thanks of fathers
In all my research on the rights and progress of women, I have noticed that a key factor is men.

Meg Bear
Jun 20, 20102 min read


Using your strengths to help others
Last weeks HR Happy Hour featured Dave Ulrich talking about his new book, the Why of Work.

Meg Bear
Jun 17, 20101 min read


What emotional stake do you have in your business?
I’m happy to see that there is an HBR discussion going on about how hating (or loving) HR is not really the point.

Meg Bear
Jun 17, 20101 min read


More thoughts on networking
Figured it was time to give another update on my voyage of discovery as it relates to networking.

Meg Bear
May 24, 20102 min read


Some thoughts on blogging
I was recently asked about blogging and I decided to blog about it.

Meg Bear
May 18, 20103 min read


Passionate employees
Our own Amy Wilson writes an interesting comment to Mark’s post and I think we should investigate this more.

Meg Bear
May 17, 20102 min read


What was the middle thing?
I also really enjoyed the Churchill Club event on the Power of Pull.

Meg Bear
May 13, 20101 min read


What I believe
Just when I think I’ve seen the best TEDTalk I get a new favorite.

Meg Bear
May 6, 20101 min read


That wont work here, because we only employ stupid people
Recently I have begun to notice how many HR Policies have as their core assumption that people are stupid

Meg Bear
May 3, 20102 min read


Are you using your org goals to channel innovation?
As you can imagine, in my job I ponder innovation a lot.

Meg Bear
Apr 28, 20101 min read
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