Why does HR so often bear the brunt of blame for management problems? When a manager quakes at the thought of delivering tough feedback, HR becomes the scapegoat. When an employee is a poor fit for ...

In a recent touch base with a former client, let’s call him Ed, he opened our call by boasting about how “crazy busy” he was. He arrived a few minutes late, emphatically blaming a previous team ...

For the past couple of years, Gartner research has suggested that organizations have a management problem. For example, in an April 2024 Gartner survey of 162 HR leaders, only 35% and 27% reported ...