Outside candidates will also be considered, but company policy gives “preference” to internal candidates when all other things are equal. He already knows how I fit in with the company culture, how I get along with my co-workers, and how well I understand our business. Why Do I Have to Interview For an Internal Promotion MORE >>

Oh, we can believe it internally – we can have a high opinion of ourselves.  I’ve seen almost everything you can see when it comes to incentive and reward programs.  That’s what being around for a while does for you.  And when you have a career’s worth of information in your brain the tendency is to want to explain things to the nth degree.  MORE >>

”  These weird birds viewed the world differently and enjoyed analyzing cultures, history, and human beings looking through a completely different world lens. Mostly because our job as Anthropologists is to observe and study the social classes and groups of human beings and their cultures. HR Are People Too. Cross My Heart. MORE >>

Over at Harvard Business Review , Amy Gallo recently had a fantastic post on how to collaborate with people from different cultures – a skill that is now necessary for all managers.  Working across cultures is likely to push you out of your comfort zone, and out of the cultural lens you’ve maintained since you were a child. MORE >>

Ask for What You Want → January 24, 2011 · 9:06 pm ↓ Jump to Comments Are Internal Customers Frustrating You? We’re expected to use our specialized expertise to remove clutter and obstacles for department managers and coworkers—our internal customers. After all, the internal customer owns the situation, right?) MORE >>