If you read HR blogs, you'll probably find another post today about performance feedback and effective manager communication. Today, I think this might be the only post you read about performance management, effective manager communication and a jailbreak. Managers are the key. Anyone can do that. Out the front window. MORE >>

Professional sports let you see, literally, how disappointment hurts performance: . Winners know how to manage disappointment and preserve their confidence. blew that promotion interview, so that hiring manager will never consider me again. Things don’t always go our way at work. Sometimes it’s because we haven’t: . So we: . MORE >>

As children, they experienced everyone getting awards for sports and went to school when gold stars were handed out freely. As Millennials move into management and leadership positions, we predict that there will be an emphasis on them asking others for their opinions – as opposed to “it’s my way or the highway.” MORE >>

Editors Note - Kathy Rapp is the Managing Director of  hrQ  in Texas, where she helps progressive companies find groovy HR Talent to drive business results.  Employment Branding and Culture Engagement and Satisfaction Kathy Rapp Recruiting SportsWhat they lacked in size and stuff, Butler more than makes up for in spirit and pride. MORE >>

Dwane told me: He won’t buy a ticket to a game until Cardinal manager Tony La Russa gets fired or quits. Some call him a genius and others call him a prima donna, and he is the subject of today’s FOT question: Can you allow a manager who gets results to lose talented people just because he can’t get along with them? Rolen? MORE >>