Posts by Mark Weaver
Prove It! The Working Interview Solution
Credentials and pedigree on a resume can seem impressive. They should. Resumes Are Exaggerated It’s estimated that the majority of resumes are falsified to some degree. Don’t get too enamored with what’s on a resume. Even if it is accurate, that doesn’t necessarily mean the individual represented by the resume will be a great fit…
Read MoreOffice Politics 2026
War with Iran. Military spending. Gas prices. Immigration and border control. Voting rights. Deportations. Budget cuts. Inflation. Tariffs. Trade wars. Abortion. Transgender athletes. Epstein probe. Cabinet firings. AI. Ukraine. Netanyahu. Gun rights. Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. Climate change. Healthcare Reform. MAGA. No Kings. What’s not to talk about? Healthy debate is great! Unfortunately,…
Read MoreThe Madness Over March Madness
March Madness is in full swing. With it, the annual ‘madness over March Madness’ in the workplace has also begun. I’ve read articles that say the hit to productivity in American workplaces will be about $12 billion. Others have it over $13 billion. In my opinion, that’s playing loose with numbers. Many really great people…
Read MoreYour Most Important What?
“Our people are our most important asset.” That corporate cliche became popular in the mid-late 20th century. I wish we had left it there. Maybe it was a leadership guru. Maybe it was an HR professional. Or maybe a PR firm. No one definitively knows who came up with the trite phrase or when it…
Read MoreYou Are the Brand: Cultivating an Authentic Business Culture
“You Are the Brand!” There’s a reason I say this to business owners. I’m not merely referring to the Marketing Brand – as important as that is. I’m really pointing to the Employment Brand and the culture of your organization. In my mind, your Marketing Brand, your Employment Brand, and your company’s Culture are all…
Read MoreHoliday Sensitivity or Bah Humbug?
The conventional way of thinking in some circles as the end of the year holiday season approaches is to be sensitive to various religious beliefs – or no religious beliefs. Some argue that everything should be kept so generic and potentially non-offensive that traditional symbols of Christmas or Hanukkah or Mawlid an-Nab or whatever else…
Read MoreEverybody Knows a Turkey
No, I’m not talking about the politician you love to loathe. And I’m not even meaning a line from the famed Christmas Carol. Believe it or not, we’re in the final quarter of 2020. Thanksgiving is just a month away. Besides all the other stuff that goes along with this holiday, many employers use it…
Read MoreMake Black Lives Really Matter
I’m old enough that I remember 1968. I wasn’t old enough then to grasp what was going on in the world. As an elementary school kid, it was just the way the world was when I was growing up, complete with constant nightly news about race riots, police brutality, tear gas, national guard, sound familiar?…
Read MoreCulture Clarification
I absolutely love helping organizations define their culture. Sometimes that’s precipitated by some kind of morale issue or dysfunction that points out a need to reset or even completely overhaul a culture that’s eroded to something entirely different from what the leader envisioned. More often than not though, the intended culture is just not defined…
Read MoreHire the Best and Avoid the Rest
Unless you just need a generic person with a pulse and some skills, recruit someone who fits – who will value the same things your team values because they’re inherently wired the same way. While you should never make decisions based on illegal discrimination (sex, age, ethnicity, etc.), you should be very discriminating in selecting…
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