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Kris Dunn

Kris Dunn - HR Pro blogging for community and ideas.

Interests: the nfl, the st. louis cardinals, all things related to the intersection of hr, technology and business results. in my spare time - the nba, the kc royals, and teaching my kids the crossover dribble.

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Tesla: Now the Most Interesting Workplace Culture in The World...

Forget Google, Apple and if you're into pain, Uber. Tesla is now the most interesting workplace culture in the world. Here's 4 reasons why, my friends: 1--For starters, they've got a founder who is brilliant and unreasonable all at the... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at The HR Capitalist

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The More Your Company Wins, the More Great Talent Will Allow You To Coach...

I saw this one last weekend. I think you'll enjoy it. Here's your set up. Alabama's football team is coached by Nick Saban - did a post early this week after what a control freak he is. The thing is,... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at The HR Capitalist

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The HR Capitalist Playbook for Men Avoiding Workplace Harassment Claims...

Harassment claims have been in the news lately, and it's an interesting time for HR leaders. Whether you're talking about the latest Harvey Weinstein reports or all the crazy stuff that went down at Uber, you've probably never had everyone's... Continue reading

Posted Oct 11, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Nick Saban Is a Steve Jobs-Type Control Freak: Exhibit 63

The sports world follows the business world in a lot of ways. There's talent considerations, managing performance and more. Oh yeah - the best leaders in sports, just like in business, are a little bit crazy. They are crazy control... Continue reading

Posted Oct 9, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Kid Rock, Innovation and Resistance to Change...

Show love to those who come real with it Life's a b**ch , but I deal with it I'm in it to win it like Yzerman Can drink about fifteen Heinekins I'm not born again but if I was I'd... Continue reading

Posted Oct 5, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Subscription-Based Org Charts Are an Interesting Recruiting Tool...

If you're a consumer of news, one of the things you've seen in the past is that there's a trend towards the best news outlets creating paywalls and trying to get you to pay for a digital subscription. The game... Continue reading

Posted Oct 4, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Candidates Who Try To Cheat the Behavioral Interview Are Actually Doing You a Favor...

A week or two back I penned a post wondering out loud if the Behavioral Interview was dead. Of course, I don't think it is, and a big part of my thought process is that it remains a tool that... Continue reading

Posted Oct 3, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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BHAGs: You're Afraid. Elon Musk is Not...

BHAGs are visionary, strategy statements designed to focus a group of people around a common initiative. They differ from our other goal setting techniques because BHAGS are positioned toward by a large group (rather than individuals) and they typically span... Continue reading

Posted Sep 29, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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What I Hate About SharkTank...and How to Deal With It...

And as you might suspect, it's linked to leadership and talent. I love SharkTank as a show - when I'm not sure what to watch, especially with my teenage sons around, SharkTank is the go- to. It's entertaining, educational and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 27, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Social Loafing - Do People Give Less Effort When You Add More Resources To a Team?

Social Loafing -the phenomenon of a person exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone. Hmmmm.... ---------------------------- From a book I'm reading... One of the first scientists to explore the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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The New Amazon HQ - Is the Key to Your City Winning The Competition Eliminating Non-Competes?

In case you missed it, Amazon announced in early September that it is planning to open another headquarters called Amazon HQ2 in US city TBD. Amazon HQ2 will cost $5 billion and eventually house up to 50,000 Amazon staff, and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Is Behavioral Interviewing Dead? The Internet Said So...

Deep thoughts today, people... Deep thoughts. Was at a conference last week and heard a keynoter basically proclaim the following (I'm paraphrasing): "Behavioral interviewing is dead. Just google the term and you'll find thousands of pages designed to help candidates... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Long Weekend PTO Strategy Guy/Gal - Is Currently Crushing It At Your Company....

There's a person that's currently cheating life at your company. But it's not who you think. --It's not the person who's stock options just vested (because the stock could tank); --It's not the person who just signed the big deal... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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ESPN Prez Wades Into Employee Political Identities with Jemele Hill Memo...

If you follow the media game (and in today's political environment where every outlet has a slant, it's hard not to), you might have seen that ESPN's Jemele Hill was out on her personal Twitter account calling the current POTUS... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Early Data On Impact of Google for Jobs on Indeed Sponsored Listings...

As most of you are aware, the launch of Google for Jobs a few months back was thought to be a significant blow to Indeed for 2 reasons: 1--Indeed was not listed as a partner that would automatically have its... Continue reading

Posted Sep 18, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Not Blowing Sh*t Up At Work is Hard...

"You think this is hard? This isn't hard. You know what's hard? Riding a bike on a freeway, now that's hard." --Willard Sims, Head Basketball Coach, Truman State ------------------------------------------- Yep - Willard Sims was my college basketball coach at NE... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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BOOM: Amazon Announces Intent to Build Second HQ in a City Outside of Seattle...

Damn! Amazon announced on Thursday that it is planning to open another headquarters called Amazon HQ2 in US city TBD. Amazon HQ2 will cost $5 billion and eventually house up to 50,000 Amazon staff, Amazon said in a press release.... Continue reading

Posted Sep 8, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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3 Candidates: Know Your Role and Your Recruiting Strategy...

"The problem we're trying to solve is that there are rich teams and there are poor teams. Then there's fifty feet of crap, and then there's us. It's an unfair game. And you guys just sit around talking the same... Continue reading

Posted Sep 7, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Are People Who Have 8-10 Years at Their Current Company Dinosaurs?

I think an interesting thing has happened when it comes to careers, and it's probably not a good thing. People have historically judged you by switching jobs too often. That's why I always counsel people to stick it out a... Continue reading

Posted Sep 5, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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Stuff the Capitalist (aka KD) Likes: The Band "Against Me"

Who am I? Who cares? Good questions. It's my site, so I'm going dig in once in a awhile by telling you more about who I am - via a "Stuff I Like" series. Nothing too serious, just exploring the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 1, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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The Top 10 Reasons Recognition Programs Fail...

A valued reader weighs in below on why Recognition programs fail in reaction to this column I wrote over at Workforce.com... Thanks Ron! ----------------------------------------------------- At 75, I have witnessed several formal Recognition Programs and have seen the flaws in all... Continue reading

Posted Aug 31, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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"Framing" - You Can't Be a Top Performer Without It...

As I've grown in my career, I've noticed that the best talent - not good talent, not good to great talent, but the best - has one thing in common. The most talented people consistently "frame" their goals, work and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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What World Class HR Looks Like...

Was working on a webinar deck this morning related to this title. Here's what I came up with, take a look and let me know what you think. I'll share the webinar link when it goes live.... ----------------------------------------------------------- WHAT WORLD... Continue reading

Posted Aug 29, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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The Solar Eclipse Killed Work Productivity in America...

OK - that title's click bait, but wait, don't leave. First up, Reuters DID report that American employers saw at least $694 million in missing output from the roughly 20 minutes that outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimated workers... Continue reading

Posted Aug 23, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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GLASSDOOR GOLD: "I'm Not Getting Into This With You"...

You hate Glassdoor. But amidst all the negativity - and the fact your worst employees are at least 5 times more likely to leave a review than your best employees - are nuggets of truth. Can we agree on that?... Continue reading

Posted Aug 21, 2017 at The HR Capitalist

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