by Brad Herbert | Sep 16, 2026 | Development, Recruitment
How many of you recall a carnival ride called the Gravitron? You entered a circular metal ride big enough for 12-15 people. As it spun faster, centrifugal force pinned you against the wall as the floor dropped out. It was thrilling, and the combination of diesel...
by Brad Herbert | Nov 19, 2025 | Development
In a recent All-In podcast, Elon Musk called AI a supersonic tsunami that will impact all white collar jobs, and of course robotics is now under the AI umbrella so that will profoundly change manual labor roles eventually too. The pace of change will depend on how...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 10, 2025 | Development
We’ve all heard of, or been exposed to, people with Machiavellian tendencies. They embody selfishness, control, manipulation, deceit, and are to be avoided if at all possible. However, people can misdiagnose Machiavellian behaviours if they interpret behaviours,...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 16, 2024 | Development
HR people are very empathetic which has its pluses but it can also cause them to over index on feelings at the expense of business results. I’ve seen this many, many times in my 30+ years in the HR field and I find it frustrating; you can’t have employees...
by Brad Herbert | Jul 31, 2023 | Development
If you want to stay relevant, you need to adapt intentionally, and one of the best ways to do that is to run experiments. In fact, our Adaptive Flow Framework’s third layer, the WHAT layer, is literally all about running experiments to help us make progress...
by Brad Herbert | Jul 10, 2023 | Development, Recruitment, Total Rewards
I am currently accepting applications for my new group coaching program for People & Culture Leaders through July 19th. We’ll kick-off July 26th, collect 360 data in August and September, followed by group sessions beginning in late September. Now more than...
by Brad Herbert | Jul 6, 2023 | Development
Peter Diamandis is a businessperson, futurist, and author (Exponential Organizations is a great book and now has its update available online). He shaped my perspectives on organizational capabilities by showing how small companies can have a disproportionally large...
by Brad Herbert | Jun 26, 2023 | Development
People tech industry Analyst Josh Bersin is one of my go-to favourites. He has an impressive way of simplifying emerging trends into understandable frames of reference, and in one of his recent podcasts (only 22 minutes; highly recommended) he detailed how generative...
by Brad Herbert | Jun 26, 2023 | Development
Leaders can spend money on either (a) things and/or (b) people with the goal always to get the highest return on investment as perceived by your customers. Our job as People & Culture (P&C) leaders is to: help the employees, managers, and executives regularly...
by Brad Herbert | Apr 13, 2023 | Development
Dave Ulrich is a University of Michigan Ross School of Business Professor and a recognised expert in Human Resources and Organizational Development. I’ve followed Dave for literally decades at this point and he’s always got great advice about how to up...
