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We vs. They
Let's talk about pet peeves for a moment. We all have them. I'm not talking about the silly people who sing the wrong lyrics to songs I...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Nov 12, 20182 min read


Let's Go Sailing!
"A smooth sea never yielded a skilled sailor" - English Proverb Today I'm sharing one of my all-time favorite quotes. This one has come...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Nov 30, 20151 min read


Let's Get This Started (Again)!
About 15 years ago, I started sending out motivational quotes (you guessed it, on Mondays) to my colleagues at AT&T Wireless. What...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Nov 23, 20154 min read


Memorial Day
There are not enough likes, retweets, hearts, or thumbs up that can express my appreciation and gratitude to those who have given...

SETH MCCOLLEY
May 25, 20151 min read


Leaning In: A Lesson in Leadership
This is a post about leaning in. Not the Cheryl Sandberg-type of leaning in or a post about women in leadership positions in the...

SETH MCCOLLEY
May 22, 20153 min read


Remembering D-Day
Attached below is the message that General Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered to the Allied troops just before invading Normandy on June 6,...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Jun 6, 20131 min read


The Fine Line Between Intensity and Insanity
The news coming out of Rutgers basketball program this week is a classic example of what we, as HR pros, deal with day in and day out in...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Apr 3, 20133 min read


Engagement. It's a Two-Way Street
There's no shortage of blog posts, surveys, white papers and articles today talking about Employee Engagement. A quick Google search...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Mar 12, 20132 min read


Forget Resolutions...Bring on Transformation!
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.” - Anthony Robbins With every new year there's always a lot of...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Jan 3, 20131 min read


Forget Style...Choose Substance
Six sentences. That was all it took to make my week. Last week, I received a note, via LinkedIn, from a guy that I worked with several...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Nov 12, 20122 min read


Talent Management - Does "Dance With the One That Brung You" Still Work?
I'm going to do something a little bit different today and talk about two things that I'm very passionate about - HR (specifically talent...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Nov 1, 20123 min read


Motivational Message - Perspective and the Realization that It's Not All About You
"Sometimes you have to go really high to see how small you are." - Felix Baumgartner Like many of you, I was glued to the live feed and...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Oct 16, 20123 min read


Living in Oz: A Lesson in Engagement
Okay, I'll admit it...I'm a sucker for 80's music. I grew up in the 80's and during my formative years I got to experience things like...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Oct 11, 20122 min read


Motivational Message - Kill or Be Killed
So I got your attention with the title of this blog post, eh? A bit dramatic, I know, but really what I'm trying to say is summed up by...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Oct 8, 20123 min read


The End of the Innocence
We're going to see a lot of pictures of the World Trade Center and images from September 11, 2001 this week. Most of us have these images...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Sep 11, 20121 min read


"Here is what we're going to do today!"
"Here is what we're going to do today!" I had lunch this week with an HR friend and that is exactly what the waiter proclaimed as he...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Sep 7, 20122 min read


Motivational Message - Be the Pig!
A Pig and a Chicken are walking down the road. The Chicken says, "Hey Pig, I was thinking we should open a restaurant!". Pig replies,...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Sep 5, 20122 min read


Performance vs. Potential...is there a difference?
Is there a difference between performance and potential? The answer is a resounding yes, particularly when you're talking about talent...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Aug 21, 20123 min read


The Sum of You
"A smooth sea never yielded a skilled sailor." - Unknown This is, without a doubt, one of my all-time, favorite quotes. I got this from a...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Aug 20, 20123 min read


Built to Last - What HR and leaders can learn from the world's greatest rock band. Ever.
When you look at this picture, I know what you may be thinking - what would compel four seemingly normal people to get THEIR picture...

SETH MCCOLLEY
Aug 16, 20125 min read

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