I am very likely to get some flak for what I’m about to say but I think elevator speeches are a bad idea. Everyone even remotely engaged in networking will profess the absolute need for a canned and short verbal snippet that you can whip out at a moment’s notice to wow some prospective client. The theory is that everyone is sooooo damn busy and in such a hurry that you only have 30 seconds tops to hook them and make them beg to know more about how your product/service will rock their world. Anyone not able ...

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A recent situation has me pondering the idea of question asking. As HR professionals, we spend the vast majority of our time asking and answering questions so I think it's worth a minute to think about the 'why' behind questions. As I see it, there are three reasons to ask questions:

Seek knowledge: This is the most basic and obvious reason to ask a question. I might ask a plumber how to repair a toilet or I might ask a friend to explain how to get their house.

Stimulate thought: What’s the best way for us to develop ...

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