Performance Project

Even if you avoid reality television shows like the plague, you’ve heard of American Idol. Find out why job search is similar to the singing competition.

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The other day, after a series of workshops on retiree health care for one of our clients, I decided I needed to unwind. It was time to rid my mind of HR issues completely, and enjoy some …

As the season moves from the conference tournaments to the NCAA tournament, the entire officiating system will change. After a careful evaluation and a season-long vetting process, the chosen referees fall under a new authority.

Editor's Note: With the Academy Awards drawing near, TLNT again asked some prominent thought leaders to write about their favorite movie from this past year with a HR or talent management …...

TV cops have it all figured out. Just watch their interrogations. One guy comes in strong, slamming his fists on the table and screaming like a madman. Whoa. Just as the suspect gets nervous …

John Michael Coppola appeared in the Chicago company of JERSEY BOYS, where he understudied and performed the role of Frankie Valli. He performs his solo concert, A JERSEY VOICE: Sinatra to Springsteen...and Everyone in Between, at venues around the US.

Do your online hiring practices need an intervention? You may not think you need help, but neither do most of the guests on A&E’s hit show Hoarders.

Theatre school was great. It is great. But it can omit some of the more fundamental and important career lessons. School is, after all, a bubble. It's not a natural professional environment. So, wi...

Editor’s Note: With the Academy Awards drawing near, TLNT again asked some prominent thought leaders to write about their favorite movie from this past year with a HR or talent management …...

A Swedish VC has written Heavy Metal Management, but what can we really learn from sweaty hellraisers with bad hair? By Jemima Kiss

Did you even notice that the NFL Pro Bowl, a massive recognition program, was played last Sunday in Hawaii? Maybe that's because you have been conditioned to watch football on the weekends …

A new VP rides into town for the holidays! This past week in New York, as in other cities, there were Christmas parties all over town. In this case, the department got together with drinks, food and holiday festivities.

January 3rd, I had the opportunity to spend a delightful, informative almost 90 minutes talking to Daniel Robert Sullivan. One of the many things I wanted to clarify with him was the huge difference between how feedback is given/received in the performing arts versus the organizational world. He delivered a powerful message to me. He told me that the very first thing you are taught (and better learn) in acting class is to simply acknowledge any feedback, positive and/or negative, with two simple words: "'Thank You." So simple, so powerful.

If you haven’t seen the movie Lincoln yet, stop whatever you’re doing, go to the nearest theater and watch it right now.