I Can’t Imagine

Imagine for a moment that you discovered the employees in a division of your company were stealing. You had them all on video tape red-handed … except one. The other thiefs said the one was in on it, too — but video never showed the one taking anything. The one vehemently denied any involvement. The one was [...]
Should HR Be More Like “The Closer” or “Major Crimes”?

This week’s post are looking at HR lessons from tv police drama “The Closer.” Set in Los Angeles, the show follows the “Priority Homicide” division led by Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson as they investigate and solve high-profile homicide cases. Because of her ability to get confessions resulting in convictions, Brenda is known as “a [...]
HR Lessons from “The Closer” — Don’t Be Like Brenda

This week’s posts are my way of honoring one of my favorite shows on television — The Closer, which ended its 8-year run last week. In case you’ve never watched, the show follows Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her team of detectives as they solve high-profile murder cases for the LAPD. Because of her [...]
HR Lessons from “The Closer” — Be Like Brenda

“The Closer” is a tv police drama centered around Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson and her team of detectives dealing with high-profile murder investigations for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Chief Johnson is originally from Atlanta and was trained by the CIA. She has a reputation of getting confessions from suspects that lead to [...]

