One Percent Leadership…Everyday
What’s Really Important to You? You can tell what’s important to someone by looking at their calendar and in their checkbook. We’ve all been sold the lie of ‘time management’ as a way to improve our productivity. An entire industry has been built around the concept of managing our time to get more out of it, […]
Steps to Training and Supporting New Managers & Supervisors
It is quite a big leap to make the transition from team member to leader, and many new supervisors are not prepared for the challenges that await them. HR is a big part of the promotion process when the decision is made to move someone into a supervisory role, and it is important that we’re […]
Top Five Unique Work Perks — That Work
According to the Wall Street Journal, work perks are expanding even outside of Silicon Valley. And with good reason: happy employees can lead to a happier bottom line. Outside the stratosphere of Silicon Valley extreme work perks, smaller and regional companies are finding success with targeted perks: “More than 11% of waste-management companies provide free snacks and […]
2015 So Far: Mid-Year HR Professional Check Up
What did I add to my personal legacy this year? Did I promote transparency and drive innovation? Did I actively articulate the values of my company? Did I build relationships and facilitate communication? The questions above were originally posed to provide motivation and perspective seven months ago in my post 2015: Strategies and Trends for […]
The Power of Social Labels
While attending a large church conference recently, I found myself waiting on a very slow hotel elevator. As I paced the floor I noticed an African American youth walking toward me down the hall. The Power of Social Labels I’m not proud to say that I felt a small amount of fear. I was alone […]
Is Eliminating Peformance Rates a Bad Thing?
Despite overwhelming evidence that annual performance reviews and ratings should be abolished, proponents continue to weigh in on behalf of this much-maligned HR program. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is the latest authority to lend support to the traditional performance process, labeling the current focus on eliminating ratings a “red herring”. Performance Evaluations Still Have Value I understand both […]
