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The Importance of HR Made Easy
TweetWe are all familiar with the ongoing debate about whether Human Resources is strategic, whether it should be, and what role HR plays in the business goals of an organization. I was trolling...
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Managing Gen Y – Change Doesn’t Have To Be Bad
TweetI listed a few reasons in my previous post that help explain why Gen Y has the work ethic and value system that they have. Using this knowledge can help you get a better understanding of the...
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Hospital Room Turned Office – Should Sick Employees Be Allowed To Work Remotely?
TweetAs I was perusing discussions on LinkedIn I came across a conversation about whether or not HR should allow hospitalized employees to work from their sick beds. Once I started thinking about this...
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Does HR Use Too Many Buzzwords?
TweetA few decades ago, Human Resources was mainly centralized around managing personnel, policing corporate policy and keeping records. As HR has evolved it has come to mean many things with many...
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Disengagement Is Contagious
TweetWe’ve all heard the saying, “one bad apple spoils the bunch”. In some cases this refers to guilt by association. What I am referring to is that one bad attitude can bring down the rest of the...
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The Relationship Between Hiring From Within and Human Capital Management
Tweet I was talking with someone recently about their company’s take on hiring from within. Although the organization was all for it, there were definite challenges in actually making it happen. These...
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Using Opposite Day To Change Your Corporate Culture
TweetBecause I am a mom of elementary school age kids, I’ve been exposed to all sorts of strange and unusual ideas, concepts, and celebrations. We have Dr. Seuss night (just a night to eat cake and...
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Using High Gas Prices To Attract And Retain Top Talent
TweetWho would have thought that commuting costs would figure into a person’s decision to stay or leave a company? Unfortunately, this is a fact now. In my area of the country, I’ve seen gas prices...
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How Many HR People Do You Need?
TweetRecently, I was discussing HR positions and the different duties that go with that title and it occurred to me how many areas of the business this department manages. This led to the following...
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Is Promoting From Within Lowering Your Retention Rates?
TweetMore than ever companies are concerned with how to keep their top talent. Among the reasons employees leave are lack of career progress, poor work/life balance, not feeling valued by the company,...
View ArticleRetention, Engagement, Optimization, Trust, Urgency – What about EXCITEMENT?
TweetThe challenges facing HR executives today are huge. You must be able to engage your employees, increase morale, gain trust in an untrustworthy economy, retain your top talent, optimize your...
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