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Category: Leadership

How HR Shoots Itself in the Foot
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership

How HR Shoots Itself in the Foot

Which do you believe? You can’t trust anyone in HR: they get you talking, look sympathetic, and then turn everything … Continue reading How HR Shoots Itself in the Foot

Retention Strategies a “Must” During a COVID-19
COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Team

Retention Strategies a “Must” During a COVID-19

Crises like the COVID-19 global pandemic, or other natural or man-made disasters such as cyber-attacks, earthquakes, workplace violence, hurricanes, massive … Continue reading Retention Strategies a “Must” During a COVID-19

Prove You Respect Your Employees & Their Investment in Your Company
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

Prove You Respect Your Employees & Their Investment in Your Company

Part 6 of the “What Employees Really Want for Christmas” series): the long-lasting benefits of professional development: My employer expects … Continue reading Prove You Respect Your Employees & Their Investment in Your Company

Lead Us Through This Mess: COVID-19 Leadership Truths
Business, COVID-19, Leadership, Team

Lead Us Through This Mess: COVID-19 Leadership Truths

In crisis, organizations can travel one of two routes. Route 1 heads toward and over the cliff, into powerlessness, uncertainty, … Continue reading Lead Us Through This Mess: COVID-19 Leadership Truths

Your Employees Know the Truth; Ask Them
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Team

Your Employees Know the Truth; Ask Them

Question: The three of us run a mid-sized company. Despite the pandemic, we’re doing well and growing in market share. … Continue reading Your Employees Know the Truth; Ask Them

What Employees Want for Christmas 2020: Someone Who “Gets It” (part 3 of a series)
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Remote work/Virtual

What Employees Want for Christmas 2020: Someone Who “Gets It” (part 3 of a series)

Welcome to the strangest Christmas ever. We have hunkered down, and feel battered by COVID-19, a free-falling economy, and polarized … Continue reading What Employees Want for Christmas 2020: Someone Who “Gets It” (part 3 of a series)

Flexibility: What Employees Want & Need for Christmas 2020 (Part 2)
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

Flexibility: What Employees Want & Need for Christmas 2020 (Part 2)

“What I really wanted from my employer for Christmas,” the employee said, “Wasn’t the ham the company expediter delivered. I … Continue reading Flexibility: What Employees Want & Need for Christmas 2020 (Part 2)

What Employees Really Want for Christmas
COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Remote work/Virtual

What Employees Really Want for Christmas

“What I really want from my employer for Christmas,” the employee said, “Isn’t the ham the company expediter delivered. I … Continue reading What Employees Really Want for Christmas

When A Fired Employee Won’t  Move On, You Need To
Coaching, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision, Professional growth

When A Fired Employee Won’t Move On, You Need To

Fired employees sends former coworkers lies,; don’t let it get to you Continue reading When A Fired Employee Won’t Move On, You Need To

Employees Stage a Thanksgiving Rebellion
COVID-19, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision

Employees Stage a Thanksgiving Rebellion

Question: What I overheard I overheard a breakroom conversation last week and learned several employees were planning to get together … Continue reading Employees Stage a Thanksgiving Rebellion

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