Aug 6, 20195 minHow to Respond to Negative Glassdoor Reviews...You love to hate Glassdoor. You feel like the negative reviews are disgruntled ex-employees who can hide behind not disclosing their...
Jul 1, 20192 minPop Culture Helps Employees Understand HarassmentWant to know a little secret? I’m a sucker of pop culture. I like reading young adult novels and cool business books that tell us to not...
Jun 10, 20195 minWhy you mad? Fix your face.Back when I was still working in the hospitality industry (I was a Master Trainer and HR manager for a global hospitality brand in my...
May 15, 20197 min5 STRAAAAANGE TIPS FOR AWESOME MEETINGSMeetings aren’t exactly the most popular workplace activity, as illustrated by this passage from the book jPod by Douglas Coupland:...
Mar 12, 20193 minManager's #1 priority? Train their replacement.One of our big mantras to clients is that a manager's primary job is to hire and train their replacement. Managers shouldn’t be...
Feb 27, 20194 minGo From Negative(-) to Positive(+)Employees like time off. According to an article in Harvard Business Review, flexible hours and vacations are the two most popular...
Nov 9, 20182 mineNPS - My new acronynm for your HR dictionaryOver the past two years or so, I've heard and talked about measurements like employee net promoter score (eNPS) to understand employee...
Oct 30, 20182 minATTENTION: NEW JERSEY EMPLOYERSNew Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law is in Effect New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law (“Earned Sick Leave Law”), requiring all employers...
Sep 19, 20182 minEmployee Engagement Is Not ImpossibleFortunately or unfortunately, employee engagement is a hot topic. Don’t get me wrong, engagement is important. There’s a proven link...
Jul 10, 20183 minTending The Leadership Pipeline: It’s All About EngagementWorkplace lore has it that a manager who hires a millennial is facing a number of challenges. Among them: how to engage and retain a...
Jun 12, 20183 minThe Importance Of Leadership In The WorkplaceHigher education, known as continued education in the US and further education (FE) in the UK, is greatly in need of leaders. College,...
May 17, 20182 minAssertive = Good, Aggressive = BadWhy all of the confusion about what is assertive behavior versus aggressive behavior? Please allow me to share my thoughts, observations...
Mar 15, 20182 min4 tips to help candidates ease up during InterviewsSmile and set the stage. A smile can loosen up the entire tension in the room. Treat your candidates like a guest who has come to visit...
Feb 8, 20183 minCulture, Brand, Engagement: How Benefits Support HR’s Three-Legged StoolYou know the old three-legged stool metaphor: you can’t sit down if one of those legs is off. In HR, that means culture, brand and...
Jan 9, 20181 minWhat is the Future of Work?According to Intuit, by 2020 40% of American Workers will be freelancers. Another study conducted by MBO partners found that today there...
Nov 7, 20172 minHR is a Consulting Function not Shared ServicesHere's a worthwhile thought I'd like to share for this week: I was listening to a podcast from last year this past week. Josh Bersin,...
Aug 2, 20172 minWays To Keep Your Productivity UpAs busy HR professionals we use the word focus in many ways, whether it be in terms of what project we need to focus on next, what the...
Jun 1, 20173 minWork Life Balance: Dangers of SnoozingHow many times did you hit the snooze button this morning before you finally dragged yourself out from under the covers? C’mon, be...
Feb 21, 20173 minThe 6 Dated HR Technologies Your Company Needs To ReplaceThis one may just get me in trouble with some of my clients and partners but I can't help myself. Just like professionals from other...
Dec 13, 20163 minGood Management Skills: Nature Or Nurture? Earlier this year, Gallup issued a fascinating study that looked at why great managers are so rare. It concluded that while one of the...
