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HR Gazette: Tell us a little bit about yourself; your educational background, where you’re from, walk us through your career up until this point, and what you’re doing in the future. Chris: I started out in Birmingham in the UK. I originally did a sports science degree at Liverpool John Moores University, and I did […]
Research done by Hugh Montgomery, cardiovascular genetics consultant at the University College London, identified nine factors that make a difference to the chance of survival for individuals in life-threatening situations. At the top of the list was genetics, which is considered somewhat outside of our control. However, with the other eight factors that are under […]
Jack Martin is a founder of Buffalo-based J. Fitzgerald Group Marketing Communications and Payback Incentives. Jack is responsible for client services, new business development, and development of the Payback Incentives program, an online incentive and employee recognition tool that provides instant recognition and instant gratification for employees, sales teams and customers. We got a chance to […]
For those of you who’ve just returned from a few years on the Moon, William Tincup is an avid writer, speaker, advisor, consultant, investor, storyteller, and teacher in the HR tech space. We are BIG fans of William and got a chance to meet him at the DisruptHR Cayman event and interviewed him a few weeks later. In this part […]
So many candidates encounter the line: “You will be under probation for the first 90 days of your employment.” But, does the new employee or the employer REALLY know what that means? Let’s start with a little history… The “probationary period” was started as a way for employers to deal with Unions and their rules […]
Everyone thinks that they can be a Manager. Honestly, I think some just want the title and power that comes along with it so badly that they convince themselves they are “management” material and you can’t tell them otherwise. For those that dream about moving into a management position, there is still time to teach […]
I believe in the concept of employee engagement. I think focusing on employees is key in impacting success of customers and businesses. I love HR and the HR technology space trying to support this cause. I’ve enjoyed being surrounded by it for the past 12 years… but recently I find myself annoyed. I’m annoyed at […]
A good administrative assistant can dramatically improve the productivity of your top employees by allowing them to focus more on their area of specialty and less on the administrative tasks that distract them.
I am a huge believer in work you love. People have strengths and they either embrace those or spend their whole life fighting what is meant to be.
Every company goes through it – that point when business is struggling and, while looking for new ideas or solutions, the topic of “changing the organizational structure” comes up. This is probably more relevant in smaller companies where there is already a lack of structure or some people are tasked with wearing multiple hats. The […]