Grace under Fire “I’ve dealt with co-workers stealing my ideas, trying to slash my reputation with management, and open “mean girl” jabs. It totally sucks.” By Marye Audet
Garden Leave’s Little Secret
Terminations with Garden Leave – Here’s 18 Smart Steps to Guide You By Alan L. Sklover
Team Goals: 3 Tips to Achieve High Performance
1. Ask team members to rate on a 1 to 10 scale how excited they feel about the team’s goals. You might want them to do it anonymously to prevent the “what they think you want to hear” responses. If you don’t get at least 8s, this is a key area for you to work […]
Best HR Conferences and Events in 2015: SHRM 2015
Throughout January The HR Gazette will be releasing information on what we consider to be the must-attend events for Human Resources professionals in North America. SHRM 2015 The largest HR event in the world, SHRM offers extraordinary speakers, networking opportunities and discussion on cutting-edge business strategies. The SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition provides HR pros with the tools and […]
Why Teamwork is not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach
In many of my jobs, I have heard the constant refrain that teamwork is the best way to accomplish anything. I had one boss who told me that I need to stretch out of my comfort zone when I grumbled about the endless push for teamwork. While I do find value in collaborating with others, […]
Best Practices to Avoid Legal Issues with Temps, Subs & Leased Employees
“Companies which develop “best practices” for beginning such relationships will have a better chance of avoiding joint employer and misclassification issues down the road.” By Betsy Johnson
Care and Compassion are Vital HR Skills
When we look at the standard HR job description, we usually see things like knowledge of federal and state labor laws and experience with workplace investigations, benefits, training, safety, recruiting and strategic planning. It is not common to see something about the ability to care for employees on the list of requirements even though it […]
When Team Skills Don’t Equal Team Performance
The gap between skills and performance is a frequent frustration and worse, a conundrum, for leaders. The team appears to have all of the skills required to excel but doesn’t measure up on key performance metrics. The most frequent performance inhibitor is lack of team synergy. Getting along well together isn’t enough. High performance teamwork […]
Ways to Salvage a “Below Standard” Employee
Managers can use five simple performance management steps to address and improve the performance of a below standard employee.
How to Include Bullying Prevention in Harassment Training
While there are laws that protect against harassment in the workplace, we have yet to see much that addresses workplace bullying. A new California law requires that employers add training on prevention of abusive conduct to their existing harassment training, which is currently mandated for supervisors at companies with 50 or more employees. Even if […]