The dreaded termination process: keeping it as painless as possible

Got to let someone go? Here are a few things to consider to help everything things go as smoothly as possible, Pre-termination Review employees’ files for post-employment obligations. These can range from non-competition agreements to confidentiality agreements. If they exist, make a copy of the agreement to give to departing employees to remind them of their obligations. Get IT involved. […]

Volunteering – the good and bad

Whether your work experience is rich or minimal, there are many advantages, and some disadvantages, of volunteering if you are searching for a new job. This article explores both sides. PROS Learn a new skill Volunteering is a great way to learn or develop a new skill that otherwise may be difficult to obtain. Keep […]

How not to fire an employee

So your management team has decided that its just not working out with an employee? Terminating a member of staff is a difficult process – both legally and emotionally. Many companies get terminations horribly wrong! Here are four ways HR pros can get it wrong when they fire someone, courtesy of the ManpowerGroup Employment Blawg: They […]

Finding and hiring experienced employees

Some estimates indicate that Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) currently account for as much as 46 percent of the Canadian workforce. In addition, according to Statistics Canada, it is likely that one out of every four people in the labour force will be 55 years or over by 2021 (see http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-010-x/2011008/part-partie3-eng.htm). With an aging […]

Trending on Twitter: Human Resources

What Organizations Need Now From Human Resources(Forbes) The job of Human Resources today is to make people and organizations grow, yet it has only marginally evolved since its inception around the end of the nineteenth century. Starting as “Personnel,” to protect women and girls in industrial environments, … Administration announces new Human Resources leadership(vtdigger.org) A new […]

How to inspire and enable your potential

This post is for leaders, emerging leaders, and ALL people who want to find NEW ways, faster ways, better ways to feel, work, do and live better at a speed of change, challenges, opportunities and failures that will continue to accelerate. What makes me an expert in optimizing potential and results in the face of change, […]

Team Planning Tips

Creating a Team Charter Creating and agreeing on a team charter can set team projects up for success. The team Charter is an opportunity to ensure that everyone involved at the team (and senior management) level knows why the project needs to be carried out, understands what the objectives and measures of success are, and has […]

Carole Spiers: Managing stress at the top

‘No one forced you to accept the job of a CEO!’ is a cry from the wife of the senior executive of a multi-national pharmaceutical company. ‘You are never home on time and your mind always seems to be somewhere else!’. So why does someone choose to take on the full responsibility of a company? Is it […]

“Workplace Violence” in a Globalized World

This is the second in a series of segments which together comprise a larger paper presented at the  Ninth World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion, Merida, Mexico, focusing on workplace violence from a “global” perspective. In its entirety, this paper examines the contributing factors of workplace abuse which plague both developed and developing nations. Research in “Workplace Violence” is in its infancy. In some […]