Tim Baker is a HR & career services Consultant, coach, leader, mentor, connector, story teller, dad, hockey coach, Editor of Learning at The HR Gazette and, according to his Twitter profile, he even once balanced a lawn chair on his nose! Let’s meet Tim.. Editor: Tell us about your personal career history and what brought you […]
Interview with Tom Hadley – Talking Immigration Law, Networking and Iron Man
Tom Hadley is a certified HR Leader with a background in global mobility and a passion for games, yoga, golf, and wine. A lover of all things digital and a self-proclaimed social media junkie, Tom is an active blogger. He even writes posts for some online magazine called The HR Gazette.. We decided it was time to get to know […]
Repairing Your Team’s Broken Windows
Broken windows is a theory in criminology that suggests that if you let little things go they become bigger ones. The theory is based on the observation that the existence of broken windows in a neighbourhood frequently is found in association with other signs of general social fragmentation and disorder, such as property neglect, disrepair, […]
Teamwork: An Interview with Leslie Bendaly
We caught up with Leslie Bendaly, one of Canada’s most respected thinkers and practitioners in areas of organizational leadership, teamwork and change. Leslie’s books on leadership include Strength in Numbers, Winner Instinct, Organization 2005, Games Teams Play and Leadership on the Run. Kinect President (and daughter) Nicole Bendaly teamed up with Leslie to co-author the latest book, […]
5 Tips To Improve Your Management Style
Looking for ideas on how you can improve your effectiveness as a leader? Management is a skill that can be learned but it takes time and effort. Here are 5 things you can try to help you become a better leader: 1. Get The Best Team You are only as good as the people around you. To give […]
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 […]
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 […]
Another take on the dreaded, outdated performance review!
Ah, the performance review. Please allow me to add my two cents to this topic. It’s been well documented that performance reviews are rife with deficiencies. Too often, they are used to place blame. Objective criteria becomes subjective. Rating scales save time, but don’t gauge performance OR identify areas for improvement. The process itself is […]
Why your employees aren’t using the new software
You’re a great boss. Even though you’re a small business you make sure your team has all the latest tools to do their jobs right. In fact, you just went out and got a cool new software. So why are all the employees complaining and not using the functions? This new software does it all; […]