Employee Relations, Human Resources, Leadership

HR Would Be Better If….

My friend Steve Browne (@sbrownehr) posed a question and a challenge to all HR professionals to answer this simple question: “HR would be better if ______________.” So, here is my response: HR would be better if “human” was put back into Human Resources. Back in the day, we were known as the Personnel Department.  Why?… Continue reading HR Would Be Better If….

Communication, Employee Relations, Leadership, Performance

How to Lead Your Team to Success: From a Veteran

When Jill Morgenthaler arrived at boot camp in 1975, she was part of the inaugural class of women in the Army.  She was one of 83 female cadets on a base of 50,000 men.  Colonel Jill Morgenthaler (Ret.) went on to serve three decades in the U.S. Army in positions such as: the first female military… Continue reading How to Lead Your Team to Success: From a Veteran

Employee Relations, Human Resources, Leadership, Performance

Like Attracts Like: Why Leaders Attract Certain Followers

Back on November 16, 2014, I came across an article written by Brigette Hyacinth on LinkedIn that caught my eye: “Leaders: Beware of Followers.”  In her article, she talked about how every Leader needs Followers and that the conclusion of her research into the subject lead her to categorize 7 types of Followers: 1) Sycophants -… Continue reading Like Attracts Like: Why Leaders Attract Certain Followers

Employee Relations, Human Resources, Leadership, Performance

Do’s & Don’ts of Performance Reviews: And Why You NEED To Do Them!

First let’s start off by saying: a Performance Review does not equal a salary increase! Yes, the two are normally tied together…but that raise is tied to the end result of the performance review as a reward.  Too many managers shy away from doing performance reviews on their employees because they assume they HAVE to… Continue reading Do’s & Don’ts of Performance Reviews: And Why You NEED To Do Them!