Month: March 2012
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Unplugging, focus, and perspective
Yesterday I returned from a short getaway and jumped straight back into work. However, I had some interesting thoughts and definitely wanted to share them since when I talk to you guys about issues you’re facing, they’re usually issues I’m facing as well. The importance of unplugging Last Saturday I ran in a relay race…
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What are your “big” ideas?
One of our core values at work is “provide innovative solutions that exceed expectations.” That might seem like a standard/blah kind of idea, but it plays out in a way that I haven’t encountered anywhere else I’ve worked. We have a “big ideas” database that allows employees to share ideas on anything they think might…
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HR Brand-Words vs Actions
Your HR brand is what you do, not what you say As part of our rebranding of HR we were asked to come up with a new name for our Human Resources department. Can you guys help me with your suggestions to rename our department? I don’t want to pick on the person who posted…
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Employee HR Portal-How to Build One
I’ve had “create an employee HR portal” on my To Do list for a while now, and this week is the one where I check that little item off as complete. When it first appeared on the list, I honestly wasn’t sure what I was looking for. Besides walking around and asking people what they…
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Managing retention on the front lines
I’m a firm believer in managers and their role as an intermediary between the business and its staff. I have seen that relationship play out with both positive and negative results, but there’s no disputing the relationship between good managers and good employees. On a related note, I did a video a while back on…
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Catch me today on DriveThruHR!
I’ll be talking on DriveThruHR today, and I’d love for you to call in or listen online. The show is at noon central time and runs for a (fairly quick!) thirty minutes. If you miss the show, you can listen to the archive afterward. Click here to visit the DriveThruHR site Click here to add…