Author: Ben
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Using Locus of Control Theory For Career Success
I firmly believe in the power of using the locus of control theory to have a richer, more fulfilling career. Read on for how you can use the locus of control theory to evaluate job candidates. Last week I had a discussion with another local HR pro, and we were talking about interview questions that…
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Three Things that (Actually) Motivate People
Today we have an entertaining, yet educational video that focuses on the topics in Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us, a book by Dan Pink. It’s a neat little video that tells a visual story about motivation-based research. That’s the easy part. The hard part is checking out the items below the video…
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Human Resource Mission Statement Sample Idea
Developing a human resource mission statement sample from scratch? It could be a great opportunity to flex your strategic HR muscles. Earlier this week I talked about understanding the business as a part of the strategic HR planning process. Then I ran into something else that made me think of another area where we can align…
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HR Strategic Planning Process-Understand Your Leaders
The HR strategic planning process is often discussed as if it’s some sort of secret or highly technical concept. In reality it has a few pieces that may or may not be technical, but the underlying foundation is fairly simple. Understand what matters for your company. Align your HR practices to support and lead in…
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JC Penney-Color Coding Employees is a Smart Practice
Recent news about JC Penney color cording their employees has garnered some interesting commentary. Here’s a snippet: JCPenney has split up its associates into categories based on their performance and abilities, according to sources inside the company. The move has employees worried. Sources told us that on a broadcast to supervisors and managers in January,…
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Employee Performance Management (Free eBook)
Get the Free Employee Performance Management Guide! So you’ve been thinking about your staff lately. Namely, employee performance management. When you work with people, there is never an easy answer for handling performance issues, negative feedback, etc. It’s just one of the more difficult parts of being a leader. But you aren’t in this alone.…
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SHRM 2013 Conference in Chicago, IL
So the SHRM 2013 Conference is in Chicago. I’ll be there, will you? This will be my third SHRM conference to attend, and my hope is that it will be the best one yet. 60+ other HR and recruiting bloggers will be there. Who else is going? What sessions are you looking forward to? I…