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  • Differentiation is Critical for Long Term Success

    Today we’re talking about the importance of differentiating your HR practices to increase your value and the satisfaction of your customers, both internal and external. Check out the video (subscribers click through to view): The bottom line? You should explore the possibility of differentiating your offerings where you can. I’ve long said that as technology and…

  • Employee Retention Techniques

    Recently I was talking with someone about employee retention techniques and how to get people to stay at your organization. At first I gave a rote answer based on my gut, but after thinking on the topic for a while I realized there were some pretty significant pieces to the puzzle. I would hazard to…

  • The Biggest Killer of Teams Is…

    I have been studying the performance of several teams both within and outside our organization, and over time I have seen one key predictor of success or failure for team performance: community. When community is lacking, or in more common terms, when the team members don’t have care and concern for each other, failure will…

  • Two Biggest CEO Concerns? Talent and… Talent

    I’ve long believed that recruiting and talent management is one of the fastest and most direct ways to prove and enhance the value proposition for HR. The tweet below was brought to my attention during a session at the SHRM conference, and I can completely understand the truth behind it. Two biggest CEO worries –…

  • How to Improve Employee Retirement Planning #SHRM13

    My favorite session at SHRM13? One that focused on 401ks. Yeah, sounds strange, right? But it really was an intriguing session. The speaker discussed some of the behavioral concepts regarding 401k planning, retirement, etc. I have some good notes to share soon, but this was the one big takeaway that I got from the session.…

  • The Crowdsourced Performance Review

    Check out the short video below to learn more about The Crowdsourced Performance Review (here on Amazon). I’m looking forward to digging in and sharing more about the topics in the book! Forty-five percent of human resources (HR) leaders don’t think annual performance reviews are an accurate appraisal for employees’ work. And 42 percent don’t think employees…

  • Mistrust and the Disengaged Workforce

    Let’s start off with a story. And just as a heads up, it’s not necessarily a happy one. Since 2009, Interaction Associates, a consulting firm based in Boston that advises on human resources and company leadership, has run a survey that measures how much employees trust the leaders who run their businesses. As of this year, the…