Tag: Video
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HR Competition or Cooperation?
Today I want to talk about HR competition. And cooperation. It’s something that I stop to consider every so often, and I am curious if I’m the only one who really thinks about it. Here’s my thought process in a nutshell: We as HR professionals are very collaborative. We’re cooperative. But we’re also competitive. Whether…
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How to Give Critical Feedback at Work (Video)
Learning how to give critical feedback isn’t difficult, but actually doing it can be! Check out the video (and notes) below for some recent research on how to put this communication tool to use in your organization. Video on why and how to give critical feedback Email subscribers click here to view the video Video notes…
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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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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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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…
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New Business Concepts (How to Implement a ROWE)
If you like keeping up with new business concepts, I have one for you: the ROWE. I’ve talked about the idea of a Results Only Work Environment before, but the latest book by Cali Ressler and Jodi Thompson (Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It) is the handbook for organizations and managers looking to…
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New Job Orientation for Remote Employees
While we have plenty of resources for how to onboard new hires, there isn’t much info with regard to new job orientation for remote employees. How do you handle off site employee orientation? What do you say? How do you communicate? Today we’ll look at all that, plus I’ll share a few ideas on how…