Posted on September 14th | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
The benefits of teamwork are many, to individuals as well as organizations. New and innovative ideas surface faster, the quality of work improves, efficiency increases, stronger working relationships are developed, team members are given more learning opportunities and sharing the load improves work/life balance. Bringing people with individual and unique talents together is a competitive advantage for companies. However, the benefits of working of teams do not materialize without some forethought, conscious planning and development of the team. Today, we… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Leadership, Teams, Trust, Uncategorized
Posted on July 7th | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
The May 2020 Gallup survey on Employee Engagement finds: 38% of employees are actively engaged. This is highest the metric has been since 2000 when Gallup started tracking. At that point it was 26%. Actively Disengaged employees (those that have miserable work experiences and spread their unhappiness to their colleagues) has remained at its lowest of 13%. A Quantum workplace study released in June 2020 reported employee engagement at its peak in 2020 was up 11% over the same time in 2019. Coinciding with the initial negative impacts… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Change Management, Culture, Engagement, Leadership, Recognition, Uncategorized
Posted on June 1st | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
“PAUSE” or “HURTLING”? The last 10 weeks have been many things, confusing, overwhelming, eye opening, heart breaking, feelings of helplessness and more. Initially for me, it felt like I was hurtling forward! So many questions and things to figure out… Will I get sick? What will I do if so? Have I already had it? Do I have enough food in the house? How is the rest of my family doing? Do I, should I or how will I change up my business? Where can… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Change Management, Gratitude, Leadership, Personal Development, Uncategorized
Posted on March 23rd | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
Working from home, now the “new normal” for most of us, may change the landscape of the work place forever. In the meantime, thousands of people have been forced to quickly adjust to a significant change in their lives. It has been 10 years since I started working from home. It was an adjustment, yet one of my choosing. I’d like to share a few things I learned along the way. Set a Schedule – Working from home brings many advantages as well as potential… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Change Management, Culture, Human Resources, Personal Development
Posted on April 10th | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
Work Human has been called a conference like no other. I have been intrigued and following their posts on Social Media for the past four years. This year, for the second time, I had the chance to attend the conference in Nashville, TN. Work Human ISa conference like no other I have attended – they have cracked the code. Here are a few highlights from my experience this year: Work Human is centered around the commitment to bring humanity back to the workplace. The… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Engagement, Gratitude, Leadership, Networking, Recognition
Posted on March 26th | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
As a mostly “self-taught”, “learn through experience” HR professional, conferences are one of my most important teachers and classrooms. The provide great opportunities to learn, gain clarity, build confidence, network, think differently and re-energize. Over the years, I have had my “go to” conferences and those I have attended only once. They have all provided the chance to learn, network, gain clarity and build my confidence in supporting my current organization or clients. As the world of work continues to… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Engagement, Human Centric, Leadership, Recognition
Posted on September 11th | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
The need to develop our own pipeline of leaders continues to be one of the most important challenges facing Human Resources and their Company Leaders. The Conference Board CEO Challenge identified Human Capital as the one of the biggest challenges facing organizations and SHRM’s survey of Business and Human Capital Challenges Today and in the Future identified developing the next generation of leaders as the top Human Capital Challenge. One of the best places to recruit for new leaders is… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Development, Employee Value Proposition, First Time Managers, Leadership, Talent Management
Posted on August 9th | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
As children, many of us played the game “Follow the Leader”. The rules as I recall them were simple; everyone got in a line behind the “Leader” and did whatever they did or told us to do. The rules of leadership in the real world are not so simple and leaders cannot expect team members to “get in line” and do whatever they tell us to do. As a leader, especially a new leader or First Time Manager inspiring team members… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, First Time Managers, Leadership, Retention, Trust
Posted on July 31st | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 0
Becoming a First Time Manager can be one of the most challenging and overwhelming career transitions. As many studies will tell you, an effective on-boarding program substantially increases the success of someone joining a new company. 77% of new hires who hit their first performance milestone had formal on-boarding training. Organizations with a standard on-boarding process experience 54% greater new hire productivity Yet, not every company has a formal on-boarding program for new employees let alone provide guidance for First Time… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Development, Feedback, Leadership, On-Boarding, Retention, Uncategorized
Posted on May 6th | By: Janet Hoffmann | Comments 2
I had the opportunity a week ago to attend the Volunteer Leadership Conference for New York State SHRM and at the same time, I have been working with some of my HR colleagues from @NYCSHRM the New York City Chapter of SHRM to better engage future leaders in our Chapter. It got me to thinking about my experiences as a volunteer leader and all the benefits that have come my way: Development: As a young girl, I joined the International… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Development, Friendship, Leadership, Networking, Personal Development
