Category: Culture
Posted on September 14th | 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 | 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 March 23rd | 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 | 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 | 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 August 9th | 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 April 20th | Comments 0
I LOVE Stories…especially those that are about or based on true life. That may be why I like to read historical fiction, why I am a big fan of “Humans of New York” (HONY) and why I loved to listen to my Mom and Dad tell stories about our family and growing up. I am especially grateful to have my Dad’s home movies and recordings of my cousin interviewing my Mom and my Aunt about their childhood. Both of these… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Culture, Human Resources, Leadership, Retention, Uncategorized
Posted on April 2nd | Comments 0
How many of us remember hearing those words from our parents when we were growing up? They are a parent’s advice that would serve anyone well through out their life. Today, those words take on even more significance when working with or collaborating with others in the workplace. A 2012 IBM Survey of CEOs identified “collaboration as the number one trait CEOs are seeking in their employees with 75% saying it was critical.” Collaboration encourages the sharing of knowledge, supports… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Business Partner, Culture, Development, Leadership, Uncategorized
Posted on June 20th | Comments 0
Social media literacy is fast becoming a source of competitive advantage both for organizations and individuals. What was unknown just a few years ago has become our daily reality. Many organizations realize the potential of harnessing these new technologies: social media campaigns engage customers and potential employees alike, internal social networking sites and blogs encourage the sharing of ideas and best practices as well as increase the opportunity for improved communication, on-line meeting and collaboration tools enable global teams to… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Culture, Development, Leadership, Social Media, Talent Management
Posted on May 22nd | Comments 0
An organization’s brand is like a coin…it has two sides. One is focused externally on the value created for their customer and the other is focused internally on the value created for their employees – your Employee Value Proposition (EVP). Your EVP articulates the mix of offerings and opportunities an employee will experience throughout the Employee Lifecycle that will differentiate your company from your competitors, in return for what the employee contributes. Just as we want to create that emotional… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Business Partner, Culture, Employee Value Proposition, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management
