Category: Development
Posted on September 24th | Comments 0
I had the honor of being a guest today on Drive Thru HR hosted by Bryan Wempen. The conversation starts with the question “What’s Keeping You Up at Night?” and quickly moved through a variety of topics: Attracting and retaining talent, the importance of 0n-boarding, simplifying HR, aligning people practices with business results, adding value and collaboration. Would love to hear your thoughts on any of those topics! You can catch DriveThruHR everyday at 12:00 pm central time on Blog… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Development, Human Resources, Leadership, On-Boarding, Strategic, Talent Management, Uncategorized
Posted on August 27th | Comments 0
In most organizations when employees are asked what they would like most from their managers – -the answer is feedback. People want to know where they stand. They want to know if your perception of their performance is the same as their own. Providing effective feedback is therefore a key skill set for leaders looking to develop high performers. Yet, in many cases providing feedback is a skill that causes the most discomfort for new and long-term supervisors. For many… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Development, Feedback, Human Resources, Leadership, Performance Management, Talent Management, Uncategorized
Posted on August 21st | Comments 0
Providing effective feedback to our team offers great benefits. Many times we loose site of how impactful those benefits can be, however, when given at the right time in a respectful, positive and constructive manner feedback is the key to individual and organizational success. Here are some of the benefits: Improves Performance Feedback provides a clear expectation of performance. Learning what they do well increases a team member’s confidence. They are more likely to try more, stretch themselves and share… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Development, Feedback, Leadership, Performance Management, Personal Development, Talent Management
Posted on August 12th | Comments 0
The New York State SHRM Conference, HR Hat Trick: Innovate, Imagine, Inspire is right around the corner on September 15 – 17th, 2013 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. HR Professionals, Executives, Small Business Owners, Trainers, and Business Leaders Interested in Maximizing Human Capital and Personal Performance will be gathering to hear the latest in HR trends, issues and solutions. I have the honor of working with a small team of fellow HR Professionals to help promote the conference. It… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Business Acumen, Development, Human Resources, Leadership, Networking, Personal Development
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 April 15th | Comments 0
Business Acumen is one of the key competencies every leader in every organization at every level needs to be viewed as a true business partner. As I was reviewing various definitions for Business Acumen I came across the one on Wikipedia. It reads as follows: “Business acumen is keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome. The term “business acumen” can be broken down literally… Continue Reading »
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Posted Under: Building Relationships, Business Acumen, Business Partner, Development, HR Aligned Design News, Human Resources, Leadership
