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Addressing the Challenge of Performance Reviews

The performance review is dreaded by nearly everyone in the organization for many reasons:

It can be an onerous process It’s only done once a year We only include in the review what is fresh in our memories We really don’t know how to handle those difficult conversations with employees who may not be performing […]

Are You Aligning Employee’s Skills to the Projects They Are Assigned?

Frequently, when I’m brought in to a company to evaluate projects or major initiatives that are going off track I find – among other issues – one common thread from client to client – employees assigned to do the work who really don’t have the necessary skills. They were assigned because they have done a […]

Preparing to Meet Professional Development Needs in the New Year

Determining Employee Needs

As a Human Resource Professional, are you prepared to meet employee professional development needs in the upcoming need? Do you know what is needed in skill development?

Here are some suggestions on ways to gather information (in a short time) as to what may be needed/desired in professional development:

Meet with the […]

Strategy in Human Resources

Strategy in Human Resources? Is that possible?

As time has passed, more and more departments inside organizations have become strategic and data-driven. When we think of departments like Finance and Operations, we can easily visualize those being strategic and highly analytical, but we don’t often think that way about HR.

Human Resources is one of […]

Why should you care about staff morale?

How many times have you been treated poorly by an employee at your favourite coffee house, or shop? Clearly that employee does not embody the company spirit, and most likely has low morale. Considering that staff morale and customer satisfaction are directly linked. Connect with your employees on an emotional level and they will follow […]