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This week is the Thanksgiving Holiday in the United States. It’s a good time for leaders to step back from the hustle and bustle and reflect on how they have thanked their teams for their hard work and contributions. Thanksgiving…
Read More During this Thanksgiving Season, be the role model for recognition and appreciation!
Human resources as an organizational function and its leaders are receiving heaps of criticism these days. I must say that some of it is justified! Pundits, academics and business executives alike have been criticizing HR for not being business savvy,…
Read More 7 Reasons Why it is a Great Time to be in Human Resources!
I will be the first to tell you there has never been a better time to be in human resources. Never has there been better and more widely available research, predictive models, and--during this economic expansion--the need for companies to…
Read More Half way through the year: How successful is your talent management plan?
Jerry Useem is causing an uproar with his article in the June issue of the Atlantic, “Why it Pays to be a Jerk”.[i] He actually makes a strong case for being a “disagreeable giver,” rather than a jerk. Many of…
Read More Do jerks really win and nice guys and gals finish last?
Despite all of the research on employee motivation and the importance of recognition, most companies do a poor job of it. A recent survey by the American Psychological Association[i] found that, “Only about half of the U.S. workforce (51%) say…
Read More Most companies do a poor job of recognizing employees. How does yours stack up?
Many organizations believe that self-assessments are effective because they allow employees to inform management of their accomplishments and developmental needs. Unfortunately, self-assessments do not meet those expectations. The research on self-assessments[i] shows that they have low validity and high variability.…
Read More Should your employees complete self-assessments? Here’s a better approach.
Forced ranking is one of the most contentious practices used in performance management today. It is based on the premise that rigorous evaluation and ranking of employees by their immediate supervisors on agreed-upon abilities, skills and attitudes is not only…
Read More Forced Ranking: The good, the bad, the ugly, and what to do about it!
Although it has obvious benefits for aligning, motivating and developing an organization’s workforce, performance management is the most hated of human resource processes. Performance management is often bureaucratic and time consuming, with long forms to complete, 360-degree feedback, rankings, forced…
Read More Should you overhaul your performance management system?
Companies today are still struggling to attract and develop more female leaders. Although women make up more than half of the U.S. labor force, according to the U.S. Census of 2010, they are underrepresented in leadership roles at all levels.[i]…
Read More Struggling to attract more women leaders? Try flexible work arrangements
360-degree feedback is a hotly debated topic today. It uses surveys to gather anonymous feedback about managers or employees from peers, subordinates and higher-level executives as input to their performance evaluation. It took off in the 1990s when companies began…
