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Monday, August 25th, 2008
While reading one of my favorite blogs this morning, “Know HR,” I was thinking about the zillion presentations I’ve suffered through in the workplace.
The one thing you could count on in the electronic industry were countless meetings and presentations. I have always had a hard time sleeping at night, but the minute the lights dimmed and some [...]
Think One Way and do the Opposite
Friday, August 15th, 2008So, I told you about us smarties planning to take over an operation out in the Nevada desert. We were all ready with our HR Manual, Offers of Employement, Orientation about our Company, blah,blah, blah. Before we moved ahead, we had lunch with consultant, Dr. Charles Hughes. He asked us if we were going to go up [...]
It’s Easy: Just Put Up Posters
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008I used to have this boss that traveled a lot. He would read those catalogs they have on the airplanes; you know, the ones that advertise the motivational posters. Upon his return from some business trip, he would darken my door and ask me why we don’t have these great pictures posted around the plant.
It [...]
What Me Worry?
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008What, Me worry? Yes, I do.
But, not today. It is what it is. As George’s father on Seinfeld once said, “Serenity now!” And, I believe that serenity comes from helping others. Isn’t that what Human Resources is all about?
The only rub is that sometimes in our field, we help others when they don’t want to [...]
Mojo on Motivation
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Why is the topic of motivation so important to anyone in Human Resources?
If we don’t understand employee motivation, we will be designing the wrong HR programs, benefits and reward systems. If don’t get it, we will also be providing the wrong counsel to our managers.
Most of us learned in Mangement 101 that people are motivated [...]
3 More Ways to Get Respect
Monday, July 28th, 2008“I don’t get no respect!” Other than Rodney Dangerfield, how many times in Human Resources did we mutter or think this way? Even when we do get to that “table,” we don’t always feel respected as an equal partner.
Here are three more ways that worked for me (see previous posting for 3 other ways):
1. Transfer or downplay [...]
3 Ways to Get to the Table
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008In my book coming out shortly entitled, “The Way Book,” I outline ways for Human Resource Professionals to get to that “table” we want to sit at so much. It took me 30 years to get to that table as an equal, if not important influence and now I want to share my recipe with [...]
The Payback for the “New” HR Department
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008With our new Vision, Mission, and re-organization of our Human Resources Department, we are taking our place at that “table” as equals. The big payback is that we are now helping run the business and are recognized for our contribution. We are no longer viewed as lackeys and overhead. As Rodney Dangerfiled used to say, [...]
Human Resources - We Rock
Thursday, July 17th, 2008If we have designed the perfect HR Departmant - we will ROCK!
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For review, you might want to go back a few entries and see what we have done. We had a Vision. Next we created a Mission. Then, we understood what we had to do next. We created an organization designed to ROCK. Our Human [...]
The Fantasy HR Department Continued
Monday, July 14th, 2008Now, remember, this is a fantasy.
I would split off the Benefits part and give it to the Controller. I know that this is a controversial move, but we should no longer spend so much of our energy on this no-win area. In fact, one reason for our less than stellar image derives from the fact that we cannot [...]