Performance appraisals can make even the highest performing employee and top manager cringe in fear. This once a year mandatory evaluation can easily become an uncomfortable and ineffective exercise, if not done correctly. Although some organizations and HR professionals believe the performance appraisal is becoming a thing of the past, the process can still be […]
Category: HR Q&A
You’re Delusional! Yeah I Said It……
I don’t know about you, but growing up I just wanted to be successful. I honestly wanted to grow up to earn enough money to buy what I wanted. Through my deprived child eyes my wants were elaborate; a car, a house and enough clothes so I wouldn’t repeat an outfit in any given month. […]
Adapting Google Culture for Business Success
Google is considered the mecca of organizations by many jobseekers worldwide. What makes Google the ideal employer? The key to their success is creating and nurturing a culture of employee engagement and development. Organizations can achieve similar results when they invest in recruiting, engagement, and implementing their mission in daily operations. Google’s Golden Culture […]
Diversity in the Workplace Starts with the Recruiter
The phrase “Diversity & Inclusion” is a hot HR priority right now, but what does it really mean? Without an actionable plan in place, it runs the risk of being just one more catch-all phrase—well-intentioned but poorly realized. On paper, diversity means the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or […]
Gender Office Politics: “Who does the cleaning around here?”
Gender roles don’t stop at the home, but extend well into the work environment. One of our readers, an HR Assistant, recently disclosed her disapproval at being treated as the “Office Mom” by fellow coworkers. Unfortunately, it’s quite common to delegate office-cleaning work to assistants in many organizations. Does that mean an HR assistant or […]