A few weeks ago, I ran across this press release from Blessing White regarding employee expectations for 2014. The release included a couple of interesting …
Leadership and Management
These posts focus on workplace leadership and management as part of an overall business strategy.
Clarifying Workplace Lingo and Acronyms [poll results]
In response to my post on Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, I asked you to share with me your thoughts on adding and/or replacing abilities with …
Changing a Toxic Work Culture – Ask HR Bartender
With all the talk about employee disengagement and 2014 being the year of the employee, this reader question really hits home. I’m an HR Specialist …
The #1 Cause of Death at Work [infographic] – Friday (Non) Distraction
I love my iPhone and tech toys. But with them comes being a responsible user. Not just in terms of being safe with data and …
10 Tips For First-Time Supervisors
At one of my training sessions recently, we had a discussion about being a first-time supervisor. While the group had a tremendous amount of management …
The 7 Kinds of Power You Can Use At Work
Before we go any further, stop being modest and saying, “Who me?! I don’t have any power.” Yes, you do. In fact, it’s important for …
Separate Merit Increases from Performance Reviews
As I continue to hear bashing of the performance appraisal process, I become more convinced that the reason everyone hates performance reviews is because the …