(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is an excerpt from my book, “Essential Meeting Blueprints for Managers.” The book is available on Amazon in hard copy and …
Leadership and Management
If You’re Being Investigated by Human Resources – Ask #HR Bartender
During my human resources career, I’ve conducted more than my fair share of investigations. Some that turned out to be nothing and others that has …
What Do You Want To Be Known For
I found this website recently. It’s a memorial to all of the products and projects that Google has abandoned over the years. While the site …
Can You Facilitate While Learning
I was reading an article about internships when I ran across the phrase “facilitating while learning”. It made me think, can you facilitate a topic …
Managers: Fair and Equal Are Not the Same Thing
One of the biggest challenges I see managers deal with is employee relations, which has to do with the relationship between the employee and the …
Never Mess With an Employee’s Paycheck – Friday Distraction
People who are part of the payroll process have a tough job. There’s an expectation that payroll will be processed perfectly. Not within a margin …
Your Competency Model – Ask #HR Bartender
Today’s reader question addresses a dilemma many of us face: time versus results. I’m a manager in the sales department. Our company does not have …