Someone was telling me about an employee issue they were having recently. During the conversation, they said, “This person is smart. They have a college …
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An Employee Feedback Story
Here’s a reader’s story about giving and receiving feedback: Our company recently had an employee meeting. Senior leadership conducted the session to talk about the …
A Bartender’s Predictions for 2011
Yep, it’s that time of year again. Time to stick my neck out and predict what I think might happen in the upcoming year. In …
The Value of Organizational Values
Recently, we’ve talked about vision and mission statements, so it only seems fitting that we finish this strategy trifecta with a post about organizational values. …
Introducing: M-Learning
A number of years ago, I attended an ASTD International Conference and Exposition. I listened to a couple of sessions about designing Blackberry apps for …
Playing is Part of the Job
I’m a work hard, play hard kinda girl. I’ve been very fortunate to work for companies that shared this philosophy. And because I like to …
Ask HR Bartender: The Importance of Trust
Today’s brief installment was inspired by a post from one of my favorite bloggers, Gautam Ghosh. If you haven’t checked out his blog, Designing HR …