Human Resources Blog November 2003 Archive

Can't tell you how much I appreciate the fact that it is still the weekend and I feel as if I just took a weekend off - not from the ... Read More

Organizations, with some thought, have the opportunity to do the right things to build productive workplaces in which employee morale and motivation are positive. Read Twenty Dumb Things ... Read More

Thanksgiving was a lovely affair with great food, family and friends. Turkey, corn bread stuffing, marvelous desserts and wine headlined the menu with fresh pumpkin soup and spinach salad starting ... Read More

Happy Thanksgiving in America. For those of you who catch up on your reading during the weekend, here are some specials for the long Thanksgiving weekend. About Thanksgiving special from Go New ... Read More

I am fortunate in that I love my work so much that most of the time I am hard-pressed to call what I do working. Alison Doyle, About's Job ... Read More

Your workplace is seething with negativity and hostility. No matter where the bad vibes came from, it's your reponsibility, to help make the atmosphere less negative and more positive, productive, ... Read More

NEW ARTICLE: If you work in an organization, you’ve heard this complaint repeatedly. Leaders and managers say they want change and continuous improvement but they don’t walk their talk. ... Read More

Looking for ways to impress a potential employer? Want to make your resume or job application stand out from the pack? In the past few weeks, I've reviewed 485 resumes ... Read More

With Thanksgiving upon us, the holiday season has truly begun. We sponsored a Thanksgiving lunch at work this week that included all the traditional holiday courses. At my client company, ... Read More

Are you capturing the ardor and the spirit of your work force? You want to maximize contributions from people. You want to fuel excitement. You want people to fulfill dreams, ... Read More

As more organizations reengineer, merge, downsize, and even capsize, employees confront uncertainty daily. The rules keep changing and since most have little control over the rules, the result is often ... Read More

Projects present a special challenge. You rarely work on them alone. They generally involve all of the people who will have to live with the results of their implementation. I ... Read More

Looking for ideas about rewarding, recognizing, and thanking employees? Look no further. Ideas for employee reward, recognition, and thanks are here. Your only limit is your imagination. Use these ideas ... Read More

Welcome to Monday. I'm at Comdex in Las Vegas. Looking forward to sharing more when I return. Traffic is way down and TechSmith decided not to exhibit this year. We're ... Read More

From personal experience, integrating a true performance management system within an organization is a lot of work. It's tough. People don't think they have the time. People don't want to ... Read More

I'm preparing to attend a major trade show in Las Vegas. It's great to attend industry events at which I hear where other professionals are experiencing challenges and opportunities. ... Read More

Almost everything I've read about why people leave organizations indicates that having a bad boss is one of the most demotivating factors. A manager that belittles people, has unreasonable ... Read More

Today is World Diabetes Day and, to build awareness of this disease, which is striking more people every year, take a look at the site of About's Paula Ford-Martin. Her ... Read More

Discrimination is hard to pinpoint and difficult to cure. It is rooted in the minds and hearts of people based on their background, experience and beliefs. Training may tell people ... Read More

Downsizing (or redundancy) is a toxic solution. Used sparingly and with planning it can be an organizational lifesaver, but when used repeatedly, without a thoughtful strategy, it can destroy an ... Read More

NEW ARTICLE: At this point in my career, I feel a tremendous obligation to mentor young people starting off on their careers. Obligation is, perhaps, too strong of a ... Read More

Every once in awhile, I read my favorite articles to make sure I'm doing what my research and experience tell me to do. This week, as I mentioned earlier, I'm ... Read More

Wondering why your workforce doesn't get excited about your product and your customers? One reason is that they rarely meet them; only managers and above interact with the average customer ... Read More

If so, I share your pain. I attended a legal seminar put on by the Dykema-Gossett law firm. Found myself sharing stories with other attendees. Intermittant leaves tied to the ... Read More

You can make their day or break their day. Your choice. No kidding. Other than the decisions individuals make on their own about liking their work, you are the most ... Read More

I'm off on another hiring spree. We just recruited a security specialist for the plant. I'm looking for a quality auditor, two senior developers and a donation program developer/salesperson. The ... Read More

During this annual time of performance appraisals and feedback sessions, for those organizations that have not yet adopted performance management, take a look at these articles. Receive Feedback With Grace and ... Read More

Almost everyone has a bad boss in one job or another. You can learn to deal with a bad boss. You might even help a bad boss change for the ... Read More

Looking for a weekend laugh? I've gathered some of my favorite humor sites just for you. Take a look at Humor and Stress Break Resources.