I'll be answering questions about performance appraisal in real-time at the Toronto Globe and Mail at 1 p.m. today. Come on over and ask a question or look over the ... Read More

I attended a national teleconference training session Thursday that violated the three cardinal rules of training. It took me a couple of days to reach this conclusion because my ... Read More

Attending a meeting this week with a local Quality Association, I am reminded of the power of the teachings of W. Edwards Deming. The presentation was given by Dr. Joyce ... Read More

Reader Q. I have a question for you regarding my current job situation. I started working for the company I am currently employed at almost three years ago. At ... Read More

I'm on a Google roll this week. In writing yesterday's blog, I came across an article that describes how Google hires an employee. Long known for hiring the brightest grads ... Read More

Attending an ad club event last week, I listened to a Google manager, Grady Burnett, describe his company and their corporate culture. Sure, you've read about the free food, the ... Read More

I mentioned the Carnival of Human Resources several days ago. The HR Carnival #5 is now live and you can visit it at the Evil HR Lady's Blog. She's not ... Read More

During a time of escalating health care costs, employers would do well to emphasize, and even reward, healthy life style alternatives through workplace wellness initiatives. Several of my clients have ... Read More

For Americans and many around the world, the Kennedy assassinations, the Challenger and Columbia shuttle explosions, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the bombing ... Read More

This weekend's Wall Street Journal made several key points I'd like to share. Fear of losing costly lawsuits is making employers hesitant to fire employees who are underperforming. And, human ... Read More

The Carnival of Human Resources is off and running, or should I say weaving, dipping, and dodging? I've never been one for roller coasters, but a Carnival is a great ... Read More

Team building, training, and employee motivation remain consistently the most sought after, well-read topics on the site. In my usual approach to training, I meet with groups weekly for ... Read More

No one works in management or Human Resources without having a lot of stories to tell from years of working with people. I remember one day when an employee, who ... Read More

Are you fed up with the return on investment you experience when you subject people to your current performance appraisal process? Are you changing your approach to performance evaluation and ... Read More

Delegation can be viewed as dumping by the employee who receives more work to do. In a recent meeting with a young employee, she complained that while she was extremely ... Read More

Today is Easter and I'd like to wish you and yours a happy day. Something about decorated eggs, family dinners, and bunnies always gets to me. It's nothing like being ... Read More

Regular emails from readers ask hundreds of questions each year. Patterns emerge about the toughest situations you face in your organizations. These are the ten toughest, but most frequent ... Read More

Today, in a client company, we worked on coaching employee performance improvement. Especially, the need to notice early that an employee is struggling or failing was emphasized. Noticing employee performance ... Read More

Working at Google sounds very cool. I'd be the first to tout Google as a motivating employer: free food, fun ... Google and other top 100 employers provide best workplaces. ... Read More

When you think about employee motivation, the role of the manager cannot be underestimated. The manager plays such an important role in the life of an employee. Even the most ... Read More

Maybe it's the changing season, but I have had several emails and a couple of interviews in the past week about how to hold difficult conversations with employees. You know ... Read More

My tips are normally shorter than the average article on the site. I enjoy writing them and I add new tips every week. Take a look at all of the ... Read More