I envy an email network colleague! A new leader is taking over their organization. As I understand it, he is coming from one of their European operations. Watching changes in leadership are fascinating to watch!

Some are successful, some are not. Almost every time, the early actions of that person set the tone for their administration and the legacy they leave behind when they are gone. In other words, their success or failure hinges on the first days or weeks in the new setting. Is he a class act or just another leader? The class act leaders instinctively know they are the new kid on the block.  Read the full article...

When I wrote my book Surviving & Thriving in the HR World, I included the following fictional memo about a person who just received a promotion. Some reviewers took issue with this saying they didn’t change the way they dealt with former peers who are now subordinates when they got promoted. My point with the memo was that the situation is now changed and you can’t have the same relationship with the team you used to have. It’s too hard to be objective in your decisions making. What’s your thoughts?  Read the full article...

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I have been asked many times how to succeed in the Human Resource field. Some thoughts from my book, Surviving & Thriving in the HR World.

GETTING NOTICED

It doesn’t matter whether you are a benefits administrator, a payroll person, or a recruiter, you will not get anywhere in HR without getting noticed. To get noticed, you need a plan.

Just hoping you will get noticed and get promoted won’t do it!  Read the full article...

It’s Wednesday, February 10th and I’m at the bus stop early. The 311 doesn’t arrive for 15 minutes yet. This is the kind of morning that mysteries are made of. Ya know ….. “It was a gloomy night ……”

Standing in the dark, light rain falling, traffic zooming by, and their drivers did not seem to care that I’m there all alone. Maybe glad that they are safe in their cars? Even though I’m pretty sure I can take care of myself, I did feel a little vulnerable standing there all alone. After all, on any other day I would have been one of those drivers, safe in that mobile iron box.  Read the full article...

The age old tradition is to use discipline as a means of changing behavior. The term “discipline” is typically associated with union contracts and has the usual verbal warning, written warning, suspension, and finally termination. There are many variations of this method such as paid suspensions, or two written warnings, but most pretty much follow this method.

I challenge that traditional method. The further you go into that progression, the less chance there is of changing the behavior.  Read the full article...