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top ten todo: pandemic response
Everyone is putting out information, suggestions, and lists. Here’s another one for Small Business Owners and HR teams. Communicate Communicate early and often. Use prepared information from company leaders, the CDC, your state, and other regulatory agencies. Put...
#retention
"The work is no longer challenging.” “I got an offer for 20% more than I currently make.” “My coworkers are great; the boss doesn’t recognize the value of my work and bullies the team!” “The company does nothing to support my community.” “I have been here for five...
Be a Care giving Organization!
During the Christian, American holiday season many of us spend time with family; perhaps for a longer duration than at other times throughout the year. We may have the opportunity to better observe the daily routine of a grandparent, parent or sibling. The reality...
Organizational Effectiveness: Macro Problem Solving
If you follow the fields of human resources, training and development, and continuous improvement, you will see a lot of discussion about Organizational Development (OD). OD in practice is planned, systematic change posited to increase the organization's agility.Many...
What value do you bring?
At a recent meeting I was asked this question. To my shame I did not have an answer or really have an idea how to respond. So I decided to get a clue and formulate a response. There are a few ways to answer this question. We can think about what a 'good employee'...
SVELTE HR Practices are…
...an intentionally designed process, policy, or procedure. Using each component of SVELTE, the outcome is higher quality and consistency. Using Lean principles while being Thoughtful and Engaged in design, a SVELTE HR Practice is Strategic, Value-added and Effective....
SVELTE HR Team
In the last year, we have seen a surge in HR groups talking about the future of HR. We have Disrupt HR, Hacking HR, CHRO Leadership Summit,and countless local HR groups in addition to our strong SHRM chapters. This indicates that HR professional everywhere are getting...