Thanks to the internet, email, and online meeting software, more people are working from home than ever before. However, working in the same space where you and your family live isn’t always as easy as popping open the laptop on the couch. Whether you’re self-employed or working from home for a company, you can design your own home office to maximize your productivity and get a ... Read Full Article
Scandal: A TV Drama and Real-Life Hiring Process
Like the TV drama, current hiring processes could fit into the “drama” genre, or “comedic drama,” or maybe even “tragedy.” A series with multiple seasons at that. There are plenty of players, stakeholders and an industry built around it. My focus here is on two similarly written powerful lines that I recall being exquisitely delivered by Kerry’s Washington’s character, Olivia ... Read Full Article
Would It Help?: When to Talk Politics at Work
In 2015’s Bridge of Spies, an apt and conscientious lawyer, James Donovan, played by Tom Hanks, unpopularly and with personal risk defends a Soviet spy named Rudolf Abel, who is on trial for espionage and facing a death sentence. Politics and work! Donovan asks Abel, played by Mark Rylance, several times in different ways if he’s worried. It’s Abel’s response to worry, ... Read Full Article
HR Must Be a Catalyst for Change
Mahatma Ghandi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” As our worlds and the people in it adjust, organizations must, too. HR professionals are in a great position to be a catalyst for change in our workplaces. Right now, our world is becoming increasingly fluid, as Cecile Alper-Leroux mentions in her blog post Going with the Flow. HR is in the driver’s seat ... Read Full Article
Ask These Questions to Get the Best Feedback From Employees
How much do you really know about your employees’ professional goals? With the fast pace of today’s business world, many managers opt for a simple “how are you doing/how’s the workload going” weekly, biweekly or even monthly check in. Even if you’ve cultivated an open door policy, encouraging employees to come to you with concerns, taking an active interest in their ... Read Full Article
Corporate Philanthropy Impacts Employee Retention in Big Way
This article is part of a series on the strategic impact corporate social good and social responsibility has on employers. Click here to see the first series installment. Often times we think that corporate philanthropy exists simply for investing in social capital, local community programs or charities. It's a way to position oneself in the market in addition to the ... Read Full Article
7 Awesome Resources for Finding HR & Recruiting Case Studies
Being back in the practitioner folds, one of the biggest challenges is finding case studies in HR and recruiting. A case study is defined as a process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular person, group, or situation over a period of time. Whether you are in HR or recruiting, case studies provide a practitioner with a ... Read Full Article
The Case for Project Management’s Place in the HR Practitioner’s Heart
Check out our ongoing project management series by clicking here. Our work is a series of projects, connected by periods of maintenance on projects of the past. I often make that argument with friends and colleagues when I try to explain why project management should hold a much larger place in the hearts of HR professionals. What we often refer to as “helping our ... Read Full Article