Effective Communciation Is Single Most Important Manager Trait
In HR we try to impress on managers the importance of consistent and effective communication. It is best way to avoid many problems and misunderstandings is by communicating with employees. A solid communication strategy helps managers remain consistent in their messaging and aids in developing a employee/boss relationship founded on trust and respect. Science of […]
Measuring the Immeasurable of Influence
How to Measure Influence For decades, concepts like influence in the workplace were too difficult to measure because they were immeasurable, ambiguous, and elusive. However, with the rise of social media platforms and tools like Salesforce.com’s Chatter system, gauging an employee’s influence is now as simple as observing how other professionals react to their online […]
4 Ways to Prevent Burnout in a Startup
Could you work 130 hours a week and not get burnt out? Some believe that’s what it takes to be successful, particularly in a startup environment. Could you do that and still perform at 100 percent? Though working all the time may not the most healthy thing, the fact is many people do so…whether it’s […]
Big Data is Just Like My Bedroom Closet, a Mess
Human Resources Technology Big Data Defined If your master bedroom closet is like mine, you can barely see the floor. My shoe collection has outgrown its formerly organized location, overflowing to the floor. Since I travel as does my hubby, bags and suitcases keep me on my toes as a navigate the compact closet maze. […]
The Right to Be Forgotten
Ever wished that your late night drunken tweet didn’t get tweeted or that video of you doing unmentionables vanished into thin air? Yep, it’s the curse of the Internet. A year ago, I was out with some good friends in Las Vegas. I drank too much and had a great time at a dueling piano […]
Lifeguard Lessons: When to Break the Rules
Employee Firing Gone Wrong In case you haven’t heard, a lifeguard was recently fired for saving someone’s life. It seems like a strange tale, but it can tell us some important information about being inflexible in the workplace. Certainly Orlando-based company Jeff Ellis and Associates are currently wishing they had let cooler heads prevail before […]
