Fighting the Knee Jerk Reaction

Tips for Finding Effective Solutions in the Workplace

I’ve been fighting against my own knee jerk reactions lately.  Whether it is at work or at home, the knee-jerk reaction can be a compelling option when  you need to get a problem off your desk quickly. I blame it on the constant bombardment of information.  We need quick and easy so we can move […]

Entitlement – It Rears Its Ugly Head From Time to Time

Employee Accountability in workplace

Today’s post is from guest blogger Heather Kinzie. Heather has been a Human Resources professional for nearly 20 years.  She likes to make things better so she develops/presents training courses and facilitates team/process/strategy improvement events.  Her clients benefit from her expertise and her insight but moreover, they appreciate her pragmatic and often brutally honest thoughts, […]

Forever A Hot-Shot

Fresh New Prospective & Leadership

In case you hadn’t heard, I started a new job in October 2012. After 6 years, I left my comfort zone to take on new challenges with a new company. About 45 days into it, I am feeling great! My staff and co-workers are responding well to the initiatives and ideas I am bringing to […]

Your Ideas Are Useless

Demonstrating knowledge and value in organizational deficiencies

Your Ideas Are Useless I was in a meeting discussing the pros/cons of partnering with a new vendor. The price point seemed reasonable and the functionality seemed awesome but there was concern about our ability to train the staff and monitor it’s usage in light of some other projects we have going on. There was no […]

No Action Required

Performance Feedback

One of the best things about the organizations I’ve worked for is the constant feedback. Monthly, quarterly, annual … Feedback. Every project, every committee, every major meeting … Feedback. Report, metrics, trends … Feedback. There was and is never an excuse not to know your performance regarding your everyday duties. Yet there has always been […]