Making New Employee Orientation Fun, Part 2: Company Culture & Incentives

In my last post, I talked about the style of new employee orientation. This week I will focus on how to incorporate company culture in your presentation and ways you can use incentives to make orientation fun. Company culture is not just about proper etiquette at holiday parties and dress code requirements. Orientation needs to […]

Leading Change Gets Worse Before It Gets Better

Ever tried to turn a department or team around? The common sense dream is that it gets easier with each successful change. The counterintuitive reality is that it usually gets more difficult before it gets better. How can that be? Leading Change Gets Worse Before It Gets Better I remember taking the GRE to get […]

Finding Inspiration: 19 Affirmations for HR and Workplace Leaders

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In January of this year, I committed myself to self-development and really digging into some areas that need my personal attention. You know the ones. They are those things about yourself that you know are there, but you choose to look past them and avoid them because it’s easier to do so. In order to […]

Low Performer Traits and How to Address Them

As recruiting and HR leaders, we have a lot of pressure to screen and identify top talent to present to hiring managers. However, there are things we can’t see no matter how much due diligence we use during the screening process. We can screen for skills, culture fit, and many personality traits, but unless we’re […]

9 Skip Level Interview Questions

What is a Skip Level Meeting (Interview)? Skip levels interviews are one on one meetings between a senior leader and employee. The leader meeting with the employee is the boss of the employee’s boss.I think it’s a great way to establish a relationship with teams and keep the employee communication lines open. We all have […]

Supporting Your Teams in Times of Crisis

Are you looking for a supportive place to connect with other workplace leaders? Join us for our weekly positivity power hour on Tuesdays at 2:00 PM CST. You can also join the Workology Group on Facebook.  During times of crisis, companies depend on HR leaders to set policies, initiate support, and assist employees. The recent […]