Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

“Cash or Credit?” Both, please.

Finding a balance between salary, bonus, recognition and rewards for employees

January means Annual Performance Review time at the job. And Annual Performance Review means I get a raise!! Woo hooo!! This got me thinking about compensation, rewards and recognition as it relates to employee performance. I was mindlessly mulling this over during a lunch by myself when my server came up and asked if I […]

God Has No Place in the Workplace

god, religion, workplace

Employees Rights to Religion at Work I understand that the law provides employees the opportunity for religious accommodation meaning employers should provide employee time off to worship, attend their church, and observe their religious holidays.  I have had my share of run-ins with management staff as I explained that employees can take time off to attend church […]

4 Ways to Increase Employee Retention Through Situational Leadership

Using Situational Leadership to Increase Employee Retention

Human Capital Management is a term used to describe the process of employing people, developing their capabilities,utilizing and managing, and compensating their services in tune with the job and the organizational requirement.  Collaboration on the other hand is a process where two or more people work together to realize shared goals. As a leader within an […]

Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

In Life, Do not do Things Just Because you Can

Last weekend I attended my first Red River Rivalry football game in Dallas, TX, with my husband, Greg who is a raving, professional Sooner fan.  The game between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas is hosted each year on a neutral field called the Cotton Bowl, home of the Texas State Fair. […]

From #BlogHer Mind the Gap With Your Blog’s Brand

Performing Gap Analysis for your Brand

You may not know but I also serve as a writer for SmartBrief.  This article I wrote was originally posted at SmartBrief’s Social Media Blog here where I’m covering the female blogger conference, BlogHer.   There is no longer any that doubt that blogging is big business, said branding expert Sandra Miley,who spoke at BlogHer Pathfinder Day on Thursday. There are […]

When the Linchpin Gets Linched

Are Companies Ready for Linchpins?

Every once in a while a I read a book where 7 pages in, I get chills.  Linchpin is a book like that. You may be familiar with the New York Times Bestseller, Linchpin by Seth Godin.  A few weeks ago I finished reading his book.  Seth Godin is an entertaining, thought provoking, and fantastic thinker as well as […]