Your employees are just NOT that into you…

Ever seen that movie He’s Just Not That Into You? It was one of the first major ensemble movies and featured some BIG stars and some memorable lines. I saw it in movie theaters.  I may or may not have uttered the phrase “you’re not the exception, you’re the rule” a dozen times while giving…

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📓 triumphing turmoil

✍🏽 I’m new to HR and I feel like there’s constant fires to put out with employees being upset about things or submitting complaints. Our HR team feels unappreciated and like we can’t win. Our organization always thinks we’re the bad guys, even though we work so hard and truly care so much about helping…

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So employees aren’t performing…

I’ve had the dreaded performing convo more times than I can count. 👎🏽 It usually goes like this: Manager: Someone on my team isn’t performing.  Me: What feedback have you given them? Manager: None. So should I fire them? Me: No.  If you’ve JUST had this conversation or one like it, I have something for…

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📓 navigating neglect

✍🏽 How do you address the CEO and COO of a company that are reactionary and rude to staff when they are legitimately injured or sick? They get so frustrated about things outside of their control and then take it out on the staff. They create false narratives in their heads about the staff and…

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Transformation loading… 

Conferences always give me so much energy because you get a chance to connect with others, learn a few things, and secure some dope swag.  ✅ Transform was no different!  💡 So without further ado here are some of my highlights and lowlights, inspired by my friend Jennifer Dawson!  Highlights: Lowlights: Every conference has its…

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📓 turning tides

✍🏽 What is the most dignified, fair, and humane process to terminate an employee for performance-related issues? Context: Company size 80, strong family spirit values.We give people severance, but do not usually provide performance plans ahead of time and 90% of terminations are done same day. How can we improve this? What would the be…

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