A swing, and a miss…

Over the last few weeks I’ve covered how to properly set and track goals.  Spoiler alert: your organization could do everything all right when it comes to setting goals and still potentially miss.  There are always factors that we can’t control, like: And I’ve observed a lot of organizations that are afraid to talk about…

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📓 crisis to compassion

✍🏽 My company is going through layoffs. It has killed the morale at work: everyone is distrusting of senior leadership and resentful towards the ED. How can management restore trust that was lost? How does a company recover from layoffs and low morale? How does an organization use a humanitarian lens to conduct business in…

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Set it, don’t forget it

Serious question: What’s the point of goal setting if you’re not tracking your goals? Cough there isn’t cough Setting goals is only half of the picture, the other half is tracking and achieving the goal.  Tracking goals: If tracking goals have so many amazing benefits then why doesn’t EVERYONE do it? Here are some reasons…

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📓 synchronized success

✍🏽 How do you effectively and meaningfully support your employees in a down market? Context: We are a mid-sized company (500+ employees globally). Over the last year we have gone through layoffs, cost cutting measures, etc. and are struggling to find ways to keep our employees motivated and energized. We have some funds for teams…

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How does your organization set goals?

^^live footage of me in every organization, friendship and relationship.  I’ve covered the biggest mistake when it comes to goals and impacts of setting goals poorly.  HR has a somewhat interesting role to play when it comes to goals.  Our responsibilities can be anything from: As always, the cup runneth over.  Let me help you…

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Vol 2: Laws Every HR Person Should Know

Equal Pay Act of 1963: Signed into law: President John F. Kennedy Year: 1963 📣Shoutout to Winifred C. Stanley from Buffalo, NY.  In 1944 she introduced a bill prohibiting discrimination in pay based on sex. It did not pass at the time but the issue of equal pay was revisited when the Fair Labor Standards…

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