You need to trust that your team can take care of business and your team needs to trust that you have their back. That trust can be simple: “I trust Bob’s opinion so I’m going to send him my client presentation and ask for his feedback.” To the more delicate: “I don’t understand … [Read more...] about 5 Thoughts On Trust
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Carnival of HR – Polar Vortex Edition
Greetings from snow covered Richmond, Virginia. Yes that’s right; it snowed here for the second time in as many weeks. I have to tell you I am NOT happy about this. Mr. Remix convinced me to move here based on the fact that “it never snows in the south!” Hmpf. I’m going … [Read more...] about Carnival of HR – Polar Vortex Edition
Dirty South Mashup: Leadership Lessons from Walter White
Today's post is brought to us courtesy of Chris Fields. He is an HR professional and Expert Resume Writer with over 13 years of experience as a former practitioner and current HR consultant. He is the curator of two websites; CostofWork.com andThe ResumeCrusade and … [Read more...] about Dirty South Mashup: Leadership Lessons from Walter White
Be Afraid: Employee Layoff Fears At the Lowest Level in Five Years
Glassdoor released its Q3 Employee Confidence Survey this past Friday and the results continue to show growing employee confidence. 15% of surveyed employees are less concerned about being laid off in the next six months, this % hasn’t been recorded since Q4 2008: On top … [Read more...] about Be Afraid: Employee Layoff Fears At the Lowest Level in Five Years
People Are Critical to Our Success. Really?
Today I’m thinking about assumptions. I’m thinking about a very common assumption that is in every mission statement or corporate values statement. It is usually a variation of: “Our employees are our most important asset” “We value our employees” “Talent is essential for our … [Read more...] about People Are Critical to Our Success. Really?