Business LeadershipSave Your Sanity This YearMelissa FairmanFebruary 5, 2019February 1, 2019 by Melissa FairmanFebruary 5, 2019February 1, 201910 For many of us its goal setting time and that means some of us will get overly ambitious and set close-to-impossible goals for this new
LeadershipWhy I Write & Speak Outside of WorkMelissa FairmanOctober 15, 2018 by Melissa FairmanOctober 15, 201800 A few weeks ago I spoke at Disrupt HR Detroit about how to make work suck less. It was 5 minutes, 20 slides and a
Leadership TechnologyHow Do We Get the Important Work Done?Melissa FairmanJuly 25, 2018 by Melissa FairmanJuly 25, 201800 In our last two posts we talked about how organizations play a big role in helping people focus on the important work; the work that
Leadership Strategy TechnologyCarnival of HR – Your Break From The Summer HeatMelissa FairmanJuly 18, 2018 by Melissa FairmanJuly 18, 201800 Yowza! It is blazing hot here in Ohio this summer! We are on week two without rain…and when you live near Lake Erie that is
LeadershipHow Do We Build Organizations That Support Important Work?Melissa FairmanJuly 10, 2018 by Melissa FairmanJuly 10, 20182 0 This is the second in a three-part series about the time management problem, which I see as a problem finding time to do important
Business LeadershipNot Another Time Management PostMelissa FairmanJune 20, 2018 by Melissa FairmanJune 20, 201800 Over time, I’ve come to realize that the “time management” problem is actually much more complex than we let on. Its very simple to blame
LeadershipHigh Altitude LeadershipMelissa FairmanApril 19, 2018 by Melissa FairmanApril 19, 201800 At very high altitudes mountain climbers can suffer terrible side effects from the lack of oxygen in the air. This lack of oxygen causes hypoxia
HR Remix LeadershipWhy I Meet Once A Week With My TeamMelissa FairmanFebruary 6, 2018January 27, 2019 by Melissa FairmanFebruary 6, 2018January 27, 201910 That’s right. Once a week I meet with every single person on my team. Sometimes our meetings are 15 minutes, other times a half hour.
HR Remix LeadershipTen Simple Ways To Be A Great ManagerMelissa FairmanFebruary 1, 2018January 27, 2019 by Melissa FairmanFebruary 1, 2018January 27, 201900 Ten quick tips on how to be the great manager your employees want: 1. Ask their opinion But only do this if you actually care.
Hiring HR Remix LeadershipIt’s About The Heart – Why You Should Never Counter OfferMelissa FairmanJanuary 23, 2018January 27, 2019 by Melissa FairmanJanuary 23, 2018January 27, 201900 We spend a lot of time talking about retaining our best people. Too many times though, we wait until our star gives us their resignation