This time of year, the HR conference season is in full swing and if you can’t make a major conference, you can still attend vicariously through other attendees on social media. A few weeks ago, I followed the #WorkHuman conference on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and next week, I’ll do the same with the national […]
Management
The Bad Manager Hangover
Moving into any new leadership role can be difficult. It is even more difficult if you are inheriting a team that has been badly managed or neglected. In these teams you’ve inherited a situation that is a challenge for the most-experienced leaders. The people on these teams could probably illustrate the “how NOT to manage” […]
How To Get A Promotion
All this talk about the Olympics has me thinking about the hard work and dedication necessary to get to the top level of your field. I can’t help but be astonished by the years of training and effort that go into reaching Olympics level achievement. To reach the Olympics alone is an amazing accomplishment, to […]
Your Biggest Mistake As A Manager
Happy Monday All! I’m writing over at Performance I Create today talking all things management. Here is a quick preview: “Part of the reason you were blindsided is the tendency to assume that people we see on a day-to-day basis are just like us: They are professionals, they would voice their criticisms and they […]
5 Common Mistakes Made Managing Your Employees
Today you can find me writing over at the phenomenal Blogging4Jobs website, if you haven’t checked this site out before please do so, Jessica has put together a phenomenal site containing tons of HR information and career and job search. Here is a quick teaser on my post: “If you have been managing people for […]