Last week I read an article about a startup called Code42, based in Minneapolis. After raising additional funds and seeing 100% year over year growth employees might have felt pretty good about their future. Or maybe not… The company recently laid off 30 employees. Of course in today’s business environment it isn’t shocking that […]
Performance Management
Can you get blood from a stone?
I’m writing over at Performance I Create today, here is a quick snippet: “The phrase “You can’t get blood out of a stone” refers to the inability to extract something from nothing. We do this all the time in HR. Especially around goal setting time. Maybe it’s the thought of achieving 99% of a goal […]
Official HR Policy: No Dogs in the Bathroom
Note: Email readers you may have to go to the actual post to see the picture Wondering what that is? It’s a gimmick designed to stop a dog from drinking water from the toilet. Interesting set up, yes? Here is the back story, my husband and I were discussing our dog (big shock I […]
Engagement, Retention and Performance Appraisals
Time for your annual review…Today I am hosting a guest post from Sean Conrad of Halogen Software. Don’t worry, this is NOT a post extolling the virtues of Halogen Software, instead Sean is talking today about employee engagement and the performance management process. Take a read below and let me know what you think. I’ve […]
Like People? HR is not for you
A long time ago I was asked in an interview if I liked people. Puzzled by the question I responded that yes of course I liked people. The interviewer (lets call him Sam) told me “If you like people don’t get into HR.” Based on my interactions with Sam I think he developed that attitude […]