by Caroline | Nov 25, 2015 | Company Culture, Culture, Management, Non profit HR, rewards
There has been a lot of research about the benefits of gratitude: Improved sleep, reduced depression, better physical health and better relationships. Research shows that just saying “Thank you” increases the recipient’s desire to make a further connection with you....
by Caroline | Nov 20, 2015 | Assessments, Hiring, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, Recruiting
Last week I wrote a blog about the perils of leaning too heavily on personality profiles for hiring, which bothered some people who are in the industry. Lest I be misunderstood, I don’t think we should ditch personality profiles. They’re a really useful tool as a part...
by Caroline | Nov 11, 2015 | Assessments, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, Recruiting
The other night I tuned in to the movie Divergent and was frankly distracted, the entire time, by how much the plot reminded me of how a lot of people hire these days. In Divergent, kids are given a test at 16 which pretty much tells them which post-apocalyptic...
by Caroline | Nov 4, 2015 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting, teamwork
Every year around this time, retailers, restaurants and others who are gearing up for holiday traffic start hiring their seasonal workers. Of course they’re not the only ones with seasonal work demand. Tax companies will need folks in a few months and resorts and...
by Caroline | Oct 28, 2015 | Company Culture, Management, Non profit HR
I talk about planning a lot. The reason for that is twofold: One, I’m a consultant and I know darn good and well that when I am in the middle of, say, writing an employee handbook, clients are going to call and need me to address an urgent matter like, “I just found...
by Caroline | Oct 21, 2015 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, HRCompliance, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, rewards
Every year, there is at least one book and a spate of articles about the evils of annual performance reviews. Basically it’s the same theme – Toss the reviews! Ban the process! These writers think performance reviews shouldn’t exist. They say managers hate them...
