by Caroline | Sep 5, 2018 | Communication, Company Culture, Feedback, Interviewing
Back in the day, it was pretty common to get a phone call at home from the Gallup Poll with some person wanting to ask how you felt about a particular brand of chicken or toothpaste. Or you might go to the mall and someone would ask you to participate in a survey...
by Caroline | Sep 16, 2016 | Assessments, Communication, Company Culture, Culture, Data, Feedback Mechanism, Leadership, Management, Recruiting, Research, Survey
Culture. What do we hear most from business owners and non-profit directors about this topic? It’s usually one of these two statements: We are going to create a great culture! OR We are going to work hard at keeping our great culture as we grow. And what is the...
by Caroline | Aug 29, 2016 | Company Culture, conversations, Culture, Leadership, Management, teamwork
One thing many managers may not appreciate about being a manager is the necessity of having icky conversations. What is an icky conversation? It might be telling the associate, driving with you to the sales call, that his breath could stop a rhinoceros in full charge....
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...
