000000000000 Are we still at a point where leaders are unable to provide their employees with constructive feedback regarding their performance? I’ve recently been made aware of several situations where there are clear deficits in performance from a team perspective in companies. In most instances, everyone on the team knows who is and isn’t pulling […]. Featured Human Resources Leadership Talent Acquisition Talent Management Ask Czarina Business CHRO Culture Disciplinary Actions Employee Relations Janine N.

000000000000  Today’s Guest Aristocrat is: Maria Gee. “Maria “Maria Gee is The Content Manager for harri.com.  A restaurant worker turned blog-writing-video-directing machine, she aims to educate and entertain those in the hospitality field. “ The restaurant industry is currently seeing one of the biggest technology shifts since the 1980s. With the recent emergence of ordering kiosks, mobile […].

021122001520I am deep into a book called: No Fears, No Excuses: What You Need To Do To Have a Great Career by Larry Smith. In this book, he asserts that: “the grown-up world is where talent goes to die.” ” Reading this statement jolted me gratefully inside – as this is something I have come to […]. Career Featured Life Society and HR #TAOHR Adulthood Adulthood. Janine N.

010021000010 September 13th will mark the 5 year anniversary of The Aristocracy of HR. certainly never set out to become a blogger, so reaching this milestone is pretty darn special. There were quite a few people who gave me a chance and supported from the very beginning. I’ll give them a shout out next […]. Advice Blogging Business Featured #TAOHR Ask Czarina Ask Czarina Live Blog Webinar Bloggers. Blogging Tips Blogging Basics Blogiversary Content Marketing Digital Marketing Entrepreneurs Femal Entrepreneurs Human Resources Influencers Janine N.

010021000010 There are all of these articles about communication and engagement. have contributed my thoughts in some of them. They are all useful in some regard if you want to get to the bottom of your engagement and communication issues. Except, we would have to include the one nuisance variable that most leaders and […]. Communication Featured Human Resources Leadership Meetings Ask Czarina Live Big Data Black Owned Business Business Chief Human Resources Officer CHRO Culture Data employee engagement Engagement Internal Communication Janine N.

010011000010 I was on Facebook last week and happened to see a headline that actor, Will Smith had some choice words for “The Donald” I clicked on the headline and watched the video of his press conference in Dubai for Suicide Squad. When probed by a member of the Dubai press about the negative reviews of […]. Advice Business Entrepreneur Featured Life Ask Czarina Career Coaching Failure Finding purpose Human Resources Intrapreneur Janine N.

000010000000The definition of “a la carte” is: separately priced items from a menu, not as a part of a set meal. I am seeing a trend in my business that suggests that HR has a value in businesses still, but the need and delivery preference is more “a la carte” in nature. This means that […]. Advice Entrepreneur Featured HR Innovation Human Resources Ask Czarina Business. Small Business Fast Company Freelance Future of HR Gig Economy HR HR Compliance HR Consulting Investors Janine N.

010011000010Last week, I shared my thoughts on the importance of speaking up when things have gone horribly wrong in society. also shared that I would be hosting my “Black Out Show” as my first Ask Czarina Live after vacation. What I didn’t realize was how much extra courage and strength I had to muster […]. Ask Czarina Featured Motherhood Society and HR Women in Business #TAOHR Alton Sterling Ask Czarina Live Ask Czarina Live Replay: How My Daughters Inspired My Last Livestream Black Lives Matter Entrepreneurship Human Resources Janine N. Truitt Mompreneur Motherhood.

010011000020Many years ago, my parents enrolled me in a camp near my childhood home. The children that attended the camp were mostly black with a sprinkling of Latinos. Besides the usual water gun fights, outdoor sports and movies – I learned something that summer. It was the goal of the camp organizers that every one […]. Featured Politics Social Media Society and HR 2016 Election Ask Czarina Ask Czarina Live Bigotry Black Entrepreneurs Black Lives Matter Black Owned Business Civil Rights. Livestreaming Diversity and Inclusion Human Resources Inspiration Janine N.

000000000000Aristocracy of HR community, the time has come for your Czarina to take a break. In 2013, I started off my year by speaking about “introspection and execution” (see here for that post). made some promises to myself and put some things out in the universe that make more sense in 2016 than they […]. Advice Featured Life Work/Life Affirmations Ask Czarina Bloggers Business Career Detoxing and Affirmations: An Entrepreneur's Promise Digital Detox Entrepreneurs Human Resources Janine N.

000000000000Marijuana Legalization has been a topic that evaded me until recently. I had no real interest in it. That was until I started watching a channel called Viceland on my Amazon TV. There is this very interesting show called ‘Weediquette’ The show is hosted by Krishna Andavolu and chronicles him visiting not only U.S. states […]. Featured HR Policy Human Resources Marijuana Legalization Ask Czarina Assurex Global Business CHRO Janine N.

000000000000For at least the past two weeks, I have been beyond tired and uninspired to write anything new. I am not a fan of forcing myself to write when I’m not feeling it, so I decided to honor the space I have been in. To describe the feeling, I have felt like I am in […]. Advice Business Entrepreneur Featured Life Ask Czarina Coaching Human Resources Inspiration Janine N.

010001000000 I completely get that there are many businesses that continue to feel the pinch financially. With that “pinch” it requires cutbacks in certain areas and in some cases across the board. One of the areas I am seeing some less than reasonable cuts in is: supplies and tools. You may be thinking that this […]. Featured Human Resources Onboarding Productivity #TAOHR Ask Czarina Business Chief Human Resources Officer Employee Morale Hiring Janine N.

010000000010 There are still companies who are tardy to the social media party. It’s not a bad thing. Businesses have either thought social media was going to exit as a one-hit wonder or they were laying-in-wait until it became absolutely apparent that they needed to jump in. What fascinates me is that the companies who […]. Business Digital Marketing Social Media Ask Czarina Branding Clean Your House Before You Head To Social Media Customer Engagement Employee Advocacy Employee Morale Human Resources Janine N.

000021000010 Campaign/FTC disclosure: This is a sponsored product review. will receive compensation for this post. only work with companies I feel have great products, services and offerings. In accordance with my blog disclosure statement, I will only work with and showcase products, events and/or companies I believe my readers will benefit from.  I am not […]. Featured HR Technology Human Resources Productivity Recruiting Recruitment Ask Czarina CHRO Hiring Janine N.

010011000010 This week, I am finding it hard not to reflect on being a mother with Mother’s Day coming this Sunday. sincerely believe that all of the blessings and transformative instances I have experienced over the past seven years can be attributed to me being a mother. The act of having to put someone […]. Featured Life Motherhood Personal Work/Life #TAOHR Advice Ask Czarina Live Business Entrepreneurs Happy Life Happy Mother's Day Human Resources Influencer Janine N.

000000000000Campaign/FTC disclosure: This is a sponsored product review. will receive compensation for this post. only work with companies I feel have great products, services and offerings. In accordance with my blog disclosure statement, I will only work with and showcase products, events and/or companies I believe my readers will benefit from. Dun & Bradstreet has hired […]. Truitt Karlos Palmer Marketing Microsoft Office Microsoft Office 365 Nakul Kapoor Predictive Analytics productivity Sales Small Business.

000000000000 These days you can’t evade commentary on what HR should be doing and assuming responsibility for. The list is endless and maybe even unreasonable. How organizations structure their HR departments differs based on an innumerable amount of variables. For starters, complexity of the organization, functional clarity and employee headcount are some of the more […]. Featured HR Innovation Organizational Design #NewWayToWork #TAOHR Business C-suite CEO CHRO Conflict Mediation dispute resolution Diversity Employee Relations Future of Work.

000000000000 My marketing professors used to say that some companies would hire millennials to take care of digital media needs partly because they were, you know, millennials. I can understand having that viewpoint somewhat, I mean we did grow up with the technology. Over the past twelve weeks, I have been assisting Janine N. Truitt […]. Career Digital Marketing Social Media #TAOHR Business Business Strategy Content Marketing Digital Natives Early Careerist Hofstra University Internships Janine N. The Aristocracy of HR The Viscardi Center Virtual Internships Women in business

010020100100 It’s a fabulous thing when the stars align and you gain a great boss in taking a new job. What makes them “great”? Perhaps, they have a great personality. They aren’t the usual stuffy leader. Maybe, it’s because they are concerned with your well-being. They ask about the family and how things are going. All […]. Career Development Featured Ask Czarina Business C-suite Career Advice Career development Culture Human Resources Janine N.

010011000210Two years ago, I wrote an article about things I needed to CHRO’s to know about what the organization needs from them. wanted them to know what kind of leaders their employees deserve. find myself wanting to have this discussion again after yet another anecdote about an ill-equipped CHRO. have often heard […]. CHRO Human Resources Leadership Leadership development Talent Management #TAOHR Beware Knowledge-Poaching Leaders Business C-suite Chief Human Resources Officer Corporate America Corporate Figureheads HR Advice HR Leadership Janine N.

010020000010 One of the first things I learned in Industrial Psychology was the breakdown and distribution of labor. learned what it meant to have a full-time equivalent (FTE), part-time, temporary and per-diem/on-call staff. Each of these components serves a different and essential purpose to your workforce planning.  In fact, you cannot actually get any […]. Compliance Featured Human Resources Talent Management Worker Classification Workforce Planning #TAOHR Are you pushing the limits on your labor?

010011000010I have been deciding what I want to call the theme of my Friday posts and then it hit me: Food-for-thought Friday. My goal is to share insights I have on a myriad of topics – either inspired by content I have elsewhere on the interwebs or just something I feel warrants discussion. Today, I […]. Advice Ask Czarina Featured Women's Rights Ask Czarina Live Black women Business Career Entrepreneurs Food-For-Thought Friday Gender Gender Pay Gap Janine N.

010010000010I have just recently gotten into House of Cards. didn’t think I was going to enjoy it as much as I do, but I am. As I have shared with my friends, it is filthy goodness. I’m on season 2 and if I’m honest – each new episode ignites a greater disdain within me […]. Advice Business CHRO Featured Leadership #TAOHR Ask Czarina Culture Entrepreneurs Ethics House of Cards Human Resources Janine N.

010010000010 I recently had the opportunity to speak with my friend and entrepreneur extraordinaire, Joey Price of JumpstartHR on his Business, Life, and Coffee Podcast. We had a great conversation about when I knew I needed to start my business and discussed whether women make better CEOs than men. You’ll have to listen below to hear […]. Advice Entrepreneur Featured Life Podcast Women Women in Business #TAOHR and Coffee Podcast: Do Women Make Better CEOs Than Men? Ask Czarina Business Business Life and Coffee Career Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship Human Resources Janine N.

000000000000 As we continue to explore all of the segments of diversity that deserve our attention, let me add another one to the ever-growing list. If you couldn’t tell by the title – the segment I am speaking about is: Moms. Some of women are fortunate enough to be employed by an employer who understands […]. Ask Czarina Motherhood Pregnancy Society and HR Women's Rights #TAOHR Ask Czarina Live Business Diversity Human Resources Inclusion Janine N.

010010000000Diversity is on the tip of everyone’s tongues right now. The interesting thing about diversity is people generally give it attention at the 11th hour when missteps and poor practices have already done damage. If some new regulation calls for diversity and inclusion training , diversity mascots  experts are dusted off and asked to provide […]. Diversity & Inclusion Featured Society and HR #TAOHR Ask Czarina Bigotry Business Communication Diversity Diversity Strategy Employee Relations Inclusion Janine N.

000000000000I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Human Capital Institute on the HCI Podcast. The focus for our discussion was: The Future of Predictive Analytics in Talent Management. It’s interesting to think about the future of this union- yet it would seem that we are getting ahead of ourselves to be so forward-thinking. One […]. Data and Analytics Featured HR Innovation Talent Management #TAOHR A Perfect Union: Talent Management and Predictive Analytics Analytics Big Data Business Data-Driven Recruiter Development. Truitt Jibe Predictice Analytics.

000000000000You all know I love me some HR. believe in its fundamental tenets of understanding work behavior. also enjoy the small window of opportunity we have to balance both the needs of the business and the employee. To many, it seems like a job anyone can do, but for those that do it […]. Advice Featured Human Resources Leadership Personal #TAOHR Ask Czarina Business Career Compliance Culture Employee Morale Engagement Ethics HR discipline HR Practitioners Janine N.

041050021150 Are you one of those companies that would rather preserve everyone than let them go? Right now, I know of at least one organization -where despite lackluster performance, poor behavior and the disbanding of their team of direct reports- a leader is being salvaged beyond their time because no one has the balls to […]. Advice Featured Human Resources Leadership Talent Management Ask Czarina Ask Czarina Live bad employees Business C-suite Company mission company values Culture employee engagement HR Advice Janine N.

020030000120 A study released in the Employee Engagement Series developed by The Workforce Institute at Kronos Incorporated and WorkplaceTrends.com, states that the boomerang employee is being reevaluated by employers. To be clear, boomerang employees are the alumni of your organization. They are people who worked for you at some point, that would rejoin your company […].

001040001130 There is nothing but trouble to follow when we believe that we can be all things to all people. We also endanger any good we have the potential of doing by feverishly jumping on every fad. I can remember so many days in HR reading articles about the trends for the year the next […]. Featured HR Innovation Human Resources Leadership #TAOHR Ask Czarina Best Practices Best-in-class Business CEO Change Management CHRO Digital Disruption Disruption Future of Work HR Technology HR Trends Innovation Janine N.

020050000420 As I peruse my social media accounts and watch the range of issues and concerns plaguing the minds of the masses, one thing stands out. It is this new reality of people being bothered by everything and nothing all. Let me explain. People love kitten photos and will wage an all-out war on someone […]. Advice Featured Life Social Media Society and HR #BlackLivesMatter #TAOHR Activism Ask Czarina Bothered By Everything and Nothing At All Business Civil Rights Current Events Empathy Ethics Feminism Feminism in 2016 Integrity Janine N.

013050000010 Three years ago, I was a part of a small social media team that was covering the NY Business Expo Summit in New York City. After several hours of busily typing soundbites of some of the brightest minds in Social Media, I sauntered to the nearest lavatory where I was approached by Dr. Hilary […].

0210100000020 Happy New Year! hope you all had a happy and safe holiday. took some time off to breathe, recharge and position myself and business for the New Year. It was a reflective time where I was fortunate to catch up with family, friends and colleagues. In doing so, I gained a perspective […]. Business Entrepreneur Featured Human Resources Life #TAOHR 2016 Ask Czarina Bloggers Business Strategy Entrepreneurship Feeding the beast in 2016: It’s my turn to pivot Janine N.

000150000010Campaign/FTC disclosure: This is a sponsored post. will receive compensation for this post. only work with companies I feel have great products, services and offerings. In accordance with my blog disclosure statement, I will only work with and showcase products, events and/or companies I believe my readers will benefit from. Dun & Bradstreet hired me […]. Business Cybersecurity Data and Analytics Digital Marketing Featured Technology #TAOHR 2016 Are We There Yet: The State of Digital Marketing and Data Adoption Big Data.

000000000000The holidays are upon us and as if most other times of year aren’t crazy enough- this time of the year is down right frenetic. It has been just around a month since I wrote something here. My absence wasn’t because I no longer care to write or that I am somehow lacking in ambition. […]. Advice Ask Czarina Business Featured Life Work/Life #TAOHR Ask Czarina Live Ask Czarina Live Replay Burnout Happy Holidays Human Resources Hustling Janine N.

000000000000 A few month’s ago, I was searching for articles on female entrepreneurship. needed statistics and facts around this topic. I was beyond pleasantly surprised to find this Entrepreneur article called: The fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in America. This article not only summarized the state of entrepreneurship for females, but it highlighted a […]. Advice Ask Czarina Business Diversity & Inclusion Entrepreneur Featured #TAOHR Ask Czarina Live Black Biz Scope Black Entrepreneur Black Owned Business Female Entrepreneurs Human Resources Janine N. Leadership

000000000010 I was at IBM Insight last week and as per usual it was an awarding experience. There is a shift going on in business and technology that I find both interesting and exciting. It is a shift that is about partnership over competition. Big name technology companies are partnering with new school app developers […]. Truitt Open HR Partnerships Social Business Talent Management Talent Think Innovations LLC Technology The Aristocracy of HR Watson Analytics