I am a parent and like any self-respecting parent I spend a little bit of time each week reminding my son how much better everything was back in the day. Today's topic where I had to re-educate my son was the movies, and since I have been in a movie frame of mind since Trish McFarlane and I recorded the HR Happy Hour Oscars Preview Show a couple of days ago, I thought that this would be a great topic for another wildly popular 'Ranked' post. So without further delay, here is your authoritative, comprehensive, unresearched, highly subjective, and 100% accurate list of ' Generation X movies.' MORE

“Managers learn from the meaning they give to experience, not from the experience itself, and they give meaning to experience by reflecting” Sievert & Daudelin 1999 This is a pretty powerful idea – you don’t just learn from your experiences but you learn from reflecting on those experiences. During my career I have seen some […]. Reflective practice Slow Thinking Uncategorized authenticity Career Development management MORE

Do you fuse enough empathy into your approach to employee engagement? Harper Lee’s work spoke powerfully to issues of race, justice, and equality. May her memory be for a blessing. pic.twitter.com/HXXV4AdBHC. — LJM Consulting Group (@LJMCnsltgGrp) February 21, 2016. David Zinger is a Canadian employee engagement expert and speaker. Employee Engagement David Zinger employee engagement expert and speaker empathy Sunday MORE

Unless you have been closed off from the media for the entire weekend, you will now be aware that a national referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union is scheduled for the 23rd June 2016.  Most Most people would agree that this date has the potential to be a pivotal one in the modern history of the nation. This blog will remain neutral on this issue.  That That said, we will of course be commenting on any direct implications for the world of Employee Benefits as and when it is right to do so. Best regards. Steve. MORE

In the human resources world, we talk all the time about ditching, killing, abolishing, etc. the performance appraisal. And I understand that the concerns about the effectiveness of the performance review are very real. But I ran across this article on the blog Get Rich Slowly that really showcases a facet to the issue that we’re not talking about. Pay increases. loved my job, but the pay was low. MORE

Can we please admit that we really have no idea what we're doing when it comes to management? And can we please admit that BEFORE you make me fill out another performance review form MORE

Do you enjoy meeting people personally and professionally ?? Does there have to be a compelling reason to do so ?? Is the only reason you meet people is because you read a blog post that tells you to ?? I’ve been thinking about this lately because I thrive on meeting new people. That’s a fact. Whenever I go to a new environment, I reach out to meet people. ” I was floored. Every. MORE

Silicon Valley is still a man’s world, with women making up just 20% of the workforce. Changing that percentage requires a new level of commitment, according to SAP CIO Ingrid-Helen Arnold. “It is no longer enough to ‘preach’ gender diversity. Arnold noted the difficult challenges presented in changing behaviors, culture, leadership, and inclusiveness. However, according to Ms. Arnold’s sentiments. MORE

Millennial is a generation that prefers working in a stress free environment. It is due to the reason such a generation hardly works 9-5 for a longer period of time. always look for employees who are creative and like to go beyond their limits to accomplish tasks. And to make it happen, I use […]. MORE

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Asking employees to say I’m out when my abusive mother calls. Is it ever okay to ask an employee to “cover” for you? I am the director of a small, nonprofit county agency. have two staff and three volunteers. The problem is my 74-year-old mentally ill mother. Long story short, she is very abusive, calls me and my husband vile names, and uses vile language in front of our teenage daughter. Sometimes it becomes so overwhelming that I have to disconnect (until she can get herself together) to protect my daughter. to no avail. ” 5. MORE

Organisational culture. It’s a funny old thing. Described in many ways. Quotes abound. Said said to be ‘the way things get done around here’.   Allegedly, it eats strategy for breakfast.   A potential source of significant value creation, a potential threat … Continue reading → Culture HR Blogs organisational culture MORE