Do you remember taking multiple choice quizzes and exams? always enjoyed them more than essay questions because you could at least make a choice. Every so often though you’d have a quiz where the answer could be “a”, “b”, “c”, “a and b”, etc. pencil to just get done. We like clarity in the workplace. It floored me !! MORE

Research says that the rapid pace of work is taking a huge toll on our ability to focus, be productive, remain engaged and be creative. majority of people at workplace today seem to be struggling to cope with severe stress resulting from conflicting work priorities, hyper-connectedness, onslaught of notifications and information overload. How do we cope up with this stress? MORE

I’ve seen a few articles recently about a concept called “ radical candor.” It is what you would expect it to be – the concept of pointing out the “elephant in the room” problems in organizations. It’s considered to be blunt, honest feedback. Some people are likening it to “fierce conversations,” “ frontstabbing ,” or “ mokita.”. I’m not sure what to make of this. Frontstabbing?! Really?! Every. MORE

There was an interesting article on Forbes.com called “ How Junk Science Set HR Back Fifty Years ” where the author cites a number of HR “enthusiasms” from the last few decades that she really doesn’t rate and thinks caused more damage and harm than good. 360-degree feedback” is first in her cites, in particular the anonymous nature of it and the damage to culture and trust that it created. MORE

From ABC’s Shark Tank to HBO’s Silicon Valley to bestselling books like Steve Jobs , the narrative of startups is embedded in our culture. It’s the story of a founder with an idea who executes on it and changes the world. And it always happens in the garage. Ideation. How are candidates finding out about your open positions? How effective are your candidate engagement and follow-up efforts? MORE

From ABC’s Shark Tank to HBO’s Silicon Valley to bestselling books like Steve Jobs , the narrative of startups is embedded in our culture. It’s the story of a founder with an idea who executes on it and changes the world. And it always happens in the garage. Ideation. How are candidates finding out about your open positions? How effective are your candidate engagement and follow-up efforts? MORE

If you’ve read even a few of my posts, then you know I focus pretty consistently on an issue that lurks, quietly but dangerously, waiting to sabotage our best efforts to achieve improved organizational outcomes through improved workforce performance.  The villain of this piece is the sloppy, inconsistent, ill-defined and rampant misuse of terminology.  The bottom line?  MORE

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Should HR let a manager know an employee is probably job-searching? I am the HR department at my company. post jobs, verify employment, etc. Recently two things happened: When I was posting a job on an internet job site, one of my current employees came up as a possible candidate, and I received an employment verification call on this employee. I am assuming they are looking for another job. Should I share this with their supervisor? I am not sure what to do. How can I use telecommuting as an asset in my cover letter or resume? that night. MORE

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