This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. This one is truly no work and no school. If you have a work question, you can email it to me or post it in the work-related open thread on Fridays.). And here is Eve trying to attack some water. open threads MORE

Oftentimes employees react negatively when hearing about a proposed organizational change because a fear of the unknown. Let’s take a look at four main phases that employees typically go through during periods of organizational change and how you can best handle them. 1. We’re Doing WHAT? The Initial Shock. New changes can leave employees feeling shocked and frustrated. How Do We DO it? MORE

Employee Engagement: A Resolution. The New Year is a time for resolutions. In 2016, will you resolve to increase employee engagement? Maybe you’ve thought about it for months. You even started developing a plan. But then you got sidetracked. It’s okay! We’re here to help you keep your resolution. We’ll even guide your through the first steps. Janine Truitt (2015). The secret to talent management? MORE

Remember the letter-writer whose boss had banned all hot take-out food in the office because of his own desire to be healthier? We saw one update on the situation in May, and here’s the latest. After starting my job search from March of this year and attending some questionable interviews, I finally have a new role! I’ll be starting for a very large organization based in a completely different area of the country in 2016. It’s an entry role to get me started in a career focusing on employee relations, training, and all sorts of HR aspects. Not via writing, no mass emails. updates MORE

Many Global payroll projects with huge potential benefits simply never make it past beginning stages. These challenges are often the result of the inwardly focused teams, a lack of experience in executing transformational global payroll projects, an adversarial procurement processes, the misconception that the vendor is trying to take advantage, and ultimately, the fear of change.  Rubbish.  MORE

Oftentimes employees react negatively when hearing about a proposed organizational change because a fear of the unknown. Let’s take a look at four main phases that employees typically go through during periods of organizational change and how you can best handle them. 1. We’re Doing WHAT? The Initial Shock. New changes can leave employees feeling shocked and frustrated. How Do We DO it? MORE

Shabbily crafted and delivered messages can trigger feelings of self-doubt, anger, shock, or resistance. Secondly, do give space to your employees to vent out their feelings or reaction; don’t choke them with your managerial power. Feedback Performance Reviews Dealing With Non Performance Cases Good performance review discussion MORE