This week I found some fascinating articles about change management. Among them you can find the important components for a change management, the reasons we are afraid of change and how we can overcome them, and also on the importance of change management in the IT age.   1.     9 Reasons Why You Resist Change. Coaching Positive Performance present in this article  9 reasons to resist change. Fronetics’ Kate Lee introduces us to Alan L. Milliken’s three key components of a successful business: process, technology and people, and their involvement in change management. MORE

Gone are the days of group messages commending a " job well done ". Technology is becoming more and more personalized, users are expecting the same kind of individual attention in all aspects of their lives. Technology is changing far more than how we utilize data. It is truly affecting how we all perceive the world and how we should be treated. MORE

How do I go about evaluating my employee? Should Should I go stringent, or rather take it in a lenient way? If you are a team leader heading up part of the workforce, asking such questions is only natural. When gaging your employees for a periodic performance review, you will have to design a checklist to keep things on track. Try and Keep The Discussion Candid. Adapt The ‘Coin Approach’. MORE

This past week I had a very cool experience !! I was one of the judges for the SHRM Student Case Study competition. I sat with two other great HR pros from the area as we heard graduate students from various schools give their take on an HR scenario. wasn’t surprised because this isn’t new. There have always been generations in the workplace. Let me ask you a question. hope you will !! MORE

This past week I had a very cool experience !! I was one of the judges for the SHRM Student Case Study competition. I sat with two other great HR pros from the area as we heard graduate students from various schools give their take on an HR scenario. wasn’t surprised because this isn’t new. There have always been generations in the workplace. Let me ask you a question. hope you will !! MORE

This week I found some fascinating articles about change management. Among them you can find the important components for a change management, the reasons we are afraid of change and how we can overcome them, and also on the importance of change management in the IT age.   1.     9 Reasons Why You Resist Change. Coaching Positive Performance present in this article  9 reasons to resist change. Fronetics’ Kate Lee introduces us to Alan L. Milliken’s three key components of a successful business: process, technology and people, and their involvement in change management. MORE

There are lots of articles about what businesses need to do in order to be successful. The articles talk about developing outstanding products, killer marketing strategies, and focusing on metrics and numbers. It’s It’s true – all of these things are important. But given some of the conversations about innovation and technology driving businesses today, I wasn’t expecting it. MORE

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Who can managers talk to? One of the things I haven’t see much written about is who managers _can_ talk to about management-specific issues. Like all other humans, they need to bounce ideas off of others, discuss challenges and problems, feel connected and heard, and try out solutions. Who can a manager talk to if they are having a particularly trying time? It’s got to add up. Well, you can talk to peers — other managers at your level — and people above you, like your own boss. ” 3. Just the recruiters? No one? MORE

This week we are hosting our annual IMPACT conference, our 8th year. While I don’t want to give away the secrets of my keynote, the theme is what we call Bold HR:  giving HR the freedom and. Bersin & Associates, Leading Research and Advisory Services in Enterprise Learning and Talent Management. Employee Engagement Human Resources MORE