For many HR professionals, understanding millennials, or generation Y, is currently top of mind. It is also an area I have been pondering lately. I am a millennial, and I find the following questions fascinating: What differentiates my generation? What do we desire in terms of employee engagement? How are we different from employees of generations past? Awareness and Appreciation of Diversity. MORE

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. 1. Is my predecessor trying to undermine me with my staff? started as Executive Director a few months ago. We’re a small operation: two professional staff and about two dozen seasonal staff. The outgoing director did great work and was well respected for her advocacy, but she and the board president did not get along. Although she officially left for another opportunity, it is my understanding that she was very sad to leave her role. Our organization is seasonal, and we just closed until the fall. Thoughts? Is this normal or even legal? MORE

The hiring process can be exhausting, long-winded, and frankly, boring at times. Thirty-three percent of bosses  know in the first 90 seconds whether or not they’ll hire the candidate they’re interviewing. The rest of the interview can seem like formality after you’ve realized the person you’re gazing past make the cut. It’s common courtesy to give a firm “ we’ll let you know ,” but what else can an employer do to let them down? Is it even an issue? Why It’s Important To Say No. This positive impression may affect your candidate’s application to your organization in the future. MORE

Sometimes it’s easy to think that our own profession is the only one under the microscope. know when it comes to human resources, I’ve seen more than my fair share of the “I Hate HR” type articles. The other day, I saw a post titled, “ Traditional Marketing is Broken ” and for a moment I was relieved. The conversation happening in human resources is one of many happening within businesses. link]. MORE

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In our hyper-connected world change has become the only constant. By now we have gotten used to technology changing, the legal and taxation environment changing, even changing countries in some cases. However there is one aspect of business, that still resists, and it is organisational culture, or the “ way we do things around here ”. For these employees, work and life starts to blur. Listen!”. MORE