David Zinger

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Maximize Performance (Part 2 of a 10 part series on how managers can improve employee engagement). According to Aon Hewitt’s most recent report Trends in Global Employee Engagement ,  the largest drop in engagement this year is employees’ perception of how companies manage performance. Not only that, operational managers are often chronically late in completing their appraisals.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Ability to deal with rapid changes and uncertainties on the field is as critical a skill for organizations/teams as it is for the military troops. In military operations, lack of agility can have more serious and rapid consequences. In case of teams, individuals and organizations, the consequences may not be visible in a short term,

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NoExcusesHR

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

I am troubled. I am troubled about the negativity that continues to be directed at our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) friends. Yes, friends. They live and work in our communities, organizations and neighborhoods. Add to it the bizarre decision by this organization and it seems we are openly attacking innocent people based simply on their sexual orientation. No Excuses.

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Strategic HCM

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

As a judge of the Personnel Today Awards, I get invited to their swanky black tie event on Park Lane. Last night’s ceremony was another excellent event, unaffected by snow as was last year’s do, and only let down, from my perspective, by the failure of my iphone’s batteries meaning I couldn’t tweet. And anyway, that was about it. So, what else can I post on? But congratulations to all the winners.

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NoExcusesHR

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

We''re heading into the annual stretch of time here in the States known as "the Holidays." We start thinking about our families, our time away from work, our lists, our parties, our, our, our. Why do I know so much about this "our" syndrome? Basically because I spend a whole lot of time each Holiday season perfecting my skills at accomplishing the list above. One New Thing It''s not that I am completely self-absorbed during this time of year, far from it. What if each of us picked one new "good" thing to do over the next 45 days for someone else? think it''s time to change things up!

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Working Girl

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Dave Ryan and I were talking last week about what to post about next and I suggested HR challenges. made this suggestion partly out of selfish reasons – I was working on an HR trends presentation at the time and was hoping to get a ‘twofer’ out of it – and partly out of curiosity about how he would approach the topic from ''the HR trenches.'' He was all over this idea (''Hmmmn. Only in reverse.

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TheHRBlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The ingredients of a bad performance review are haste, lack of focus, a non-empathic attitude and a mechanical approach to the process. good performance review obviously calls for a diametrically opposite approach. Here are some tips for managers whose duties include conducting performance reviews of their team members. Be Prepared: The intention behind a […]. Career Tips Employee Welfare Human Resources Performance Reviews Problem Solving Tips For Managers Uncategorized Workplace employee Employer Relations Identify Performance Gaps Performance Management Workplace Dynamics

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TheHRBlog

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

Returning to work after a long leave is not always an uplifting experience. The mind and metabolism are likely to have adapted to a more leisurely pace, and one may have taken active steps to dissociate from work pressures during the period of leave. This is especially true if the period of leave has been […]. Career Tips Dynamics Employee Welfare Lifestyle Tips Problem Solving Stress Stress Management Tips For Employees Tips For Managers Workplace employee Employer Relations Increasing Productivity Jappreet Sethi Managing Stress Returning From Leave Workplace Dynamics

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TheHRBlog

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

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