Despite how long we’ve been a leader, it’s important to revisit the foundations from time to time. How many times has Bob pointed to a swimmer and told me, “He’s working too hard, churning water. He just needs to “a-b-c”. Sometimes, as leaders, we need to redirect, refocus and tweak. Think for a moment of…
A Manager’s Work is Never Done
A manager’s job is perhaps the most difficult and demanding job in any organization. Recently a manager described his job as the place where expectations and actions met and were realized. He described his responsibility to be putting the owner’s expectations into action and ensuring realization of the company’s vision. Think about it. Without these important…
Violence Prevention: A Proactive Approach
It happened again the other day. Five employees were shot and killed at an Annapolis Maryland newspaper. Nearly every day the news media reports a killing in schools, churches, and workplaces. There seems to be no end to the violence happening in our communities. In this article we want to focus our attention on lessening…
Where politics and HR intersect: ICE, “Illegals” & I-9’s
No matter what side of the fence you are on socially or politically regarding immigration, if you’re a business owner with employees, expect changes of the regulatory sort. What changes? First, expect an even larger increase in the number of I-9 audits as well as an increased legislative effort to change requirements for very small…
Another View of Performance Evaluation
Times are always changing. Just last week I read an article in the Kansas City Star indicating that a number of large companies in the US are abandoning the traditional annual performance evaluation. My first thought was, “Are you kidding me?” Traditional annual performance evaluations are sacred in the management world. If I’d been paying…
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