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 | Vol. 13 No. 50 - ISSN: 1533-3698 April 28, 2012 Dear People: I am a real proponent of the management philosophy that you help people continue to develop their strengths rather than trying to help them develop their weaknesses. This theory was proposed by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman in First, Break All The Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently (compare prices) as a result of the Gallup organization's interviews with 80,000 managers. On top of trying to get the daily work completed and the annual goals achieved, I don't see how anyone has time for both. Read more... Do you know that I write a new blog post every day? Check out the blog in the center column on my home page. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this weekend, Susan | |
5 Tips for New HR Professionals
As the business world has become ever-more connected and fast-paced, identifying efficiencies is vital to success for any company. With increasing interconnectedness, the most important capital for the majority of companies in the Information Age is human capital. These five tips are for new HR professionals who want to build their foundation in HR. They also serve as reminders for seasoned professionals at any point in your career. Read the tips.
| Best Ever One Word Ice Breaker
Need a quick, no preparation ice breaker that works like a charm to break the ice in a meeting or training session? Highly adaptable, this ice breaker leads the participants right into the content of your meeting or training class. Here is my one word ice breaker and my suggestions about how to endlessly adapt this ice breaker to your participants' needs.
| Thought About Stay Interviews?
A reader asks, what if anything should you do when a good employee, one you'd like to retain tells you that he is job searching? My response: Do a retention exit interview to determine why he is leaving and what your company would need to do differently for him to want to stay. Sometimes people just want a change, but often they are leaving something they don't like. Find out
| How to Fire Your Bad Boss
Do you have a bad boss? No, not one of those ordinary bad bosses who fails to give direction and recognition. Those are low stress bad bosses. You've got the type of bad boss who bullies, insults, lies, changes direction, blames others, and verbally assaults your self-esteem - every day. Here's the best way to handle this bad boss, and the steps to take if that opportunity never occurred. Find out more...
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