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Don’t Get Lost in the Weeds – Monet’s Garden Redux

by Ross SmithOn June 6, 2019 0 comments

 

I wanted to share a follow up to the idea of finding meaning in your work. Specifically, I wanted to comment on some of the feedback I received about the gap between formal performance evaluations and ratings – and the intrinsic satisfaction that comes with finding meaning in your work.

Many people find meaning outside the day job, and that is, perhaps, more important than an endless search for meaning in the day job.

We live in a time of great change. Decades ago, the pundits predicted that by this...

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Should You be Promoted Every Three Years?

by Tim SackettOn June 5, 2019 0 comments

 

If you didn’t catch it this week, a job board executive came out with how often you should be promoted early in your career. Basically, he said it should be every three years. Do you agree?

Early-career employees should aim to get a promotion around every three years, according to Ian Siegel, CEO of ZipRecruiter. “If you aren’t moving up after three years, there is a problem,” he said.
 
Let’s say you start your new job right out of college at 22 years old.
 
First job title (Individual Contributor):...
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Improve Talent Retention with This New Approach to Leadership Development

by Ginger Duncan, MAOn June 3, 2019 0 comments

 

Do you have an intentional leadership development strategy?

As Henry Ford once said, “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.”

Henry Ford’s words have never been more pertinent as organizations struggle to hang onto their top performers in this economy. And though it’s tempting to instinctively go for that new shiny penny when a new leadership role opens up, what if there was already an internal leader poised for the challenge as opposed to looking externally?

Leadership...

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Informal EU Expert Group on Economic Migration

by Michiel van CampenOn June 2, 2019 0 comments

 

As an official appointed member of the EU Transparency Register, SHRM participated in the 4th meeting of the European Commission Expert Group on Economic Migration in Brussels on May 23, 2019—raising the voice of the HR profession around the world.

The European Commission uses expert meetings to get input from relevant stakeholders in different policy areas to formulate new policies. The expert meeting had representatives of several employers’...

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HR Strategy: How to Work ON Your Department, Not Just IN Your Department

by Ben EubanksOn May 31, 2019 0 comments

 

One of the challenges with HR strategy and strategic HR is that it’s often talked about in vague terms, which means it isn’t always easy to understand for some individuals. There’s a great metaphor for this concept in the world of entrepreneurship put forth decades ago in The E-Myth by Michael Gerber. Here’s the core of it:

When someone starts a small business (even if it’s a sideline HR consulting business), they do so because they want to do a certain task: writing, painting, consulting, and so on. The problem

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Elevating the Debate

by Emily M. Dickens, JD.On May 31, 2019 0 comments

One of the great things about working at SHRM is the opportunity to speak with so many HR professionals and business leaders who are making a real difference in their workplaces. One thing I’ve certainly learned is that every one of SHRM’s 300,000-plus members has unique experiences and viewpoints that deserve to be heard.

But the challenge I, and many of us, face today is a change in the atmosphere around public discourse. Unfortunately, we’ve seen a precipitous decrease in the level of civility when people express their opinions and beliefs. This...

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#Nextchat: FLSA Jeopardy 2019 -- #SHRM19

by Mary Kaylor, SHRM-CPOn May 28, 2019 0 comments

 

 

“I’ll take FLSA for $1,000, Alex.”

Wouldn’t it be great if Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) issues were only topics on a game show? If you were wrong, the value of the question would merely be deducted from your winnings.  But you’re an employer, and if you get the FLSA wrong, it can be costly and result in a lawsuit.

According to SHRM’s FLSA Overtime Rule Resources page:

“The...

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Wellness and Self-Care - - Are You Listening?

by Diane FennigOn May 28, 2019 0 comments

 

 

A number of self-care notes have found me. This is important work to enable us to present our very best self at home and at work.  First, Paul LaLonde shared, The Ten Self-Care tips by Myra Briggs. My lesson within, "No" is a complete sentence. 

Then, a SHRM piece, authored by Dori Meinert in 2017 appeared. It is still relevant today and entitled How to Prevent Employee Burnout. 

Our own Melanie Peacock was quoted in this work related to Developing and Encourage Friendships:

"Developing meaningful and rich interpersonal relationships among colleagues...

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The Responsibility that Comes with Second Chance Hiring

by Cheri GarciaOn May 28, 2019 0 comments

 


 

Yesterday, I was power walking down the hallway to meet with a client and I noticed one of my my employees from the corner of my eye sitting in a meeting room staring at the wall with his arms crossed. This particular employee spent 9 years in prison for assault, so when he's upset I like to see what's going on. As much stuff as I had to do, I knew nothing was more important than being a listening ear for my employee. I dropped my purse, sat down my...

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