Those conversations we’d rather not have…

We often go to great lengths to circumvent unpleasant conversations. Agreeing when we disagree. Laughing when we don’t find the joke or circumstance funny. Appeasing when we’d rather not conform.

Yet no matter how hard we try to prevent unpleasant conversations from happening, they are inevitable. The best thing to do is accept the reality, and understand that a little discomfort now, will save a lot of discomfort down the road.

With this thought in mind, [...]

This is the perfect time of year to write a post on the importance of making performance management a year-round effort.

After all, January is when resolutions abound and the importance of delivering effective feedback is something all managers should be striving for.

Instead, I’m going to focus on the advantage of using journal notes as part of your performance management process.

These notes are something both you as the supervisor and your employees should consider incorporating [...]

Research shows that it’s not enough to have great human capital programs. You need to also be able to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs in helping your business reach strategic objectives.

As such, interpreting this data and reporting it to senior management is crucial.

We’ve discussed in the past the importance of knowing which talent metrics are the most important to your business.

However, as Cathy Missildine-Martin states in a recent HR Examiner article [...]

We all understand the concept of brainstorming. Lock a few employees in a room and the exponential power of combined minds will hash out a problem, issue or creative challenge by throwing ideas at it.

The assumption is that these employees will be “on” and ready with creative ideas right away, and that they will solve the problem with equal, creative participation.

While this semi-structured method for generating ideas has facilitated ad-hoc business meetings to move forward, [...]

While implementing talent management best practices can have a tremendous impact on employee engagement and bottom line results, there’s a lot to consider.

There’s the culture shift involved, refining talent processes in a way that gives you the critical talent data you need while also engaging and motivating employees, and driving success through organizational alignment – just to name a few.

That’s why we’ve created the 12 Days of Talent Management – a calendar full [...]