When I’m talking to people who work at companies looking to work with us, I find that there are usually common themes around the symptoms they describe for why things need to change. Whether I’m talking to an owner of a small business, the co-founder of a funded startup, the HR manager for a not-for …
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Moving Fast and Breaking Only Yourself Why you need an HR Tech Stack from Day 1 Many companies start off working frantically to build a product or close deals before cash runs out. Once the company passes this stage, there is a period of relative calm, where they relish in early success. Then, everyone gets …
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Your Company Can Crash from a Single Disgruntled Employee I recently saw a question in an online HR group asking what I would tell an employee that somebody told you was experiencing job burnout. Apparently, she was starting to miss work, and was slowly drifting from an energetic top performer into a sad and cynical …
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What is People Operations? This is not a question that a lot of people outside of NY and California are currently asking, but it should be. While every other aspect of a business has been optimized and scraped clean for value, few businesses are looking to add that same rigor to HR practices, to satisfy …
The Changing Landscape of HR There is no doubt about it – Human Resources is changing. The way that people learn and research is changing. The way that people socialize and build relationships is changing. The way that people work and do business is changing. [bctt tweet=”It’s time for resources that allow HR professionals to innovate their …
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Human Resources Department Shrinks as Outsourcing Rises I love to mentor people. In fact, I have taken to mentoring people who are moving into HR careers, as I feel like I have a lot to offer in this area. However, I am beginning to find a common theme with universities graduating HR professionals into a …
I have searched for a mentor for quite some time. At first, I thought I had a solid mentor in a Marine sergeant, but that experience was fleeting and shallow; this mentor had already started to mentally check out of his job since he was soon transitioning to civilian life. During my next career move, …
Spotting a Bad Employer Before You Apply Perhaps you are a new entrant to the job market. Maybe you are a college freshman, sophomore, or even a junior, and you are excited to start putting your newfound skills to work. Or possibly, you are either unemployed or are looking to move to a different employer …
Improve Employee Retention with Simple Empathy There are two words that you should learn to say often, and really mean when you say it: “I understand.” Sounds too easy, right? How could simply saying these two words to employees make them stick around longer and be more productive? Empathy and understanding are keys to employee …
Remote Team Meetings Can Suck It is no secret that remote team meetings can be boring and useless (boring meetings seem to be a rite of passage in business) and erode team morale. Even LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner agrees. Avoid the waste. They can also be a breeding ground for wasteful tendencies and conflict. However, …
