What is "Productivity Theater" and why should it bother you? It's pretend work -- and it's not helpful to any organization. On the surface it looks like this: Courtney turns down every request because she's "soooo busy" Dwayne sends a…
Performance Management
Admit it: You’ve put off conversations with employees because they were weird. We're not talking about uncomfortable conversations. We're talking about the kind that don't seem worth a conversation. You put them off, and you're an HR professional, who knows…
The road to greatness is littered with workplace obstacles. Do your employees know how to work around the most common ones? There’s a good chance they don’t -- and it's usually because they don’t recognize what’s getting in their way.…
Employee engagement is critical to every organization's success -- so you likely need employee engagement ideas all the time. Just 32% of employees are fully engaged at work right now, according to a Gallup index. And almost 20% are actively…
Employee burnout has a long-term impact on employees’ well-being, workplace culture and the business’s bottom line. A recent WHO analysis of data from 2016 found that working 55 or more hours a week increases someone’s risk of a stroke by…
HR leaders and front-line managers regularly have to pull together teams to execute plans, meet goals or complete projects. There’s a lot at stake. So you almost always need to build more effective teams. Yet, many of us pull together…
HR leaders and front-line managers: Don't underestimate the power of a few kind words. The right words at the right time can have a serious impact on how well teams perform and how effectively you can build a positive work culture.…
Why is feedback so often met with excuses and resistance? You probably know the kind of pushback -- that immediate reaction of "But I didn't do anything wrong!" Employees may not be 100% correct about their innocence, but the managers…
Employee cross-training is the process of training employees for skills and job roles they weren’t initially hired for. Cross-training allows members of the team to switch between specific roles and even team types when necessary, which is useful if a…
Difficult behavior runs the gamut -- some of it intentional, some of it not. But it all has this one thing in common: You want to get the employee back on track. And most managers have to deal with it…
Employee performance is directly connected to a company’s success. It impacts productivity, company culture, customer/client happiness, and the business’s overall bottom line. Unfortunately, simply employing a worker doesn’t equate to productivity and stellar performance. A recent Gallup poll found that…
Some people make being the boss a chore. They're your most difficult employees. Ironically, they aren't bad performers - but they're difficult in so many other ways! These aren't the employees who cause legal trouble such as harassment or bias.…
In 2023, keeping employees engaged is the name of the game. From quiet quitting to Bare Minimum Mondays, “The Great Disengagement’ is wreaking havoc for HR, forcing them to find new ways to keep employees engaged and motivated to do…
As you take your first steps into your new managerial position, one of the key functions you’ll be required to do is employee performance reviews. It’s a big deal you shouldn’t take lightly. Employees are the lifeblood of your organization…
Why is it your best employees can also be the most difficult? It's a terrible conundrum nearly every manager has to face - and kind of like a dating relationship: Those traits that wooed you at first become habits that…
This is an odd subject for a business writer to cover and HR professionals to read, considering it's the antithesis of what we care about most. But the Anti-Work Movement will impact the workplace. So here we are - getting…
