The “How” of Employee Counselling
The past several weeks we have been talking about Employee Counselling – when to do it and why. What hasn’t been discussed is the “how”. In reality when you think about it, the “how” is really what can trip people up.
4 Strikes and You’re Out!
Do you use progressive discipline (or counselling as I prefer to call it)? Do you know how? I prefer to call it counselling as the purpose behind the conversation is to let a person know that improvement is needed and you would like to see them succeed. Discipline sounds to me more punitive and you […]
Is your fear holding you back?
Do you have a troublesome employee? Someone who prefers to talk-down to people, gossip, is overly negative or makes others uncomfortable by their behavior? Are you afraid to do something about it? Is your fear of a law suit, retalitation or bigger problems holding you back from doing what is right for your company?
Does it really matter?
In a conversation last week I was asked “Does having good employees really made a difference?” Instead of answering directly, I asked a few questions instead. Follow along to see if you agree with me.
Put it in writing!
For the most part employees come to work with the best intentions and want to do good work. However, there are those occssions (or various occasions) when an employee needs to be corrected in their behavior. A question I get often is when talking to an employee about performance issues when should the conversation change from […]
Are you “blocked”?
This week’s post comes to you courtesy of “writer’s block”. I try to draw inspiration from everywhere some human resources related, some business related or some from questions from clients and friends. It appears lately all is working well – which is to be celebrated, after all that is my goal.
A Week of Recognition?
My first job out of college was as the Secretary in Human Resources. No, I’m not being politically incorrect – that was my title for six months. From there I was promoted to Employment Coordinator at the same desk and same phone number. I have to be honest, I don’t remember when the position changed […]
Intuition and Business
The Harvard Business Review had a great article on intuition: Intuition Isn’t Just about Trusting your Gut. The blog post referrs to a couple Fortune 500 leaders and their decision making process. And after the feedback I received from my last blog post about intuition, I thought it would be a good idea to dig into […]
Is your business the old west?
I have to be honest, I didn’t grow up watching westerns and still don’t watch them. My only reference to the old wild west is Back to the Future III when Marty travels back in time to find Doc Brown. Yes, I’m an 80’s girl. There is a theme that runs throughout what we hear […]
Oops…they did it again
Previously on this blog…we looked at the habits of managers and leaders in an organization. Those little habits that will drive your employees and co-workers insane. In an effort to be unbiased, we are turning the tables on the employees. A brief look at some of their habits that make you wonder about the sanity […]