Why don't we, as managers, go above and beyond to be sure that our employees are constantly learning? When an employee has fully learned the functions of their position, are there not still things that we can teach them?
Evolutions - the stuff that is cemented by results, the stuff that takes your company to the next level or keeps your company at its current level (if that is your strategy), usually takes a certain personality trait...
A person with a functional ego has sense of personal worth and self-respect. They are assertive, believe in themselves, and take pride in what they do. Someone with a dysfunctional ego still has all those great qualities, but taken to an unpleasant extreme...
The vast majority of HR roles have grown out of administrative functions... As a result they are compliance-driven roles and as such will attract a certain type of personality to accomplish the roles' aims...
At the end of the day, if there are good reasons why people want to work for your organisation they can be used to find and attract candidates who will be a perfect fit – but you just can't make those reasons up to suit you...
When we talk about resilience or mention things like positive psychology in the business, expect to hear audible groans from people thinking, "Great, I'm wasting my time with this 'think positive' crap when I've got a tonne of work to do"...
HR often misses the opportunity to deploy great targets around people activity that drive performance in, and unnecessary costs out, of organisations...
It drives you crazy that people in other parts of the business make considerably more than you (IT, sales/marketing, etc.) for a similar line-level position. If you want to make more money, then go into one of those areas - otherwise shut it...
When "sameness" occurs, error rates, illness, accidents and stress levels soar causing huge loss of revenue, productivity and often staff. So what can HR do to create an engaged and engaging workplace? Here are some simple, low cost or no cost strategies...
Workplace bullying complaints continue to pose significant challenges for employers, including where the behaviour doesn't meet the legal definition of bullying or the threshold to make a claim. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand key lessons from cases where bullying complaints interact with other claims and issues.
What constitutes "best practice" when managing neurodiversity at work is evolving all the time. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to learn how to embed neuroinclusive practices into HR programs and every stage of the employment lifecycle.
