Author: Janet Hoffmann -- Last month, our Speaker Select Series was honored to have Bruce L. Katcher Ph.D. deliver a presentation on the "30 Reasons Employees Hate Their Managers". As a follow up, here is an article with some additional insights on how employers can improve trust with their employees....
December 5, 2015
Author: Denise Patrick -- We all know what it's like to try and prepare for a difficult conversation. For quite a few of us, we end up either trying to avoid the conversation, or we end up defaulting to a tactic that may not yield the results we seek. When the situation is work related, those conversations can be about a direct report's poor performance, it can be a behavioral...
Author: Joel Peterson -- In 2008, I flew to Chicago for my first SHRM national conference. I traveled alone and didn't know anyone attending the conference.  I spent every possible minute in session after session. I was at all the keynote speeches. At the end of each day, I ran back to my room...
Author: Joel Peterson -- I went on a backpacking trip with my brother along time ago. This particular trip was full of switch backs leading straight up to a summit point. From the summit, the trail continued straight down the other side of the mountain. As I made my way...
Author: Joel Peterson -- The world moves so fast that we often need lists just to remember to get things done as they speed past us. Some lists are more fun than others. Grocery lists build anticipation for delicious snacks and meals that lie ahead. Wish lists are chock full...
Author: Joel Peterson -- In keeping with what it's like to be an HRDEPT1, I've been so swamped at work lately that my attempt to write the second installment in my series about life as an HRDEPT1 in a timely fashion has fallen prey to various deadlines and other priorities....
Author: Stuart M. Friedman -- Did You Have a Mentor Who Had a Big Impact on Your Career Success? Pay It Forward! -- New York City SHRM 2016 Mentoring Program in Need of Mentors We have all had special people, mentors, in our lives, who had a strong and positive...
Author: Jackie McMann-Oliveri -- Strategic Management Series Overview How Can HR Maximize Performance and Productivity Within Your Organization presented by Dan Margolis, PHR, Senior HR Partner Regional Consultant with the Willis Group If you ever doubted HR’s role in the workplace, the presentation by Daniel Margolis for HR/NY solidified my...