HR Advisors Group has been involved with a group of consultants serving the AE industry and each year we hold a CEO Forum. This event attracts CEOs and other leaders in the AE industry to discuss key challenges that they are facing and possible solutions. In the past we have had [...]
Soon it will be Thanksgiving and then a blur until the end of the year. This is the time of year that life always becomes crazy… even crazier than the rest of the year. From an HR perspective, it’s time for Open Enrollments, Annual Salary Adjustments, Bonus Distribution and planning for the [...]
HR Advisors Group celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Wow, where has the time gone? Looking back, some things have stayed the same but with a twist: Our clients had recruiting and retention challenges in 2003 and continue to do so today, but how we need to recruit has drastically changed. [...]
I’ve been in the business world close to 30 years (ugh, let’s not think about that too much), and I’ve seen so many trends in leadership and management. Management by Walking Around (MBO), the 60 Second Manager, 360 leadership feedback, leadership assessment tools, just to name a few. Where does mindful leadership [...]
This fall I attended the MBTI Users Conference and the Influence Factor where Josh Bersin, a principal at Deloitte, spoke about the company’s 2015 Global Human Capital Trends Survey. I left his presentation thinking about many issues that HR stakeholders should be contemplating as they begin planning for next year, most [...]
With the year on its way out, one of the things that I've been reflecting on lately is how organizations and individuals manage change. I'm no stranger to change, it's been common throughout my career as a HR professional and a business owner. Some of the biggest things I've personally dealt [...]
Every year around the end of summer I look ahead at what the final quarter of the year has in store. I use the transition into Q4 as an opportunity to check in to see if I've accomplished the goals I outlined at the beginning of the year and reprioritize or [...]
As I look at HR trainings being offered this fall, I’ve noticed an interesting pattern emerging. Many programs being offered by my local SHRM chapter and other organizations are centered on opportunities for HR professionals to become more involved and aligned with the businesses they support. Further promoting this concept is [...]
There's been a lot of talk over the past few years of giving greater flexibility to employees through teleworking, remote offices and other initiatives. Justification for these programs have been driven from a range of motivations including financial benefits, employee morale and talent retention. I recently met with a client who [...]
Great humor can be found in bad management. Hollywood and pop culture has certainly capitalized on workplace rituals and the absurdity of particular management styles. The Office seems like it will always be relevant and let’s not forget about my personal favorite, the 1999 classic, Office Space. The comic strip Dilbert, [...]
