Six Degrees of a Job Description
While conducting a recent HR audit, I was reminded of how job descriptions seem to touch and influence many of a company’s successful practices and policies – and indirectly, the bottom line. […]
Leadership Development – Starting at the Beginning
HR Advisors Group has been focusing on leadership development and the importance of organizations making investments in this area. I attended the American Waterworks Association’s (AWWA) Annual Conference last week in Denver, Colorado and participated in a series of topics on “Workforce Strategies that Really Work.” One of the speakers talked [...]
Succession Planning and Leadership Development – A Symbiotic Relationship
Michelle Bennett is the People Manager, Americas, for GHD, Inc., www.ghd.com a global engineering, architecture and environmental consulting company. Ms. Bennett provides oversight and HR responsibility for the 1,100 GHD employees located in multiple offices throughout Canada, Chile and the United States.
When’s the Right Time for HR Director Hires?
On May 17th, I presented at the Society for Design Administration Symposium in Williamsburg, Virginia. The topic was on HR Assessments and Audits. One of the questions posed by an attendee was “when do we need an HR Director for our organization?” It was a great question and the answer really [...]
Succession Planning and Leadership Development – A Symbiotic Relationship
Knowledge retention is a huge issue right now for organizations, both in the public and private sector. One of the things that I have found, especially with the proliferation of social media, is that we now have tools that allow us to collectively learn from each other, communicate and share knowledge [...]
Summer Dress Codes
The temperatures are soaring, Memorial Day weekend is behind us and the articles in the paper and on the internet about how to dress casual for summertime in the office abound. However, it occurred to me that although these articles are helpful for employees who choose to read them, there is [...]
Client Feedback and HR Assessments – Insightful Parallel Processes
Smart companies conduct external surveys to check in with their clients. It's imperative to get perspective on what's happening in the client's world, what's keeping them up at night, trends that they see in the marketplace, as well as gain feedback on performance and how to better serve the client in [...]
On-Boarding – What’s your Company’s Story?
Recently I wrote about the importance of defining and measuring employee engagement to an organization’s bottom line. There are a myriad of strategies to keeping employees engaged, but one of the most successful ways is to start with on-boarding on day one. On-boarding is a key strategy to build a culture [...]
Defining and Measuring Employee Engagement
Are your employees engaged? There have been numerous studies, articles, research and publications on Employee Engagement. Within the U.S. workforce, the Gallup organization reports of costs of over $300 billion to the bottom line in loss productivity. That’s a pretty serious number. How do you think your organization is doing with employee engagement?
Using the Myers-Brigg Indicator to Communicate Effectively
Last week I attended a workshop on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Just as in past years, I was amazed at the accuracy in which it was able to provide insight into many facets of my personality and the personalities of those who are different from me. […]