Back in the day when I was a branch Human Resources Generalist for a department store chain with nineteen locations, communicating with employees was pretty straightforward. We received messages from the corporate offices in Chicago and our store manager decided how to deliver the message—via all-store meeting, department managers or newsletter. Newsletters were my responsibility….
Workplace Dynamics
What’s New In Corporate Culture?
Randstad US, a global provider of HR services, recently commissioned the research firm Ipsos Public Affairs to survey a sampling of employed adults across the United States on their opinions about their company’s culture. You can review the findings here. As part of the research, Randstad used four definitions of company culture as cited in…
25 Free Leadership Development Resources
As part of my gig as a guest on the HR Happy Hour’s Leadership Show , I agreed to pull together some leadership resources for the Happy Hour listeners. When I talk with clients about leadership development, they often say one or both of the following: a) We don’t have the time to develop something…
Office Politics: It’s Personal
Our 5-part series on positive office politics, (The P Quotient) is drawing to a close. In this final installment, Jane Perdue looks at personal influence, one of four key behaviors needed for a person to be considered politically savvy in a productive way. Just tuning in to this fascinating topic? Start here for the…
Do You Trust Your Agenda?
As part of an ongoing blog series on Positive Office Politics (follow #OPQ on Twitter), Susan Mazza asks “What’s Your Agenda?” In this blog post, she explores personal motivations and how they show up in the workplace. She says: We ALL have agendas. You could say our ambitions, no matter how altruistic or noble they may…