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30 Oct

It’s Impossible to Explain: Administering Punishment to Adults

We’re smart people so it’s impossible to explain why, in the world of HR and management, we still find ourselves mired in the age-old tradition of punishing employees for their shortcomings? It’s a question that’s been on our minds lately, and we can’t help but challenge the prevailing norms. We…

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28 Jul

It’s Impossible to Explain – Managing Hybrid/Remote Work Part IV

This series has been based so far on the assumption that our organization leaders are smart and forward-thinking. If this is the case, previous examples related to employee treatment by Corporate Management have been impossible to explain. In this instance, we want to focus on employee expectations that are impossible…

How to Build and Develop High-performing Teams

By gloria

26 Apr

It’s Impossible to Explain – Why Meetings Still Suck

This past weekend, CBS Sunday Morning featured MEETINGS on their Money Issue – because it is such a significant cost issue. (link) An estimated $37 billion is lost per year to unproductive meetings. Look at that number! Who takes accountability for that amount of loss? The real head scratcher is…

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144

04 Apr

It’s Impossible to Explain – the Progressive Disciplinary Process

Sadly, the progressive disciplinary process is alive and well. And, by progressive, I mean a series of actions that expect an employee’s performance to get better while treating them progressively worse. (A good friend of ours who is unfamiliar with this draconian approach to dealing with people thought progressive meant…

By gloria

127

01 Mar

It’s Impossible to Explain – How We Treat People During Layoff’s

It seems more and more often things occur that are impossible to explain. Here’s an example. Amid the mass layoffs currently occurring, one long-term employee posted her recent layoff experience on LinkedIn. She did not do this to argue specifically with the decision – but wanted to take the opportunity…

By gloria

12 Jan

2023: A Time to Believe

Fast Company is looking for companies that are the Best Workplaces for Innovators (Best Workplace for Innovators). With the start of a new year, we’re wondering why every company isn’t trying to qualify. Over the last few decades, we’ve seen many companies mission statements that proclaim high employee involvement and…

By gloria

22 Sep

Have you decided to “quietly quit”?

An article about quiet quitting was recently the most read story all week at the Wall Street Journal website. Wanting to know more, I watched Michael Smirconish interview Paige West, a former engineering consultant who left the corporate world and has many YouTube videos on the subject. In this interview,…

By gloria

01 Sep

Are You Being Watched?

When Covid 19 required employees to work from home, companies (some very reluctantly) had to comply. At that time, I learned that productivity software was “flying off the shelves”. If software is needed to measure productivity, then we might as well dispense with leadership. The first thing that’s wrong with…

By gloria

11 May

Reasons Your Hiring Strategies Are Outdated

The Great Resignation has been crippling millions of businesses since September 2021. With 3 percent of working professionals voluntarily leaving their positions in November, it’s crucial to consider this as a company problem and not just a human resources challenge anymore. In this time when millions of adults are quitting…

By gloria

18 Nov

5 Ways to Build High Performance Teams

Zooming in on the tasks people need to complete – instead of emphasizing the end goals and outcomes – can suck the life out of them and even create zombie employees. This is why HPWP Group Founder and Principal Sue Bingham cautions companies against setting off their own zombie apocalypse.…

It’s Impossible to Explain: Administering Punishment to Adults

It’s Impossible to Explain – Managing Hybrid/Remote Work Part IV

It’s Impossible to Explain – Why Meetings Still Suck

It’s Impossible to Explain – the Progressive Disciplinary Process

It’s Impossible to Explain – How We Treat People During Layoff’s

2023: A Time to Believe

Have you decided to “quietly quit”?

Are You Being Watched?

Reasons Your Hiring Strategies Are Outdated

5 Ways to Build High Performance Teams

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