by connect hr | Jul 21, 2017 | Communication, Learning and Development, Mentoring
As I wrote in my last blog, mentoring programs provide myriad benefits to mentees, mentors and organizations. There’s a specific type of mentoring program I’d like to discuss this time – Affinity Groups. A workplace affinity group is a group of employees with similar...
by connect hr | May 25, 2017 | Communication, company culture, Leadership, Uncategorized
A clearly defined, communicated and continually reinforced company culture improves productivity, promotes ethical behavior, and contributes to business success. Employees are more likely to be engaged and loyal when they work in an environment of strong ethics,...
by connect hr | Mar 27, 2017 | Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership
One of the skills that often comes up in discussions of leadership capabilities is “managing change.” As I noted in my most recent article, though, the role of the leader is more about managing the transition required by employees as they adjust to the change. In his...
by connect hr | Oct 17, 2016 | Communication, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Uncategorized
For the first 6 months of this year, only 32.9% of employees were engaged at work, according to Gallup, who regularly measures employee engagement. This means that nearly 70% of employees were not engaged. Lack of employee engagement translates into less productivity...
by connect hr | Oct 3, 2016 | Communication, Employee Relations, Leadership, Performance Management
As I’ve often said, performance management is an ongoing process not just an annual event. As such, when there’s a performance issue it’s important to deal with it in a timely manner. The goal should be – if possible – to turn the situation around and get the...
by connect hr | Sep 14, 2016 | Communication, Employment Best Practices, Hire
One of the areas I help my clients with is performance management – both setting up performance management processes, and dealing with performance issues. Lately I’ve been finding that a number of organizations are struggling with issues related to new employees...