Working with people can be challenging. Hopefully these tips can help.

You want top candidates to work for you, but where can you find them? In recent years, companies have had a more difficult time recruiting top talent. One su...

Employee engagement is extremely important - engaged employees show up more often, stay longer, and are more productive overall. However, a study by Gallup r...

Leadership development isn’t just a nice to have – it’s essential to have. Leadership behaviours can have a profound effect, not only on the direct reports, ...

We’ve all been a part of ineffective or inefficient meetings. Maybe the agenda is unclear, maybe people are not listening, or maybe there are no decisions ma...

Creating goals can be fun and accomplishing them can be invigorating. The hard part is the work that separates these two points. Here are some quick tips to ...

With the holidays just around the corner, everyone is thinking about showing their loved ones how much they mean to them. But showing appreciation doesn't ha...

Do we need performance ratings? Why?

PIP - Performance Improvement Plan. Quite possible the most dreaded word by HR teams and managers in the workplace (even worse than "feedback"). We have been...

Employee performance management isn’t a new concept. Performance management has evolved in many ways over the twentieth and twenty-first century, but some co...

Do you have an upcoming check-in conversation with your manager? Make sure you are ready with this checklist! Print it here. #HR #humanresources #talent #per...

Almost every organization has a handful of high performers, or HPs, that it keeps a close eye on. Or at least, it should. Research indicates that high perfor...

Today, there is a strong focus from managers and HR teams on figuring out how to best interact with their employees. But with ~five generations interacting a...

Do you have an upcoming check-in conversation with your direct report? Prepare for it using this checklist! Print it here.

How can HR convince management to take their initiatives more seriously?

How do we motivate and engage employees without breaking our banks?

Performance management can be very costly. Find out what it could be costing your organization today.

Prepare for your feedback conversations using this cheat sheet! Print it here. #HR #performancemanagement #performance #productivity #retention #goals #const...

This is the second part of a three-part blog series. Check out the other two if you haven't yet! #2 SUBJECTIVITY Let's face it. Feedback is subjective, becau...

Performance management has been a hot topic for a few years because the traditional performance management systems have proven to be highly ineffective, cost...