Let’s talk about handling those “difficult” employees we encounter as HR professionals. You know, the ones who regularly seem to make our lives a bit more ‘interesting’?
Tips to Improve Public Speaking Skills
The cliche (probably true) is that most of us are terrified of public speaking. This is likely true in HR too and yet the skill will increase our effectiveness, improve support for our work and help us advance. But how?
How to Retain Employees: Support Managers
I am a bit tired of how HR uses retention to justify everything from benefits and employee relations to our budget and training.
Psychological Safety at Work
Workplace culture is crucial for high performance and a big part of that is psychological safety: can your employees express themselves without fear of negative consequences?
5 Steps To Improving Your Employee Experience
Improving the employee experience can be done in 5 steps. I didn’t say easy – but it also isn’t that hard considering that step 1 is simply to CARE.
Why Good Employees Leave (And How to Keep Them)
I have been to sooooo many presentations where the presenter says “and this will increase retention!!!” as a selling feature for their product or initiative. But will it?
Developing Executive Presence – It’s Necessary For HR Too
In this video, I dive into a topic that is often discussed but not always fully understood: executive presence.
Basics Of Agile HR
No. Agile HR is not agile project management OR piloting by another name. But what exactly is it, and how can it help you?
Dealing With Difficult Leaders – When You’re HR
As an HR person, you may find yourself in a difficult situation where you need to coach a leader who is not performing well in all parts of their role.
Decolonization For HRM: Where To Start
This episode on decolonizing HR and indigenous inclusion was by request! I was totally on board. I recently took the Indigenous Canada MOOC (massive open online course) and it was fascinating and inspiring.