Survive HR

This week we are keeping things light-hearted. If we could write a book, these HR stories would make the cut. We discuss awkward and comical situations we've encountered and even share the outcome. This episode offers enough entertainment for everyone!

Unfortunately, today’s society is more uncivil and unkind than I can ever remember. It seems that people’s differences are being accentuated and instead of appreciating those differences and the richness they might bring to an organization or community, they are mocked and despised in many cases.

Employee Engagement is one of the most monitored and discussed human capital metrics today.  We are told that in order to be a strategic partner to the organization, we need to engage our employees.  However, what does that really mean?  We throw countless hours and dollars at the concept of employee engagement, but do we even know what we are measuring.  Have you ever seen an organization that truly has won this battle and has an engaged workforce, or are we all still fighting the battle?

When Steve Nail and I began the SurviveHR podcast, we expected our episodes would cover Human Resources related topics. However, this one is different- this one will cover just the Human side.

Well it’s that time of year again, Election Time. That’s both good and bad. It’s good in that very few federal laws will be moved through Congress and it’s bad because we will have to hear thousands of campaign commercials, from now until November.  So from a federal perspective these are bills that may have legs in 2020:

Branding has been important for many years with products.  Think about iconic brands like Coke, Apple, Nike, Rolls Royce and Gucci.  Today however, your personal brand is just as important in your career and personal life as the image is to those iconic brands.  So what is your personal brand?  Are you a Ferrari or a Yugo?  When people think of your name, of YOU as a person, what comes to mind? What do you want to come to mind? Having the right personal brand is extremely important for the achievement of your personal dreams, career objectives, and public perception.   So how do you develop a personal brand?  You must first understand that there are 5 basic human motivations.

What is “Transformational Human Resources?”  If anyone has the answer to this question, they should immediately email me and let me know, because I very much would like to know.   As Human Resources practitioners, we strive for the answer to this question because we are looking desperately to fix something.  We are pulling at anything we can grasp to transform something we consider broken.  Is HR broken?  Or have we just made it more complicated than we need to?

Well it is that time of the year again.  As we usher in 2020, it is time to think about resolutions, even though most don’t make them and those that do, don’t keep them.  I remember several years ago sitting down and thinking about every aspect of my life and then setting one goal in each area.  I wrote them down and looked at them every week.  It was one of my most productive years ever.

This week we bring to you the second part of the live podcast of the Survive HR Conference in Anderson, SC.

This week we bring to you the live podcast of the Survive HR Conference in Anderson, SC.