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Communication

Why I can’t say that my Illinois SHRM conference experience was good

August 24, 2011

Short review of the 2011 Illinois SHRM state conference I have attended this conference for the last two years.  The 2010 conference experience was a good one.  I can’t say the same for 2011.  The reason I can’t say it was a good conference experience is pretty simple.   This conference wasn’t just good, it was [...]

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Caution, Communication and Culture

December 15, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Communicating your culture I flew through a couple of airports this weekend.  That isn’t unusual.  I may not be a seasoned travel dude like Eric Winegardner, but I get around.   This past Sunday morning,  I was standing in the TSA security line looking at the various signs posted around me, and realized [...]

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Be a better leader by communicating

May 29, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Three leadership skills to develop Anyone out there had a candid conversation with their employees lately? Not a discussion about business objectives, or water cooler conversation, or even that performance appraisal that you had to do – you know, the one you dreaded because you had to tell someone that they aren’t [...]

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Basic Management Moves for the New Year

December 27, 2009

Image by US Army Korea – IMCOM via Flickr Try talking with your employees (first published in July, 2007) Almost every business talks about reinvention of their culture or creation of a new work environment at some point. The major issue is that it something quite often easier said than done. Actually, the process can [...]

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The Benefits of On-Line Community

December 11, 2009

Image by luc legay via Flickr Friday with HR Ringleader Thank goodness, it is Friday.  Wait, I’m on vacation!   Bah Humbug, it’s Friday! (BHIF!)  I’ll be back on Monday, but wrapping up this week of guest posts is the HR Ringleader, Trish McFarlane. I like Trish and her thinking a lot.   In fact, I like [...]

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Best Practice Exchange: Talking with the CEO

October 5, 2009

Office Hours with the CEO     Yesterday, the New York Times ran an interview with Susan Lyne, currently the CEO of Gilt Groupe, an online luxury retailer, and formerly the president/CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.  She also is the past president of ABC Entertainment. In this article, she discusses a unique leadership technique adapted from the halls of [...]

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