Imagine my chagrin when my LinkedIn home page began to resemble that of Facebook. Not to mention updates in profile pictures with multiple ‘likes’ and ‘comments’. Moreover, LinkedIn’s latest move enabling all users to post content has significantly increased clutter on the site. I loved LinkedIn, I did. I especially enjoyed posts published by Influencers. … Continue reading All that Junk!
Social Psychologists
I have in the past mentioned how social psychology needs to be leveraged upon and how the guys in the marketing department are way ahead of us in implementing the wealth of knowledge that social psychology/behavioral economics has to offer. Coursera once again comes to the rescue by partnering with Wesleyan University to offer a … Continue reading Social Psychologists
Working for incentives?
You get the culture you build! Been driving people through incentives? You’ve done the job right, here – take some cash. Project under compliance? Here’s an award. Whoops, missed a few deadlines. That’s OK. We’ll skip over your incentive for this half month, your appraisal will be just fine. What happens when you then realize … Continue reading Working for incentives?
Don’t rush to climb the ladder
I wish I could find an apt Dr. Suess quote to begin with but I can’t, so I’m going to make up one of my own – “There’s a rung you miss and a slip you make & soon you find yourself at the bottom all over again” Ok, I apologize. That was awful but … Continue reading Don’t rush to climb the ladder
The Evil tracker
Remember the last time I talked about time tracking? Well, my company has gone ahead and got it installed for all employees and now we have this application ticking away and tracking every move we make (almost!). Now employees should appreciate us helping them be more productive, shouldn’t they? Employees should be throwing their arms … Continue reading The Evil tracker
If I were 22
Much has been said about being in your 20’s. Universally accepted as the age one makes most mistakes & gets away with it, LinkedIn has come up with a brand new series to help those in these crucial years. Aptly titled, ‘If I were 22’, this series has the influencers give out lessons to their … Continue reading If I were 22
SHRM vs HRCI
SHRM did throw the HR community in a frenzy with its announcement the previous week. If you haven’t heard or read about it, here’s the lowdown. (Seriously, which rock have you been hiding under?) SHRM announced that they will be releasing their own competency based certification (unnamed) from 2015. Further details will be released in … Continue reading SHRM vs HRCI
Who do we ask?
The 2014 Recognition Trends Report released by Quantum Workplace has kicked up quite a buzz. (http://www.quantumworkplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Resources-Whitepapers-2014-Recognition-Trends-Report.pdf). So much so that Tim Sackett and Kris Dunn wrote about it too. According to the report and Tim & Kris’s posts, top forms of recognition either has to do with money (Pay hikes, spontaneous bonuses), autonomy/flexibility or more … Continue reading Who do we ask?
The dreaded Bell Curve again!
It’s the time of the year when your employees are at their lowest productivity level (well, most of the employees). It’s also the time of the year when no one would dream of conducting their employee satisfaction survey (obviously!). This and a few resignations; all because of your performance management system. Shouldn't something this important leave … Continue reading The dreaded Bell Curve again!
Looking back – every now & then
I have talked about the importance of personal reviews before. With the appraisal season just gone by/going on, it is a good time to talk about it again. I found a sheet of paper today as I was spring cleaning one of my cabinets. It’s titled: Things I learnt in the last FY. It was … Continue reading Looking back – every now & then
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