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February 5, 2016

Performance Management & Forced Ranking of Employees: Good or Bad?

Maybe the recent lawsuit against Yahoo!, Inc., can shed some light on the answer.  According to an article in the New York Times by Vindu Goel, Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, introduced a quarterly performance management process.  Sounds good, right?  More frequent feedback and opportunities to develop!  But according to the lawsuit, that wasn’t the plan.  First – let me say – I used to represent…

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May 1, 2015

HOW TO STOP EMAIL FROM TAKING OVER YOUR LIFE

PING. And there it is – like one of Pavlov’s dogs, my physical and emotional reaction begins. My heart sinks, the adrenaline starts flowing, my anxiety is increasing, and I’m dreading what comes next… The ping signals the arrival of new emails. Instinctively (almost unconsciously), I HAVE to check it out. It’s a compulsion. An obsession. A…

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March 4, 2015

THE HR DILEMMA: CAN WORK AND FRIENDSHIP MIX?

Let’s be real. We have work. We have friends. We have workfriends. It’s no surprise that HR professionals struggle with the fine line between maintaining a friend’s confidence and maintaining the integrity of their roles and the loyalty to the clients or organizations they serve. Are HR professionals ever really off duty? What are you…

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