by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
During my corporate HR career, I found the amount of information we prepared and pushed out to the organization to be overwhelming and, often, ridiculous. We published HR newsletters, HR updates, and reports on all nature of things that were sent out regularly. Every...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you want transform human resources within your company as an HR leader, here’s a really powerful tool for you to use that can have major impact overnight. For everything you do, ask this question: How does this {process, procedure, action, initiative, project,...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Wasteful. A colleague recently asked my opinion on employee exit interviews. I told him that I thought that they were a waste of time–one of those activities that HR departments spend a bunch of time on without understanding the why. There are a lot of reasons...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
Let’s do a quick quiz. Write down the answers to the following questions. If you aren’t going to write them down, at least pause to reflect on the questions for a moment. What is talent? How do you measure talent? How does talent directly impact your...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last week, I wrote a couple of posts on feedback that prompted a friend to send me a note. She asked that I add to my rant about feedback that crying is not okay at work, particularly when you are being given some feedback. She then asked me for my opinion and...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 14, 2012 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time, I was charged with implementing talent management for the company where I worked. I eagerly took on the task and, with the help of a crafty consultant; we built an elegant competency-driven program. As with any good talent management program, this...
