At the end of a work day, I often look back and wonder where the time went. I used to teach time management and most of the time it seems that I can’t manage my own calendar anymore. It could be tempting to suggest that we would probably like to be paid for how hard we “work†rather than how much meaningful output is produced. While working hard is a strong and desirable personal characteristic,… Read More »Oooh Look! A Squirrel!
Like most human analogies borrowed from science or mechanics, we know that input into any process can be improved by measuring the results of our efforts. Monitoring a mechanical device requires all sorts of feedback mechanisms to keep it under control. Even automated devices use feedback to control future activity. The classic definition of feedback is a return of the status of the output of a system as it relates back to the input. The… Read More »Feedback as the Universal Answer
If you know me or have read any of my blog posts, you probably are aware that I am a baby boomer citizen with a low threshold of tolerance for age discrimination. I have a reputation for challenging people who think that assigning an intelligence factor to generational differences is anything other than a myth. In polite company, most people agree with… Read More »The Discrimination That Nobody Challenges
This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. Recruiters: Think From the Candidate Perspective - There is no better laboratory to study human nature than a situation where one person is in need and another person holds the key to fulfilling that need. Some examples that immediately come to mind are that of a parent and child, a teacher and pupil or a doctor… Read More »Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.7
In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: Dec 9 - Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more – Dec 10 – Artificial Motivation – It is the season to seek justification for our actions even when it is purely emotional rather than logical. We were urged by major box stores… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 9 thru December 15, 2012