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From the Archives – Oldies but Goodies from Make HR Happen v.5

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  This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.                 When the Experts Disagree – My father and his brother had a disagreement which began from my earliest recollection as a child and continued throughout their lives. They were as close as brothers living in two different cities could be, but when they got together this topic always came up: Which is better, a Ford… Read More »From the Archives – Oldies but Goodies from Make HR Happen v.5

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – November 25 thru December 1, 2012

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In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary:               The Best of Make HR Happen  – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen.             When is Enough Enough? – In college I was extremely fortunate to have friends… brothers in both a spiritual and fraternal meaning of the word… who had a unique way of educating… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – November 25 thru December 1, 2012

Disconnect Pay from Performance Management

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The albatross around the neck of reformers in performance management is the link to pay raises. This unholy marriage between pay and performance is so deeply rooted in business philosophy that it is painful to think about the surgical procedure necessary to separate them. Paying somebody for their actual accomplishments sounds good to company management and to human resources managers that are trying to balance the needs of people with the needs of the company.… Read More »Disconnect Pay from Performance Management

Coachability: Looking at Coaches and Coachees

If you object to sports analogies being used in a business context, please forgive this blatant attempt to draw yet another parallel. Athletes at the peak of their game and at the pinnacle of their career have one thing in common: they all have a coach. Part of the maturation process of a child moving into adulthood involves learning when to give up a piece of ego in order to learn how to improve their… Read More »Coachability: Looking at Coaches and Coachees

When is Enough Enough?

In college I was extremely fortunate to have friends… brothers in both a spiritual and fraternal meaning of the word… who had a unique way of educating each other on reality vs. fiction in life. It was a tough-love type of message that could only be communicated by people who were close enough to get the message when outsiders might have been offended. What was that message? When one of us would get a little… Read More »When is Enough Enough?