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      Category: Human Resources Management

      29Oct
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      Getting Serious About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
      By Bill Catlettein Coaching, Human Resources Management, Leadership, Recruiting, Retention

      Getting Serious About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

      In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, corporate America has professed fresh interest in the subject of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). I’m heartened by that, and especially so to…

      30Aug
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      Promote Team Building by Improving the Workplace
      By Bill Catlettein Coaching, Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management, Meeting Goals

      Promote Team Building by Improving the Workplace

      by K. Baker With more companies struggling to stay profitable, employers have increased their efforts to build stronger teams. While a capable team isn’t made overnight, it can be created…

      12Mar
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      On Baseball, Long Hair, Married Priests, HR, and the "Department of No"
      By Bill Catlettein Human Resources Management, Leadership

      On Baseball, Long Hair, Married Priests, HR, and the "Department of No"

      The sports press was abuzz this week about something that didn’t involve balls, strikes, birdies, or 3-pointers. Rather, it was about hair, specifically the prolific red locks belonging to NY Yankees rookie…

      03Feb
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      It's Not About the Phones
      By Richard Haddenin Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management, Leadership

      It's Not About the Phones

      If I hear this question one more time… I won’t be surprised. “How do we get these people to get off their phones and get their work done?” First point: it’s…

      16Jan
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      All Millennials Are...Different
      By Richard Haddenin Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management, Leadership

      All Millennials Are...Different

      Years ago, I participated in a diversity workshop that featured an exercise called “All Iowans are Naive”, the object of which was to expose the fallacy of stereotypes. And fallacious…

      05Jan
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      Dealing with Bullying in the Workspace
      By Bill Catlettein Human Resources Management, Leadership, Retention

      Dealing with Bullying in the Workspace

      Bullying seems inescapable in modern life, whether the context is school-aged children, adults in the workspace, or newly elected politicians behaving badly. The associated consequences and handwringing prompt us to…

      18Nov
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      A Few Words on Workplace Feedback for Millennials
      By Bill Catlettein Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management, Leadership, Retention

      A Few Words on Workplace Feedback for Millennials

      Over the last few years I’ve had the pleasure of providing professional coaching for a diverse group of a dozen or so Millennial professionals, managers, and executives in the workspace.…

      18Mar
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      Should We Stop Doing Performance Reviews?
      By Bill Catlettein Communication, Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management, Leadership

      Should We Stop Doing Performance Reviews?

      For the past few years there has been a hue and a cry, joined of late by large numbers of HR professionals, suggesting that companies need to stop doing traditional…

      17Mar
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      Work-Life Balance… Learning to Like and Live With Chocolate Milk
      By Bill Catlettein Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management, Leadership

      Work-Life Balance… Learning to Like and Live With Chocolate Milk

      In a presentation last week for a group of healthcare industry managers, I was asked to comment on “work-life balance.” My remarks were prefaced with the admission that I’m fairly…

      06Dec
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      Getting Beyond the Rehearsed Blather in Recruiting
      By Bill Catlettein Employee Engagement, Human Resources Management, Leadership

      Getting Beyond the Rehearsed Blather in Recruiting

      Last week I had a short, informal coaching conversation with an experienced, level 2 retail manager. Soon to be involved with staffing a new store, he was concerned about the…

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