Monthly Archives: May 2013

Internal HR Consultants

For years, HR professionals served as the guardians of organizations.  We enforced organizational rules, state requirements, and federal laws as well as ensured that well-meaning, but uninformed managers and executives played by the rules.  More recently, the human resources transformation … Continue reading

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Best Work Environments

In the last post, we discussed how leaders affect the work environment.  Intentionally or unintentionally, the actions we take as leaders define the nature of our workplace, compatibility of our workforce to our environment, and the resulting outcomes.  Although we … Continue reading

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Ineffective Leaders and Broken Environments

Effective leadership means the difference between success and failure.  An effective leader creates an environment that brings out the best in each team member.  With few exceptions, the leader is the author and protector of an employee’s immediate environment.  Why … Continue reading

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