By Sheri Mazurek on January 10, 2011
Over the past several weeks, I have been reading a lot about predictions and strategies for 2011. The predictions and strategies have a great deal of overlap and many focus on new legislation and an increased awareness of how the legal landscape and a new focus on enforcement of laws by the Department of Labor […]
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By Sheri Mazurek on January 4, 2011
In my last post, I discussed being able to identify signs of employee burnout. The first step is to recognize burnout; however, if you do what should you do? Below is a list of things you can do if you notice the signs. What can you add?
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By Sheri Mazurek on December 29, 2010
When you manage a team of high performing, high potential employees, missing the signs of an unsatisfied employee has a much greater cost to your organization than just recruiting. These are signs most managers can’t afford to miss. Below is a list of things to notice:
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By Sheri Mazurek on December 20, 2010
As the New Year approaches in less than two weeks, it is a great time to review and reflect the previous year while preparing for the year to come. This is a ritual in which I have participated since my early career days in retail management. It was motivating to reflect on the accomplishments of […]
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By Sheri Mazurek on December 8, 2010
The problem in both situations come down to rule following. There were lifeguards who bent the rules and lifeguards who followed the rules.
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By Sheri Mazurek on November 30, 2010
So what do you say when an employee asks, “What’s the policy regarding [insert any random employee concern here]? If the answer starts with, “Well, the handbook says […], but we usually we just do it this way. Then you may be in trouble.
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By Sheri Mazurek on November 23, 2010
In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, this post will be dedicated to gratitude. Research has shown that practicing gratitude can make you happier. Take a moment and test the theory. Stop reading and spend the next few minutes naming things (out loud is ok) for which you are grateful. How many of you smiled at just the thought of those things? If your thoughts turned to people for whom you are grateful, how have you expressed this to them? If you answered yes, then how long ago? Are you saying to yourself, “they know I am thankful for them and can’t live without them.” Are you sure?
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By Sheri Mazurek on November 15, 2010
A recent survey conducted by SHRM indicated that human capital is one of the biggest challenges in the next ten years for business. Recruiting and retaining top talent should already be a number one priority of your talent management strategy; however, the challenge will be in adjusting the strategy to accommodate changes in the workforce.
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By Sheri Mazurek on November 6, 2010
In the newest edition of the EmployeeScreenIQ Verifier, Kevin Bachman discusses a few background screening “urban legends.”
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By Sheri Mazurek on October 30, 2010
Are you the HR person who already has the list of reasons why we can’t formulating in your mind before the question is completely uttered out of the mouth of that manager who is always questioning HR? If you are, try just listening and asking more questions next time before you decide if the answer is no. Help them find a yes and you will take the first step to changing their perception of HR. If you’re not interested in a win and you like being hated, keep doing what you’re doing.
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Sheri Mazurek is a training and human resource professional with over 15 years of management experience, and is skilled in all areas of employee management and human resource functions, with a specialty in learning and development. [Read more ...]