Thinking through the daunting task of staff reductions Throughout the past few years, I’ve shared a plethora of blogs and other postings in support of “hiring right, performance development, corporate and personal responsibility, as well as workplace cultures”; however, the one thing that’s been overlooked is how to effectively manage and access your team’s strengths/weaknesses […]

For this third and final blog in the series on change management, the intent is to provide you and your organization with additional approaches, methods and recommendations for developing and implementing an effective and successful change management strategy for your organization. The Life-Cycle According to the Webster’s Dictionary, a “life-cycle” is defined as “a progression […]

Effective Change Management Methods for Transforming Your Corporate Culture According to basic change management principles, there are specific activities that MUST be undertaken to ensure that ANY change within the corporate structure and/or culture is not only successful but effective, sound and palatable to all parties. To achieve long-term cultural transformation, the leadership team should […]

  The Monumental Changes Ahead for U.S. Businesses While the “information age” has transformed the way we do business and has led to increased productivity, a reduction in labor costs and significantly impacted the way information is disseminated within an organization, it’s also led to more of an impersonal method of communicating and altered the […]

Economic Slowdowns: Best Practices for Staff Reductions   If you have managers less than 45 years old, there’s a strong likelihood that they’ve not managed during a serious downturn; therefore, they may need some help dealing with today’s crisis in the economy, especially when it comes to talent management and employee relations. Difficult economic times […]

  I think you would agree with me that following the due-diligence efforts of the lawyers and accountant’s, the HR Project Lead is accountable for obtaining the necessary documents and cultural information to design a Project Plan for mapping the new organization into the existing one.  To ensure a smooth transition of people and processes […]