http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com HR Advice You Can Use Today in Less Than a Minute! Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:11:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most persistent mistakes made by consultants and mid-level to senior leadership professionals is an inability to link abstract theoretical organizational interventions to concrete business activity and functions.  In working as a leadership and organizational development consultant and business practitioner for six years, and an HR professional for nearly 20 ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2010/03/09/linking-the-abstract-to-the-concrete-make-your-business-case-count/ One would be hard pressed to find an organization not impacted by the current state of affairs, which include calls for or against financial regulatory reform, restricted access to capital for SMB(s), and a flurry of legislation and executive orders impacting how we  conduct operations and relate to  our employees.  Perhaps your organization is being impacted ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/12/15/importance-of-clear-communication-during-organizational-uncertainty/ If one thing that both our current events and socioconomic conditions has taught us is that for all our contingency planning, we are normally only prepared for high probability, high impact scenarios.  Who could have predicted the economic downturn and the severe loss of jobs that we began to experience as early as 2007?  But the bigger question ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/09/30/strategic-hrs-risk-management-planning-are-you-prepared/ Leadership is one of the most studied traits within individuals that we look for no matter what our calling in life. The traits of leadership have been discussed and analyzed by great men and women since the beginning of recorded history. In our nation's history we have studied in-depth the ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/09/06/the-essential-leader-repost-from-my-leadership-blog/ The day was sunny and bright, and I was relaxing on the porch of a close friend when I overheard a conversation by two contractors working on a property for a local landlord.  "Ray doesn't know business.  He doesn't know the business I am trying to build.  He is one of ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/08/21/ray-doesnt-know-the-business/ Recently, I had a conversation with a group of business executives who were hired with the sole purpose of turning the business around.  As we discussed the range and perceived intensity of the problems and issues, I quickly discovered that a deep understanding of the root causes that revealed a ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/08/04/what-are-we-going-after/ With the surge of interest in entrepreneurship, HR professionals are not immune nor exempt from feeling the "entrepreneurial bug" and desiring to pursue the goal (with accompanying joy and trails) of business ownership.  Many of you are thinking about starting your own contracting or consulting businesses, which is great.  However, ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/07/01/the-least-talked-about-most-important-tasks-for-the-hr-entrepreneur/ The on-boarding process is the initial training experience that a new employee will have with your organization.  This process is accompanied by bundled expectations; expectations initiated from the time that your new hire inquired into the position (passively or actively), continued during the recruitment-selection processes, and continues with what should ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/05/17/on-boarding-your-organizations-first-100-days/ When respected and known HR consultant/blogger/speaker, Jon Ingham recently wrote about the "Future of HR (more proactive support function or real driver of competitive advantage)" in his HCM blog, I immediately thought to myself - Jon makes some good points - very good points.  However (not but) there are some ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/04/21/dont-believe-the-hype-give-hr-credit-for-getting-it-right/ Having been a member of the Twitter community now for nine months, I started to keep a notebook on the different styles of "tweeting," and the many personalities behind the tweets.  Suffice it to say, that I came up with a unscientific method of matching twitter and leadership styles.  Here ... http://www.oneminutehrconsultant.com/2009/04/13/a-humorous-look-at-twitter-and-leadership-do-your-twitter-style-reflect-your-leadership-style/