What kind of HR Department are you?

Tip o' the hat to Tim Sackett for a great article: http://fistfuloftalent.com/2013/09/hr-5c-5s.html What kind of landscape do you play in, and how good are you at providing value that improves your organization?

Best blog by an attorney

Great points here in Diana Maier's latest blog: http://dianamaierlaw.com/lost-art-of-praise-workplace/ It's so easy to forget the basics of human interaction - and it's so necessary that we not do that, especially in the workplace. The best performance management systems provide ongoing feedback, rather than being a once a year event. Getting managers to provide ongoing, crisp, clear feedback on performance is the BEST way to avoid performance problems. And it's also the best way to avoid having to use an employment attorney.