It’s been two years this month since we launched the site. I know, can you believe it has been two years? Time flies! Help us celebrate our anniversary by sharing with others. Thank you for your continued readership over these past two years! We have more great content coming this year!

In February 2012, I wrote a post entitled So You Got a PIP…Your Life Isn’t Over. Based on the monthly hits this post gets (many times in the hundreds), it leads me to believe that many of you are facing the reality of being placed on a performance improvement plan (PIP) or perhaps coming close to...

We are off this week, but we will be back next week with new content. Have a great week!  

Integrity is something I hold people to the highest degree; without integrity, there is no trust and it can cause people to routinely question someone’s motives, performance, etc. I recently came across an infographic outlining information on resume lying. You know, inflations of the truth on...

If you evaluate the organizational structures utilized by most organizations today, you could easily translate these structures as a tower of people. Meaning you have layers of people building up to one person, usually the CEO of the organization. However, just as easy as we formulate these organizational...

Today’s post is from guest blogger Tyana Daley . Tyana is a writer for Bisk Education, founded by Nathan Bisk. Tyana covers a variety of career-related topics such as, human resources and leadership. She is currently a junior at the University of South Florida studying Technical Communications and...

Today’s post is from guest blogger Amanda Andrade. Amanda Andrade, SPHR, CCP, GRP  is the Chief People Officer for Veterans United Home Loans – Fortune magazine’s 21st best medium workplace and one the fastest growing companies in the United States according to INC magazine. Amanda has...

Today’s post is from guest blogger Dunya Carter. Dunya Carter is a marketing professional specializing in HR from Brisbane, Australia. She works as a consultant for Corporate Challenge, a leading Australian corporate team building company. She also writes articles on HR-related topics for websites...

Accountability. If you reflect on the word, what does accountability mean to you? Webster defines accountability as:  the quality or state of being accountable; especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions. When it comes to accountability,...

Today’s post is from a guest blogger Nisha Raghavan. Nisha Raghavan is a Global HR professional with experience in handling Talent Management, Employee Engagement and Cultural diversity at work place. After having worked in Corporate India for a while she moved to United States and talks about...

It is that time of year where organizations are setting goals for departments and employees to achieve for the quarter/year. And it is this very topic our Performance I Create contributors will be discussing this month. Specifically, what they seeing roll out in Q1 or for the year in regards to goals...

It is that time of the year in corporate America where organizations come together to establish goals for the year as to what should be achieved at the organizational, department, and employee level. Established goals sometimes are SMART and then sometimes they do not make any sense and just seem like...

January 2013, started off with a bang with our Bigger PIC-ture series in which each of the Performance I Create contributors detailed from their viewpoint what they felt the point, vision, mission, etc. is of Performance I Create, and based on that perspective what is it they are bringing for 2013 to...

Performance is leading factor to any type of success, whether it is on a personal project, within an organization working on a team, or simply striving to compete for a gold medal in the Olympics. The effort we give is most of the time the result we will receive, which sometimes requires us to evolve...

You might have seen the first two Bigger PIC-ture posts this week on Performance I Create and wondered what is going on. First, if you haven’t read the posts, go check them here: Bigger PIC-ture:  Defining Vision & Expectations Bigger PIC-ture:  Remove the Auto Tuned Performance   Now...

When I created this blog back in May 2011, my intent was to provide an outlet for readers to garner valuable information from a host of experienced, knowledgeable contributors on how to drive performance individually or collectively within an organization. Past year in a half in perspective/evaluation...

In the event you are itching to read new content from Performance I Create crew, stay tuned! January 7th is when we will be back on the grid. In the meantime, check out some of our recent posts: PIC – The New Team Our Holiday Present to You – PIC’s 26 Best Posts of 2012 5 Secrets...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at Performance I Create!

Well, 2012 is coming to a wrap. Wow – what a year! This year has definitely provided some awesome opportunities for Performance I Create. To name the big highlights for us in 2012: We started the new year with new contributors – Melissa Fairman, Jay Kuhns, and Buzz Rooney Content and readership...

My good friend Victorio Milian (@victorio_m) came up with a great idea for a lot of HR folks to talk about HR and their Home (city). You can read my post below, but also check out the other compilation of posts from some great HR folks at his site:  http://www.victoriomilian.com/2012/12/hr-and-home-carnival.html. Ranches....

Last week we let you in on some great news – we added two new contributors to the Performance I Create team: Justin Harris (@UnlikelyHRGuy) and Steve Browne (@sbrownehr). And this past Monday we announced another new contributor – Dave Ryan (@DaveTheHRCzar). Well, in the great fashion of...

Last week we let you in on some great news – we added two new contributors to the Performance I Create team:  Justin Harris (@UnlikelyHRGuy) and Steve Browne (@sbrownehr). Well, today I am stoked to let you in on some more exciting news…..we are bringing aboard another great resource to...

Wow, where has the year gone? It seems just like yesterday we were starting 2012, and now we are already to the point of winding down the year. 2012 has been a fun year for me in that I started off the year at a new organization (in place 3 months prior to the new year) and now I am winding down the...

Wishing you, your family, and friends a Happy Thanksgiving from your friends here at Performance I Create! Take this time to relish with loved ones and recollect what you are thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving!

As you may know from our post on Monday, we are adding new contributors to the Performance I Create team as we wrap the year. We already announced the addition of Justin Harris (@UnlikelyHRGuy) this past Monday (announcement). Today, I am excited to announce another great resource we are adding to the...

Just as 2012, started out awesome with the addition of Buzz Rooney, Jay Kuhns, and Melissa Fairman as contributors, we are excited to announce we are wrapping the year with new contributors coming on board! Yep, you read correctly…new contributors that are going to share even more great content...

This week in the United States brings forward a holiday for family, friends, and strangers to reflect on what they are thankful for – otherwise known as Thanksgiving. Although the contributors at Performance I Create will not be gathering around a dinner table with turkey, ham, stuffing, yams,...

Regardless of where you look today, you are going to see someone with a smartphone of some sort chalked with more apps than one would know what to do with. Gone are the days where people are simply using the old flip phones that require you to punch different numbers to eventually spell out a word for...

Productivity. What does this word mean to you? Given the shear nature of the many things workers face in today’s workplace – phone calls, IMs, text messages, emails, internet, and so forth – what does productivity look like today? If you had to measure your overall productivity of work...

Today I thought I would share this interesting infographic on vacation time and use across different countries. Reflecting on your vacation time, are you utilizing your time to balance out your life and give your mind/body a break? If not, why not? Time off does the mind and body good! Image Credit:...

We thought we would share some exciting news from our friends over at SmartRecruiters. SmartRecruiters just released today results of a survey they conducted that demonstrates the hiring process is broken, but explains how they are working towards addressing that broken process with the new release of...

I have seen a lot of posts come out recently regarding engagement and creativity with employees in the workplace and so I thought I might revisit one of my September 2010 posts from XtremeHR – I think the content that I discussed and shared is still relevant today! With today’s ever changing...

In today’s ever evolving world of communication, more companies are relying on graphics to convey an initial impression or message to the consumer/customer through logos, commercials, company names, etc. But have you ever given any thought as to what it was in that organization’s commercial...

Perusing my old blog, XtremeHR, I came across this post I wrote in November 2010, and decided I would like to share it again since it is approaching annual compliance training in many organizations– let’s bring back the accountability folks! Each year many organizations role out annual compliance...

We are already in the stage of winding down August and before you know it, Labor Day will be here, which is the holiday we typically consider as the close of Summer. Before we get to that stage in the year where we have wrapped Summer, I wanted to spend some time recapping the content we have published...

Perusing my old blog, XtremeHR, I came across this post I wrote in November 2010, and decided I would like to share it again – let’s bring back the accountability folks! This past week, San Francisco banned McDonald’s from luring children with toys in the Happy Meal (effective December...

Do you dread going to work everyday due to a “bad” boss? Do spend countless hours worrying about what your boss does or says? Does your boss impact your overall quality of life outside of work? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you aren’t the only one. As you will see from...

Professionalism in the workplace today is key and unfortunately at times is lacking with many of our current employees. Thus, the reason why managers and HR professionals are scrutinizing interviewees even more when it comes to overall professionalism. A 2012 study from York College of Pennsylvania –...

Since we have arrived at that half-way mark of the year, it is time for the “check-the-box” conversations around mid-year performance. Don’t you just love having to set aside time to simply talk about performance up to this point? Why aren’t those conversations around performance...

Employee engagement is a buzz word that you will hear in many organizations today. And yes, it is a buzz word, but it is a buzz word that you should be paying attention to. Why? Because disengaged employees can make a difference in your the culture you are attempting to build, drive down customer service,...

The online MBA program team at the University of North Carolina launched an infographic in partnership with the Young Entrepreneur Council as a part of their #FixYoungAmerica campaign, discussing the impact millennials have in today’s workforce and how organizations can maximize their potential. You...

Happy Fourth of July from your friends here at Performance I Create! Enjoy your time with love ones and friends, but remember to be safe. Now onto the good food and fireworks

This week is #SHRM12 in Atlanta, Georgia, and with the number of bloggers who will be sharing their experiences this week via Twitter and/or their blog, Performance I Create is going to stall this week on new content to allow you plenty of time to read the #SHRM content. We will pick back up with new...

If you are any human resources person, we all know that it costs the organization a significant amount of money to turnover an employee. Thus the reason why many organizations spend a lot of mulah and time on hiring, onboarding, training, and development. But what about those people that just don’t...

This post was inspired by my current journey I am taking with moving down the path of trying to obtain my PhD so that I can eventually teach college. Primarily from the perspective that if the opportunity doesn’t present itself for me to get my PhD, what next. This is a professional hiccup that...

I thought I would share this infographic that I found on Mashable around social media and its impact on our real world relationships with people. How is social media impacting your real world relationships? Happy Friday everyone and have a great weekend! Photo Credit: Mashable Onbile

When you evaluate skills of upper management/leadership or when you think about the skills upper management/leadership should have, what comes to mind? ….leadership, communication, time management, decision making, self-awareness???? Well, Mindflash (one of my favorite sites these days to check...

We have wrapped another week and it is finally Friday! We love Fridays here at Performance I Create because we get to share with you content we have found throughout the week. However this Friday, we are going to recap our April and May posts here at Performance I Create. So let’s get started: April...

What comes to mind when you hear mandatory training? More than likely the response you elicited is:  ”ugh”. This response is typical when it comes to mandatory training because many times we use the fact that it is mandatory to make the training long, boring, information intense, and something...

Have you ever heard the phrase:  There is no “I” in “TEAM”? Sure you have. This phrase is a statement used both in our years growing up as a child and in our adult lives within the places we work. But how true does this statement really hold true? Think about it. We hear it time and time again,...

I had the honor to attend the Louisiana SHRM conference (#LASHRM12) in New Orleans, LA, this past Thursday and Friday (April 26-27). In my post –  My First Day at #LASHRM12 = Freakin’ Rocked! - I explained that the first day brought forth many thoughts for me to include:  excitement, innovation,...

Today began the first day of the Louisiana SHRM (#LASHRM12) conference here in New Orleans and as I reflect back on the first day, a lot of thoughts come to mind:  exciting, innovative, engaging, refreshing, enlightening, fun, and informative. So many thoughts come to mind because I can honestly say...

I was speaking with a friend the other day and the discussion came up regarding the use of vendors in the workplace – whether it was a good or bad to utilize in the workplace. I don’t know about you, but in today’s workplace it is almost impossible not to utilize a vendor for something...

If you didn’t know, #LASHRM12 is coming up this Thursday and Friday, April 26th & 27th, in New Orleans! And it is going to be an awesome time with great presenters, awesome HR pros, and a rockin’ social media team to keep you in the loop just in case you are not able to make the conference....

I initially started this series and unfortunately it stalled – I’m sorry. Life happened and it just didn’t work out to get completed. However, I am starting it back up and picking up where I left off. If you missed the replays of the initial posts in this series, check them out here:...

Another week has flown by and another Friday has arrived. I don’t know about you, but I needed this Friday to come….this week has been super busy. But, now on to the good stuff. Last week we published a list of the #HR conferences that are coming up across the country – if you missed...

We are going to be rounding out our Human Performance Improvement (HPI) series, so we thought we would replay our existing posts so you can get caught up before we publish new content. Enjoy! ****** Last week, you learned about the Organizational/Business analysis in the Human Performance Improvement...

We are going to be rounding out our Human Performance Improvement (HPI) series, so we thought we would replay our existing posts so you can get caught up before we publish new content. Enjoy! ****** Last week I discussed the difference between performance management and human performance improvement....

We are going to be rounding out our Human Performance Improvement (HPI) series, so we thought we would replay our existing posts so you can get caught up before we publish new content. Enjoy! ******** Today’s workplace involves more scrutiny in terms of performance, but when it comes to improving that...

We have wrapped another week and it is finally Friday! This Friday, we thought we would share with you the HR conferences that are coming up this year. Here we go: April 23-25 2012 Virginia SHRM State Conference “HR2aT” Visit the website for conference details:  http://shrmva.org April 25...

This weekend I spent some time catching up on Daniel Crosby’s organizational blog – IncBlog. I enjoy reading Daniel’s posts because he presents some smart, out-of-the-box thinking, makes you go hmm, content. One post that intrigued me was The Four Types of Teams – What’s...

We have wrapped another week and it is finally Friday! We love Fridays here at Performance I Create because we get to share with you content we have found throughout the week. However this Friday, we are going to recap the March posts here at Performance I Create. So let’s get started: March 5:  Is...

People who know me in the workplace quickly find out that I enjoy numbers and data. I enjoy numbers because they provide you a picture of what is going on. However, I also understand that the initial picture you obtain with numbers is just that – it is the initial picture. Making decisions simply...

We have wrapped another week and it is finally Friday! We love Fridays here at Performance I Create because we get to share with you content we have found throughout the week. So let’s get started: Employee Financial Wellness Ben Eubanks provides us some discussion around employee financial wellness...

2011 and 2012 have had some breakthrough of job openings within organizations. Subsequently, many people have moved on to bigger and better opportunities or in other words, exited stage left. Ultimately, people are leaving organizations for several reasons: Not happy with their job or organization Lack...

We have wrapped another week and it is finally Friday! We love Fridays here at Performance I Create because we get to share with you content we have found throughout the week. So let’s get started: Companies Increase Wellness Incentive Dollars SHRM article that details the results of a recent survey...

Over the years, I have had heard and seen pros and cons to different trainers, facilitators, and presenters. Some of those items include: Pros Engaging Interactive Humorous Storyteller Fun Cons Boring Reads to me Non-engaging Doesn’t know the material they are presenting Attempts to be humorous,...

It’s Friday folks. What did your week look like? Was it productive? What impact did you make? I had the opportunity to attend a company HR meeting in Minneapolis – lots of great HR talk, building strategy and synergy, project outlines, and fun. Enough about that…now to share some content...

So if you haven’t heard, Apple is going to be releasing the iPad 3 soon. Originally when I heard this news I thought to myself, “didn’t they just release the iPad 2?” And the answer to that is yes – the iPad 2 was released in March 2011. Now a year later, Apple is ready...

We are starting something new here at Performance I Create on Friday – it is called Friday Feature. Ultimately Friday will be a day to provide you various links to news articles, blog posts, research, etc. to continue your learning and growth. However, we do not want to just make it about what...

In today’s ever diverse workforce, you have more than likely come across someone that just isn’t cutting the mustard. Ultimately, there are two options we can face with this employee:  ignore or coach. The easy option is to simply ignore the deficiency in performance because as everyone...

So we are going on two months here at Performance I Create in which we have had our new/existing contributors on board and pumping out some great content. Honestly, I cannot believe we have already reached the two month point, but it has been such a great ride the time has flown by. The best part is...

You just got put on a performance improvement plan (PIP) – oh no. I am sure there are a number of thoughts crossing your mind:  crap, what am I going to do, my manager is just singling me out, how did this happen, the expectations are just too much, and on, and on. It’s understandable the...

Last week Chris Fields, blogger at Cost of Work and contributor to the PerformanceICreate site, wrote a post entitled Why Does Work Suck. If you missed his post, Chris explained to us that employees have a lot of reasons resulting in their disengagement at work currently – thus, making work suck....

It is no secret that the state of the economy has required organizations to rethink how they operate. In fact, companies that once raked in money hand-over-fist in the late 90s and mid-2000s, are now realizing the customer experience is “actually” important and expectations of employees have...

If you read about our plan for 2012, you know that we are adding some new contributors to the team. We already announced two of our newest contributors, Melissa Fairman (announcement) and Jay Kuhns (announcement). But today, I am excited to announce another great resource we are adding to the Performance...

If you read about our plan for 2012, you know that we are adding some new contributors to the team. We already announced one of our newest contributors, Melissa Fairman – check out that announcement here. But today, I am excited to announce another great resource we are adding to the Performance...

The other day I was reading USA Today and there was an article discussing toll roads across the United States and which states had the most toll roads. Now, if you live in a city with toll roads, you come to have a love-hate relationship with these things. I know you may be asking how you can have a...

2012 is shaping up to be a great year for us here at Performance I Create. How so? We are adding new contributors to the site – three new contributors, in fact! Which brings me to the introduction of Melissa Fairman, who is joining the contribution team this month. Many of you know Melissa from...

It is 2012, and the start of a new year. Starting a new year can equate the same routine or something new. Here at Performance I Create we are pushing for the latter – something NEW! 2011 was a good starting year for us with a great group of contributors and content, but we are planning and working...

This post comes from inspiration when I was living and working in Memphis, Tennessee, a couple of months back. The surrounding area where I used to work was a popular area for those trying to be the next Lance Armstrong – you know what I mean:  ten-speed bikes and full-body jump suit. Truthfully,...

Let’s continue our conversation about the performance I create…. This post will discuss ‘What’ will influence your performance? What do you do? What do you WANT to do that you are not doing now? What do you need to KNOW to do what you are not doing now? What people invest, illuminate and inspire...

Last week, you learned about the Organizational/Business analysis in the Human Performance Improvement (HPI) model. To recap, the organizational or business analysis is the process of identifying and clarifying company vision, mission, goals, targets, and needs. This step in the process ultimately works...

Last week I discussed the difference between performance management and human performance improvement. In case you missed the post, here is the high-level difference between the two: Performance Management Performance Management is usually referenced as the process of managing performance of an organization,...

Today’s workplace involves more scrutiny in terms of performance, but when it comes to improving that performance what comes to mind? Performance management or (Human) Performance Improvement? When managing performance, performance management and performance improvement can be two different things?...

I originally brought this topic up last year when my friend Michael Carty at Xpert HR asked me to participate in the “If I Could Change One Thing About HR….” blog series. With this being mid-year and some organizations re-evaluating talent with mid-years reviews, I wanted to re-share this information. Ultimately,...

August will be the breaking point for consistent, regular content on the Performance I Create site by our contributors. New posts will be up as soon as next week! Look for new posts on various topics to include: Human Performance Improvement Training & Telling Performance Reviews Leadership And...

When it comes to grading talent in your organization, asking the wrong questions can lead to some serious miscalculations. Today’s guest post comes from Dan Portillo, Vice President of Success and Engagement with Rypple. You can check out Dan on LinkedIn or his blog site at Rypple. I advise companies...

For those that are contemplating attending the 2011 ASTD International Conference and Exposition, review Kimberly Seeger’s – conference mentor – outline below. ** The ASTD International Conference and Exposition on May 22 – 25 will host more than 10,000 Workplace Learning Professionals...

Are you ready to learn about training/learning and development, performance improvement, instructional design, and so much more? Well, the call was put out for contributors to write for the Performance I Create (PIC) blog site to share their wealth of knowledge and experience around training/learning...

Are you a forward thinker that knows how to impact performance and productivity? Are you interested in sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience in the learning/training/performance improvement spectrum by contributing weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly posts? Then the Performance I Create venue may...