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!

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

I have been watching what my fellow team members here at PICHR have been talking about this month, and there is a lot of dialogue about stuff that is going on in the trenches of HR.  Trench HR is not my term, I am borrowing it from my friend Charlie Judy (consider this as proper attribution), only...

In the world of baseball it is Spring Training season! The free agents have been signed, the rookies have been called up from the triple A teams, the fields are manicured, and the Mascots’ outfits have been dry cleaned. Now it’s time to dust off the cleats and get to separating the all stars...

For the month of February we have been talking goals, budgets and the like here at PIC. To further understand that topic, I would postulate most organizations are driven by the products they produce or services that they sell (Sales).  Whether it is General Motors, AT &T, United Way or a Hospital,...

The beginning of the year often serves as a time for reflecting on what we have accomplished during the previous year, and identifying our plans and focus for the coming year. Successful organizations make strategic planning a priority, set long-range goals, and identify objectives to assist with achieving...

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...

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...

About a year ago, I decided to become a contributor at PIC to express a different part of my voice. My own blog is mostly fun and sometimes outlandish stories about lessons I’ve learned from experiences I’ve had over the last 10 years behind a HR desk. My audience was hooked and the formula...

I got into blogging and social media because I was looking for different voices in HR. And I definitely found it!  Some blogs are great because of the writer’s personality; others are great due to the volume and quality of information presented. Rarely there were a few that hit all the high notes...

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...

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!

Performance I create, this site is passing through a bifurcation point (big word DRINK if you are playing along at home).  As the referenced definition says we may also be experiencing some chaos, and to steal further from the reference, qualitatively new types of behavior, along with a sudden change. When...

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...

Miserable. Whining. Complaining. Never satisfied. Always feel they deserve more. Impossible to work with more often than not. No matter what we do for them, they seem to only have one response…. “Thanks for nothing.” Shared Responsibility I believe very strongly that the culture of...

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...

Thanksgiving is my favorite because it kicks off a season of giving and reflection. For the next 30 – 40 days, we spend our time thinking on how we can give to others in meaningful ways and how we can make our lives better. It’s the most wonderful time of the year!! 2012 has been an interesting...

There are plenty of things I am thankful for: job, home, family, and all the usual. We spend a lot of timing being thankful for all the above but I don’t think we spend enough time being thankful for the miracles of modern life. There are a ton of things we take for granted and I’m thankful that...

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,...

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...

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 –...

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...

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

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...

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...

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....

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...