Remember in high school when you had book report due and you never found the time…correction…never MADE the time to read the book?  How did that usually work out for you? You think Siskel and Ebert were as successful as they were by just watching movie trailers?  No, they MADE time to watch...

Today’s post is from guest blogger Rachel Rowan. Rachel has over 15 years experience in the field of human resources and recruiting and is the lead writer for the Jobscience blog which provides news and insight on the latest in HR tools, technology, regulations and practices. Jobscience provides recruiting...

There are a set of words which has been trending for the past several years across the business scene:  big data. You know, the use of data to assist the organization make decisions, analyze its customers and employees, and just be all about smarter in the marketplace. In fact, the wave of data being...

You ever notice that there aren’t too many new ideas anymore? Everything has been done to death, so now we remix it all – but really, it’s the same ole thing. What am I talking about? Business…to be specific. It’s all the same products and features just repackaged and sold to us by different...

What can YOU do to bring YOURSELF and HR to the forefront in your organization?  This question is posed over and over in different fashion or formats, but the underlying premise remains the same (what can I/we do to make HR more relevant?) I tend to have a default answer to this question, and it is...

I am not an expert, guru, or master of networking, I simply love making connections. Whether it’s matching people to jobs, a colleague to a colleague, or providing people with information or resources, I truly enjoy building relationships. And any time I have an opportunity to help others expand their...

Documenting the progression of our employees’ training, performance and development is critical for managers because documentation provides independent and objective evidence of what happened or what didn’t happen. Somewhere along the way, howver,  documentation has become the way managers...

No one likes to be changed but it seems that HR and change frequently go together: The manager we counsel to change his/her abrasive management style The employees we counsel to change their work style Discussions we have about changing the organizations culture I’ve been in on discussions like the...

“Don’t be a tattle tale Johnny…you don’t want to get a reputation for telling on others all the time, do you?” – said every parent to every child. For many years we’ve been on the receiving end of well-intended programming from the adults in our lives telling...

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...

“Ugh, This Place Sucks, I Hate Working Here!”. Believe it or not about half your employees say that to themselves or out loud every day! I’m not scared of you, I can tell you the truth with no fear. As a Consultant, I get to talk to and work with a lot of people and it’s awesome....

You can’t get on the interwebs without reading at least 20 blogs about Leadership every day.  This isn’t bad, but we keep trying to find the silver bullet to make leadership fit into a neat package.  This isn’t possible because of two factors:  (1) All companies are different and,...

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...

There are a lot of overused, misused, and stale management words used in the workplace, especially buzz words like “granular”, “leading-edge”, “synergy”, etc. Like me, I’m sure you hear them every day, and you have your favorites. There are those that make you cringe every time someone...

So we’re talking misused and abused workplace words at PIC this month. The one that annoys me the most? Coach. As in, “I coached him on XYZ-thing and he got better” or “All she needs is some additional coaching.” It’s been used so much that now “coaching”...

I’m working on reviewing and revising the employee handbook at work… I’m not sure there is anything more soul sucking then wading through labor law disclosures. Luckily for me I’m on a great team that is working hard to blow up the current version and make the new manual/handbook/guide (we haven’t...

There is only one sport where every player contributes during every game. Not football with their 50+ man rosters; and not baseball with their 20+ man squads; and certainly not basketball with the last three players on the bench looking as fresh in their warm ups at the end of the game as they did during...

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...

I remember when I was going to college in the early 80′s hearing this radical new rock group called the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the college alt rock station.  I couldn’t believe my ears!!  They were fresh, unique and extremely radical.  It was so hard to categorize them and it still is...

At one point or another many of us have been asked to do something that we perceived to be impossible.  Pick your excuse, it’s never been done, this will cause problems, it will never work – you have probably heard them all. But it is the true leader who doesn’t waiver in the face...

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...

Recently, I found myself talking to a manager about an unexpected opening in his department. He had no one ready to fill the position but couldn’t leave the role completely vacant while we searched. After some discussion, we decided on an interim appointment until the best candidate was identified....

I want to see more leaders that are open and transparent like Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook. She recently published a book on women in the workplace titled Lean In.  As a C-Suite executive, an easy option would have been to stay quiet on the subject. After all she is damned...

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...

As I speak with colleagues and look at different organizations in regards to effectiveness and buy-in, I see a consistent theme:  managers talk too much. There’s always an opinion, and not enough implementation. Too much yapping and not enough listening. So I got to thinking about how managers...

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...

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...

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...

Just a couple years ago I was a brand-new blogger looking for exposure and opportunities. After a few months, I saw a tweet from Chris Ponder about a new multi-contributor site he was creating – titled Performance I Create {PIC} – and he was looking for new writers. Fast forward to 2013,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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: 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...