HR Digest

AUGUST 17, 2023

At Kolar, we are experts at connecting people, process, and place. Our unique, in-depth services through our Kolar Experience Institute enables clients to truly understand the needs of their team to create hybrid solutions that make a difference.

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CoachStation

MARCH 14, 2023

Photo Source: Clay Banks, Unsplash It is critical to understand the importance of an effective onboarding and induction process. Let’s firstly look at the environment and culture you are about to step into, including the induction process. What about the individual?

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Career Advancement

APRIL 29, 2019

As the Chief Human Resources Officer at a multi-billion dollar company, she had hundreds of aspiring leaders not prepared for the next level. If you’re looking for a corporate training for your company, here’s the 3-step process that the trainer should follow. Corporate training – post-event process. Benjamin Franklin.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 25, 2013

Leadership: is that process in which one person sets the purpose or direction for one or more other persons, and gets then to move along together with him / her and with each other in that direction with competence and commitment. I have been saying for years that we focus too much on management and not enough on leadership here!”.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

We are slowly witnessing the resurgence of Human Resource Management, with companies actively investigating how HR teams can contribute to business growth. For years, HR teams have largely been delegated to admin tasks and rote hiring activities, but there are innumerable ways by which HR can contribute to business success.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Working with a management team, I shared our Day 1 Agenda. It went well and we are continuing to develop team building and leadership content and coaching for the managers and human resources staff. Trust and Accountability within Teams. Plan:Do:Check:Act: Team Building Processing & De-Briefing.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2013

During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. I was called back in for an emergency meeting with the managers + their managers + the Human Resources director. Once the team and I found what works we kept doing more of that.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 29, 2013

The most frightening thing about having a manager that is “Too small” and creates under-performance and dis-engagement is the gradual reduction in level of competence of the subordinate team, which creates broad departmental under-performance and increased dis-engagement. Jackie had recently been hired as vice-president of engineering.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 9, 2013

An earlier post listed the 7 Principles of Leadership Development in no specific order of importance : Necessary Skilled-Knowledge. Education for Leadership. Strategy for Leadership Development. Exploring lessons learned and how an organization and I developed a leadership development process for high potential employees.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 24, 2013

During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. Once the team and I found what works we kept doing more of that. This proved to be counter-intuitive to the Human Resources person that was working with me. In ‘ Resistance to Change.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The talent pool development and mentor training process aligns individual aspirations and competencies with the company’s current and future needs so that the interests of both can be served. What is it? How will we measure progress & Success? To be affirmed by their direct supervisor; Further metrics will / can be implemented.

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Mike Cardus

JUNE 28, 2013

One of our Directors got a hold of my VP of Human Resources and convinced her that he needed an Assistant Director to complete all the work that was expected. As he stared at the chart he smiled and shared the following story. Then they came to me with the idea and improvement plan, I approved it. What other solutions can you think of?

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Here’s a collection of the best blog posts over the last month written by top leadership bloggers. Thanks to Dan McCarthy over at Great Leadership for organizing it. Welcome to the November 7, 2010, early bird edition of leadership development carnival! Simmons gives us Power: The Heart Of Leadership | Bret L. .&#

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Walking into the entrance of a manufacturing plant, I saw a large banner that read: “TEAM Together Everyone Achieves More.” Fifteen minutes before I saw this banner the operations & human resources managers were telling me about their individual incentive program to increase output. Think about your work.

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Chart Your Course

MAY 3, 2016

Highlight factors such as: Leadership and training opportunities, Team-building and social activities, Office amenities, including features such as a gym, dining facilities and recreation rooms, Flexible schedules and telecommuting opportunities, Mentorship programs.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 2, 2011

Check out recent favorite blog posts from a sampling of top bloggers on leadership below. Welcome to the January edition of the Leadership Development Carnival , New Year’s Edition! I’d encourage you to use this month’s Carnival as a catalyst to kick-off that process. Mike Henry Sr.

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Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. The methods and processes worked! Contact me to make your leaders & teams better. and I know with certainty they can work with your Mangers and Organization. Resolution. michael cardus is create-learning.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 7, 2014

Contact Create-Learning Team Building & Leadership to fix this before it happens. Below is a story from a company I consulted & coached the management team. Human Resources, Mark was a great sales guy and was able to plan for work in stable and known environments. michael cardus is create-learning.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The manager explained that their office building had seven floors, and each day, Fred would jump out of a window, starting on the first floor and eventually getting to the top floor. He just isn’t committed to this process, thought the manager. When a hiring team of four or five made the decision, success rose to 55%.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 7, 2017

It’s about putting the “human” in human resources. Here’s an 8-step guide to begin building credibility, camaraderie, and teamwork as a manager: Listen up! As you sit down with your team members, ask how you can help them do an even better job. Describe how you achieved this outcome.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 22, 2013

Their direct manager and the human resources director believe these managers have the cognition, complexity and skilled-knowledge to be successful in his current role and would benefit from 1 on 1 coaching and development. Following the initial meeting the 6 months of Management Leadership Coaching begins. Beginning of process.

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 17, 2011

ABOUT Contact Us Create-Learning.com Get Connected Facebook LinkedIn RSS Feed Log in Join and Receive 9 Team-Building & Leadership Activities:That work and allow people to learn from the experience. Human resources can be an interesting field — and one that is fulfilling for the right kind of person.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Continually I see a ideas hap-hazardly put into organizational practice and managerial-leadership ONLY to make matters worse. Leading to Executives, Human Resources and team leaders grasping at the ‘Next Thing’ in order to cut the down on the felt mounting bureaucracy and dis-trust within the organization and team.

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Chart Your Course

JANUARY 19, 2016

Prime Your Brain Scientists define boredom as an inability to engage your mind with either internal or external processes. It may seem very philosophic but in practice the attentive Satsang meeting goer is developing a team that can assist in accomplishing daily goals. Use this philosophy to create a productive and focused meeting.

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Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Team building is certainly about finding the right cultural match between individuals and the organization. I nearly drove the team straight into the ground in the first three years of the project trying to make all of the decisions myself – and the team only hit its stride when I learned to rely on others more effectively.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 14, 2012

By hiring the right people, they reduce turnover, training costs and insure their team of Zapponians stay motivated and passionate about what they do. According to their human resource department, it is harder to get a job at Zappos than to be accepted at Harvard Business School. 2) Deploy a leadership strategy.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. He demonstrates that the ability to build trust is THE key leadership competency of the new global economy. The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (2002). Human Resource Champions (1996). Listed in no particular order.

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Chart Your Course

AUGUST 20, 2016

Because of this deficit in female leadership, the culture of many companies is male-dominated. In companies with a strong vertical hierarchy, the gender breakdown of leadership teams plays a small role. The researchers found that gender-balanced teams had the highest rate of sales and greatest levels of productivity.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Complimenting the StrategyDriven Management & Leadership articles, these conversations examine the real world challenges managers face every day that are not easily solved with a new or redesigned process and instead demand the application of soft leadership skills to achieve a positive outcome.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

To deliver more value, the human resources function needs to spend more time accelerating operational improvement and less time on its traditional administrative and compliance activities. Exactly how can HR accelerate process improvement? That freed up huge amounts of time that HR spent on process improvement.

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Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Occasionally I create a Team-Building program agenda that is good enough to share. Below is the Day-1 ‘Kick-off’ program to 4 months of work I will be doing with an IT Leadership Team. IT Leadership Director Team Building & Leadership Agenda – Kick-Off. IT Leadership Program Agenda.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Provide leadership. The sharp focus and direction on your objectives and goals can only be maintained with constant monitoring of your procedures and processes. Purchasing plan (with processes and vendor lists) is in writing. Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization.

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Mike Cardus

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

You are team leader on a cross-functional team project that includes; Sue from finance, Jack from engineering, Brian from Quality Assurance, Stephanie from human resources, Terri is the customer representative, Tony from production and Mike (me) is the team coach…. –Ferdinand Fournies.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

Cross-cultural stimulus: Whatever field you are in, once-a-month take your team on an educational/cultural outing to do or see something that has nothing to do with thier work. E.g. take a team of developers to tour an abattoir, take the human resource team to a museum exhibit on ancient Egypt, or take legal on an outing to a flower show.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 18, 2009

It also reminded me of our very human tendency to jump right into action before we have spent any time at all finding out what’s actually going on. Many moons ago I was part of a team building course in Toronto. Typically, when faced with a predicament, the human psyche follows a pattern. O” stands for observation.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. “This is the first time I’ve been through this process myself.” “My dad always wanted to do one of those team-building retreats,” he said, smiling.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Is there a process in place for cultivating, identifying, and appointing not just this CEO, but the one after that? Berra was famous for his “Yogi-isms,” but this one contained an essential truth: inchoate strategies and ineffectual leadership generally go hand in hand. Will he or she collaborate with the board, or fight it?

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