Mar
31
The dilemma of hiring a coach when you want to retain an employee.
Filed Under Leadership, Coaching, Career development, Human Resource Management ( HRM), Carnival of HR | Leave a Comment
I am writing this as a coach. I know this happens from my own experiences with my clients and from stories I hear.
Sometimes when an employee starts to work with a coach they find that they don’t want to be doing what they are doing any more and they resign!
Now if you hired a coach […]
Mar
28
When a bad choice leaves a lasting legacy when trying to find a job
Filed Under Job interviews, Job search, Human Resource Management ( HRM) | 2 Comments
I was touched by a post on the HRThoughts blog by someone who had been caught shoplifting and was now living with the consequences.
Take a look at the post of the details. Living as I do in the UK some of the language is not clear to me in terms of the legal ramifications but the […]
Mar
27
Recruitment and economics -an interesting mix
Filed Under Human Resource Management ( HRM), World of Work | 2 Comments
I had some time to kill and decided to browse the shelves in WH Smith looking at the latest books. For reasons I cannot really fathom I was drawn to a book on economics! To be fair it is described as “bringing the power of economics to life” and “lively and witty” .
I have some […]
Mar
21
Asking for help
Filed Under Mentoring, business, World of Work | 3 Comments
I think Steve Roesler’s post at All Things Workplace on getting things done by asking for help is great! It got me thinking about asking for help generally.
Like Steve I think there is often a feeling that to ask for help shows “weakness” and this stops people from doing so. Which is a pity.
Steve writes about […]
Mar
20
I am struggling to type this. After a very good networking evening a good friend ran me home. I was full of the joys of spring (equinox today I understand) and skipped up the drive and wham - ended up on my knees having tripped over something - I know not what. Actually my right […]