Reopening Your Business
This video interview discusses some considerations for companies, people managers, and individual employees as we evolve to a Next Normal
Read MoreWork in the Next Normal – Some Key Considerations
Like many of you, I have followed the never-ending flow of opinions and guidance about reopening business as COVID (hopefully) recedes. My objective here is to boil much (but not all) of the public material down into 3 key categories: What does this mean for individual employees? What does it mean for managers of people?…
Read MorePreparing for the New Normal – A Video Interview
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Chad Betz on the subject of considerations in planning to reopen your businesses. Please see below: Wondering about how to reopen your business safely? Contact me at ken@somershrsolutions.com or +1 508-507-1207
Read MoreVaccinations Are Here! – What You Need to Know to Drive Your Business
Vaccinations Are Here! – What You Need to Know to Drive Your Business Welcome to our second post in the series on Common Sense People Management for Small to Medium Businesses Return to “normal” planning As we write, the pace of vaccinations is accelerating and some optimism is returning but new infections and hospitalizations are…
Read MoreAnalytics and Human Resources Leadership of the Future
I recently had the fun opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about HR Analytics and how it is reshaping the future of the Human Resources profession. I was the designated practitioner on the panel and my role was to keep us grounded in the realities of leading HR functions on a day-to-day basis. This…
Read MoreHRBP & COMPENSATION Center of Excellence – IT’S COLLABORATION TIME
This post in our series about HR Business Partners introduces the need for Business Partners to collaborate in support of delivering optimal client solutions. It has been co-authored with my friend Lukasz Mytnik. Luk has spent most of his recent career in Compensation and Analytics Center of Excellence (COE) roles. He is now an HR…
Read MoreWho’s on First – Talent Acquisition or HR Business Partners?
Introduction One of the more common friction points in many Human Resource organizations is the tension between front-line HR Business Partner (HRBP) and the Talent Acquisition (TA) organization. In this blog post, we will present some ideas for how these teams can work together more effectively. Our approach is based on experience and what we…
Read MoreHow do I: Manage Up? Don’t! Do this, instead.
Many of my blogs are triggered by someone asking a question. That’s the case with this one, as well. In this situation, a friend is adjusting to some leadership changes in her organization. My short answer to the question “How Do I Manage Up”? is DON’T. That is the wrong question. The better question is…
Read MoreStrategic HR Business Partnering – Beyond Organizational Structure
In our most recent post, we began discussing Galbraith’s Star Model of Organizational Design. We concluded with our view that HR departments have generally overstated the importance of Structure as a critical organizational design feature. According to research published by Gartner in 2019, less than half (42%) of organizational redesigns are successful and more than…
Read MoreHow Do I: Onboard a Remote New Colleague?
A former colleague recently asked me for some advice on this topic. There are literally millions of answers out there on the web. In fact, a simple Google search yielded more than 18 million hits – and that was with a properly formatted Boolean search! The rest of this post will reflect my own personal…
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