HR Business Partner
Your Managers Aren’t Managing
5 Signs They’ve Become Task Supervisors Instead of People Leaders Most companies don’t have a performance problem. They have a management problem. That may sound harsh, but I see the pattern repeatedly. A good employee gets promoted because they know the business, work hard, and can be trusted to get things done. Suddenly, they’re responsible…
Read MoreThe “Working Manager” Tightrope: Balancing Output and Talent
The transition from Individual Contributor (IC) to management is rarely a clean break. In today’s lean organizations, the “pure” manager is a vanishing breed. Most new leaders find themselves in the role of the Working Manager—tasked with delivering their own high-level technical output while simultaneously being responsible for the growth, performance, and engagement of a…
Read MoreThe Better Way to Health Benefits: How ICHRA is Changing the Game for Connecticut Businesses
Over the weekend, I posted a blog about “Managing the Squeeze” of rising health care costs for employers. This brief article expands on the original by further explaining the ICHRA option mentioned in the original post. For years, Connecticut business owners have faced a difficult choice: absorb the double-digit premium hikes of traditional group health…
Read More“Mise en Place”: What HR Can Learn from the Culinary World
Applying a Chef’s Discipline to Elevate Human Resources If your home is anything like mine, cooking shows have become a staple of mindless entertainment. To my amazement, I actually picked up a concept from the shows that I now seek to apply to my work with clients. In professional kitchens around the world, chefs rely…
Read More2025 Guide to Succession Planning: Benefits of a plan, Overcoming Challenges, and the Role of the Board of Directors
Succession planning is a critical process for any organization, and the board of directors plays a vital role in ensuring its success. The board is responsible for overseeing the overall strategic direction of the organization, and this includes ensuring that there is a plan in place for the succession of key leadership positions.
Read MoreData Privacy and Human Resources
Data Privacy expert, Vasiliea Lellou, discusses some of the challenges HR practitioners are facing in the age of COVID.
Read MoreThe “IT” of Being a Human Resources Professional – a video discussion with Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, Scott Willett
The Importance of Showing Up
My guest, Louis Scenti joins me to share his executive coaching insights with a particular focus on the importance of how we all “show up”
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…
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