Guest Article: Supporting Black History Month by Melissa Fairman

February is Black History Month and consistent with the last few years that I’ve been a blogger, this Black History month I was stuck on what to write. Like many, I want to show my support, especially in our current political environment but wasn’t sure quite what that support looked like. On the advice of […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Supporting Black History Month»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Why I Meet Once A Week With My Team by Melissa Fairman

That’s right. Once a week I meet with every single person on my team. Sometimes our meetings are 15 minutes, other times a half hour. I even ask them to complete a weekly form before our meeting. I adapted it from Cy Wakeman’s Reality Based Leadership book and it covers some very basic concepts: What […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Why I Meet Once A Week With My Team»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Ten Simple Ways To Be A Great Manager by Melissa Fairman

Ten quick tips on how to be the great manager your employees want: 1. Ask their opinion But only do this if you actually care. And do not shut down their ideas with laughter or bad body language. You may say “great idea” but your body language or laughter, says something different. 2. Take their […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Ten Simple Ways To Be A Great Manager»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: It’s About The Heart – Why You Should Never Counter Offer by Melissa Fairman

We spend a lot of time talking about retaining our best people. Too many times though, we wait until our star gives us their resignation notice and then we try the worst tactic possible – the counter offer.  Some managers scurry about trying to figure out how to get the employee to stay, they believe […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - It’s About The Heart – Why You Should Never Counter Offer»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Getting Rid of Annual Appraisals Won’t Solve Your Performance Management Problem by Melissa Fairman

The annual appraisal, the culmination of the traditional Performance Management process, is broken, fundamentally flawed and completely irrelevant.  The process of having a formal discussion with someone 2-3 times a year is laughable for a number of reasons: Feedback should be timely. Waiting three months to share with Frank that he messed up the widget […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Getting Rid of Annual Appraisals Won’t Solve Your Performance Management Problem»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Where Leaders Go Wrong by Melissa Fairman

Does the thought of issuing orders and having your loyal minions follow those orders without question make you jealous? Do you yearn for the “good old days” when people just did what they were told? There’s nothing wrong with that, if you are the Wizard of Oz or some other kind of dictator. But if […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Where Leaders Go Wrong»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Are You The Man (or Woman) Behind The Curtain? by Melissa Fairman

Wizard of Oz Spoiler Alert! The Wizard of Oz is a mysterious and terrifying leader. Sitting atop his castle, he appears to his subjects as a frightening, disembodied head. Only after Dorothy and her motley crew visit, do we realize that the Wizard is actually just a short little man behind a curtain! Unfortunately, the […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Are You The Man (or Woman) Behind The Curtain?»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: How To Make Better Career Decisions in 2018 by Melissa Fairman

My Advice To You This New Year: Have a Code “You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by. And so become yourself because the past is just a goodbye.” -Neil Young “A man must have a code.” – Bunk “Oh, no doubt.” – Omar Many of you are […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - How To Make Better Career Decisions in 2018»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Why I’m Defiant by Melissa Fairman

You may have noticed I have not been writing a lot on HRreMix. The truth is I’ve been a bit bored with blogging lately.  Like everyone else I seem to be spending a lot of time on the visual: watching too much “prestige” tv and posting photos on Instagram. It’s all a pleasant distraction from […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Why I’m Defiant»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Lack of Curiosity is Killing Your Career by Melissa Fairman

And Your Organization No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives. – Neil deGrasse Tyson People are terrified to ask questions. Over time that fear of asking questions, the inability to articulate and challenge in a safe environment, will kill an organization. It Will Kill […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Lack of Curiosity is Killing Your Career»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: #HRTailgate: How to Be An HR Social Media Rock Star by Melissa Fairman

Have you ever scanned a job candidate’s Twitter account as much as their resume? Thought about using social media to showcase your HR expertise? You’re not alone. Social networks are changing the landscape of offices around the world, and the impact is undeniable. No matter what your role or industry, there’s no refuting your workspace […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - #HRTailgate: How to Be An HR Social Media Rock Star»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Carnival of HR – Pre #SHRM17 Edition by Melissa Fairman

This time of year, the HR conference season is in full swing and if you can’t make a major conference, you can still attend vicariously through other attendees on social media.  A few weeks ago, I followed the #WorkHuman conference on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and next week, I’ll do the same with the national […]
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Carnival of HR – Pre #SHRM17 Edition»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: Three Years, Three Trips to the Finals #DefendTheLand by Melissa Fairman

By the time LeBron took his “talents to South Beach” my husband and I had taken our talents out of state as well. LeBron did what many people from the Northeast Ohio area do....
Article source:Melissa Fairman - Three Years, Three Trips to the Finals #DefendTheLand»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: The Power of an Apology by Melissa Fairman

“I’m sorry.” “I apologize.”  Those two phrases hold a great deal of power because they can repair a relationship and soothe hurt feelings. Sometimes, the lack of an apology can irretrievably hurt a work...
Article source:Melissa Fairman - The Power of an Apology»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: How To Have A Great First Day At The New Job by Melissa Fairman

Like a Japanese tea ceremony, your first day at the new job offers many opportunities to offend, insult and look like a clueless foreigner. Whether its figuring out the best exit to avoid the...
Article source:Melissa Fairman - How To Have A Great First Day At The New Job»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: The Change We Need In HR Is Customer Service by Melissa Fairman

Customer service is critical to HR and too often we don’t think of it until we get a complaint. 99.9999% of roles in HR require customer service.  By customer service I mean: a pleasant...
Article source:Melissa Fairman - The Change We Need In HR Is Customer Service»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: 5 Thoughts On Trust by Melissa Fairman

You need to trust that your team can take care of business and your team needs to trust that you have their back. That trust can be simple: “I trust Bob’s opinion so I’m...
Article source:Melissa Fairman - 5 Thoughts On Trust»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: America’s Vacation Problem by Melissa Fairman

When was the last time you took your vacation time and disconnected? You know, didn’t check your email or text or Slack? How about the last time you took an entire week off work?...
Article source:Melissa Fairman - America’s Vacation Problem»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: March Book Update by Melissa Fairman

For the background on this challenge make sure to read these January and the February posts.    It’s been a very busy couple months for me. In addition to writing over at PIC and...
Article source:Melissa Fairman - March Book Update»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix

Guest Article: No, You Cannot Refuse To Meet Alone With Female Employees by Melissa Fairman

The outrage machine known as the Trump administration gave us some interesting information this week about Mike Pence and his treatment of female employees. In a Washington Post profile of Mike Pence’s wife Karen one...
Article source:Melissa Fairman - No, You Cannot Refuse To Meet Alone With Female Employees»

Check out more of Melissa Fairman's work at HR Remix