Category Archives: Organizational Process

I am just sayin…

My “daughter” likes to preface her more profound statements with the saying “ I am just sayin…” and it seemed appropriate for this post to begin with her saying. Over the past year there has been much discussion in the … Continue reading

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Process Management or Time Management that is the question

I was talking with a friend the other day who, was lamenting that she had too much work and not enough time to get it all done. Her manager contended the reason was that she and her teammate did not … Continue reading

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Mommy, the teacher told me I have a show and tell project due!!!!

  Do you remember those days from your elementary school days? Or better yet do you remember that from your kid’s elementary school days? (Sorry, I do not mean to put the getting older trap on you)? Well we have … Continue reading

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How did we lose our way?

On April 14 the Wall Street Journal ran an article about companies eliminating their HR departments. If you poll large enough population of corporate executives about the role of HR, a majority will tell you that HR is an obstacle … Continue reading

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Honesty in Little Things is not a little thing

If we poll our employee population, you are very likely going to hear the response that they are looking for an authentic work environment. But just what does authentic mean? Dictionary.com defines the term as “not false or copied; genuine; … Continue reading

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Sign seen on church billboard – Don’t have a too open mind, your brain might fall out

As of late I seem to get the inspiration for our blog posts from the local signs on churches of all denominations. The other day I passed one that said “Don’t be too open minded, your brain might fall out.” … Continue reading

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What is the ROI of your decisions?

Turn to almost any organization in the country and a familiar thread is going to be heard – What is the ROI (Return on Investment) for this project? Human Resources is no different. Through the works of Bersin & Associates, who … Continue reading

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Is it really what we think it is?

Over the past week I have been going through some family issues which began with a medical emergency last Friday. Everyone we talked to from our family practitioner to the ER medical team believed that the signs pointed towards one … Continue reading

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Is HR Management a true system?

In the LinkedIn groups (TLS-TOC Lean & Six Sigma in particular) there has been an ongoing conversation about when you merge the three. In the course of the discussion we posted a comment regarding an output from a seminar we … Continue reading

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14 steps to HR Excellence

Based on a presentation by the staff of Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, here are 14 steps to successfully introduce a process improvement effort into your HR department: 1. Do not expect a quick fix, seek a long term picture on … Continue reading

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