Welcome back! I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas holiday!
Here are five blog posts that I enjoyed reading this past week:
Upstart HR: 5 Tips for Human Resource Leadership - Ben wants you and the human resources profession as a whole to step up and take on the challenging role of being a leader.
Bob Sutton, Work Matters: The Boss's Journey: The Path to Simplicity and Competence - Bob looks at the deceptively "easy" task of being a boss and takes us down the path to the "profoundly simple" that all great bosses must travel.
Derek Irvine, Globoforce: Overcoming Global Recognition Fears - Just about any supervisor, manager, and leader would agree that employee recognition is an important way to reward and engage one's workforce. However, implementing a formal recognition initiative can be a tricky task when working in a culturally diverse multi-national organization. Derek shares some tips for leveraging your organization's values to overcome your "global recognition fears."
Lance Huan, Rehaul: My Christmas Wish: Employee Engagement - Lance shares a great book from Brad Federman that focuses on boosting the employee engagement level in your organization.
David Zinger on Employee Engagement: The Tell Tale Signs (Poem) - David points out the tell-tale signs of a disengaged employee and pleas for them to find more meaningful and fulfilling work.
