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Line Dancing To Success
The Wobble, a popular line dance much like the Electric Slide, was the focus of a recent conversation that I was having with a few of my fellow PICers. And like the dance itself, the talk got me...
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Inertia
Inertia: the resistance of any physical object to a change I am a creature of habit. I wake up at the same time every work day. I pack the same meals for work every day. I brew the same amount of...
View ArticleConsider Your Perspective
One of the thornier issues in HR is trying to develop policies for employee populations we aren’t part of such as hourly non-exempt workers or sales people. Ideally we work directly with the business...
View ArticleForget the Low-Hanging Fruit
If your desk is anything like my desk and your calendar is anything like my calendar, you probably feel overwhelmed and unsure of where to start to get it all done. Once upon a time, my advice was to...
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Free Your Mind
In many situations, it invokes emotions and heated debates like nothing else and in other situations it stimulates innovation and growth, leading companies to great success. IT is nine letters, one...
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I Create Performance…What’s Your Caption?
For the past two years, we have shared our knowledge and experience about improving performance and productivity through human performance improvement, training/learning and development, process...
View Article“F**k that” Is not an Effective Performance Improvement Strategy
There is a lot of information out there on the internet about HR, leadership and process improvement. Here on PerformanceICreate we like to give free HR advice that you can actually use. So here’s some...
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“I Create Performance…” Winners
So if you are behind the times, two weeks ago we opened it up for our readers to participate in the “I Create Performance…” challenge. Essentially, we challenged our readers and anyone who found us to...
View ArticleThe ROI Game
Probably the most overused and perhaps overrated term in business is “ROI” better known as “return on investment”. The concept of ROI was built upon the premise that businesses could have an...
View ArticleHWWT is the New WIIFM
Guest what? The days of What’s In It For Me (WIIFM) in the workplace are over. It’s time to start talking about How We Win Together (HWWT). I had the opportunity to attend the Taco Bell franchise...
View ArticleAre Toxic Employees Undermining Your Performance Management Efforts?
Among the many variables that get noted for negatively affecting performance management, you seldom hear much about toxic employees. Toxic employees can run the gamut. They are your gossipers, your...
View ArticleIt’s all about family
The holidays are a time of reflection and a special time with family for me. Find out about what I am most thankful for this holiday season. Happy Holidays! ~Janine [youtube video=”qLqpW_ZddNw”...
View ArticleBecome a Contributor at Performance I Create
Over the past three years, Performance I Create has evolved to become a platform for both business and human resources professionals alike to understand how to make performance better. And the cool...
View ArticleMy Last Post with Performance I Create…
Wow, four years ago I put out the call for contributors to join this journey with me on this thing called Performance I Create or better known as PIC (as we have evolved over the years). We started out...
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Sure, All Employees Are “RockStars”, But What Do They Really Do?
I met with a client the other day who was telling me about one of his favorite employees. Words like high performer, rockstar, favorite and value-added team member were used generously by this man – I...
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Workplace Safety Depends on Relationships
“It is not unsafe work conditions that we should worry about, it is unsafe behavior.” Safety It is often the red-headed stepchild of Human Resource programs, and for those organizations who aren’t knee...
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She Made Me Better
After graduating college, my first real professional experience was in a nationwide retail-clothing store. Having worked there part-time during school, I was afforded the opportunity upon graduation to...
View ArticleHR On-Demand and Augmented Reality
I don’t watch a lot of TV, but when I do, I binge watch. I admit it. I’m far too busy with life, work and family to watch things when they happen live. But oh, when I am desperate for a bit of mindless...
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Three Tips for Handling the Pushback of Retraining Employees
Image courtesy of Flickr. In a previous life, I worked in for a home care agency. When I arrived, I was the low woman on the totem pole designated as the Personnel Coordinator/Recruiter. I remember...
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Three Things to Consider Before You Plan Your Next Holiday Party
Image courtesy of Flickr. Tis the season for holiday parties and festivities. You and your team have worked hard this year and in return you think a party with you and their peers will be a welcomed...
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