Whether you’re just starting out in business or a seasoned professional, we hope you find these resources and links useful. Authored exclusively by Sharlyn Lauby, these articles cover a wide range of topics that can help you work responsibly.
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Looking for an HR Bartender article that provides practical steps for getting things done? Here’s a list of our favorites. Feel free to share them with your organization.
Improve Performance Results at Work
Write a Professional Business Text Message
Respond to Being Placed on Suspension
How to Write an Email that Others Will Read
Use the Meeting After the Meeting (MATM) to Your Advantage
Identify Your Most Productive Work Environment
Use Silence in Your Communication
Evaluate Your Employee Value Proposition
Conduct a Learning Session During a One-on-One Meeting
Learn More About Labor Relations
Find the Right Artificial Intelligence Tool for HR
Calculate Return On Investment (ROI)
Tell the Company Your Reason for Resigning
Maintain Your Professional Certification
Properly Plan a Reduction in Force
How to Attend a Virtual Conference
How to Measure Management Team Morale
How to Develop a Plan for Self-Directed Learning
How to Complete Your Self Appraisal
How to Conduct an Effective Gap Analysis
How to Support Remote Employees
How to Figure Out the Next Step In Your Career
How To Manage An External Workforce
Plan for an Organizational Emergency
Create Inclusive Employee Education Benefits
Talk About Psychological Safety in Your Organization
Convince Senior Management that Training Records are Important
Get and Keep Buy-in from Senior Management
Get Your First Job in Human Resources
Get Better Results In Your Work
Be More Creative In Your Career
Find Mentors Who Will Support Your Goals
Turn a New Company Policy from Negative to Positive
Design Your Company’s Flexible Workspace Plan
Find Budget Dollars for Employee Recognition
Support the Creative Process of Ordinary People
Create a Vision Board on Pinterest
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your Recruiting Sources
Get to the Root Cause of Employee Engagement Issues
Evaluate the Success of Your Company’s Onboarding Program
Create the Perfect Morning Routine
Assess Your Company’s Onboarding Program
Design an Employee Scavenger Hunt
Develop Healthy Habits When You’re Busy All the Time
Debrief a Meeting Regardless of the Topic
Build a Successful Mentoring Program
Sell Your Manager on Attending a Conference
Identify Bottlenecks in Your Recruitment Process
Hire Employees for “Cultural Fit”
Be Your Company’s Change Agent
Find Out if HR Is Valued In the Company
Have a Performance Conversation With an Employee
Hire Great Employee Without an HR Department
Follow-up After a Job Interview
Start a Social Recruiting Program
Tell if Your Company Needs Leadership Training
Find the Right Leadership Training for Your Company
Work With People You Don’t Like
Listeners get practical advice about how to be a better leader and manager, focusing on the employee experience, and career advice. We might also talk about my personal goal to find the best cheeseburger on the planet. So, grab your favorite beverage, pull up a stool, and join the conversation. The bar is always open.
Workplace Ethics
Dr. Martin Armstrong Defends Why Everyone “Owns” Organizational Ethics
Heather Bussing Discusses the Role of HR in Ethics and Investigations
Meric Bloch Explains the Intersection of Ethics and Compliance
Dr. Christopher Bauer Talks About Ethics Training
Jakub Ficner on How Technology Can Help Organizations Manage Ethical Risk
Sharlyn Lauby Talks About the Connection Between Ethics and Organizational Change
Managing Change
Brian Reaves on Changes in Pay Equity
Sharlyn Lauby on How Managers Need to Learn How to Manage Change
Sarah Morgan on Managing an Inclusive Workplace
Kate Bischoff Discusses Managing a Changing HR Compliance Landscape
UKG CPO Pat Wadors Shares HR’s Role in Managing Change
Steve Browne Shares How HR Pros Can Effectively Manage Change
Talent and Technology
“Feedback is HR Currency” say Julie Develin and Chas Fields
Dan Schawbel Shares How Technology Can Make Work More Human
Mark Wales Discusses the Art and Science of Workforce Management
Sharlyn Lauby on How Organizations Should Expect New Technologies to Drive Learning
The Future Workplace
Jim Stroud Talks About the Tools that Recruiters Need to Drive Business Success
Chris Mullen Shares Why Employees Are Not Going to Work For Companies with Outdated Technology
Alexandra Levit Explains Why Career Durability Is the Future of Talent Management
Hannah Morgan on How To Manage Your Career During Any Next Normal
Jarrod Harden Says Listening Is the Key to Creating Workplace Inclusion and Belonging
Sharlyn Lauby on How Organizations Should Always Be Planning Their Future Workplace
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) blog provides the latest insight into workforce and workplace trends. It offers HR professionals and business leaders a platform to exchange ideas about how organizations are responding to change in order to reshape and retool the profession for future success.
How to Respond When an Employee Rejects their Performance Review
The Workforce Institute is a think tank that helps organizations drive performance by addressing human capital management issues that affect both hourly and salaried employees. Through education and research, they empower organizations with practical ideas for optimizing the 21st century workplace.
5 Steps to Repair Workplace Trust Once It’s Broken
Five Ways to Encourage Internal Mobility in Your Organization
Using the PAPA Model to Manage Risk
Show Your Work: Encouraging Employees to Share Ideas
Show Your Work: How Managers Can Gain Greater Employee Buy-in
One-on-One Meetings: An Employee’s Guide
One-on-One Meetings: A Manager’s Guide
Offboarding and Exit Interviews Can Open Doors with Employees
The Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) delivers current and relevant content to help you put your people first – HCM, payroll, and technology, so you won’t miss a beat.
How to Get Into Human Resources and Stay Successful
What Does an HR Specialist Do?
Great Leaders Are Both Introverts and Extroverts
How to Be a Transparent Leader
Paycom Software is a leading provider of HR Software. Named one of the world’s most innovative companies by Fast Company and best employers in the U.S. by Top Workplaces, Paycom serves businesses of all sizes in every state.
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Definitions and How They Boost Business
Accurate Background offers customized background screening for organizations and HR worldwide, using innovative, web-based technology.
Upskilling and Reskilling: The Employers’ and Employees’ Roles
