Three Purposes of an Employee Handbook
Alicia Parr
November 24, 2017
Employee handbooks. Love ‘em or hate ‘me. Take ‘em or leave ‘em. Eventually, you probably need one. Or maybe you have one and you hate it.
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What is People Science Anyway?
Alicia Parr
November 7, 2017
People science. It’s all over my LinkedIn page, my website, and other Performentor.biz collateral. I want to talk about what I mean by this phrase and why it’s important to me and how I do my work. And why it’s important for you too.
Solving the Values-in-Business Mystery
Alicia Parr
June 11, 2017
You’ve seen it happen again and again. You are debating with your team on how to solve a big, hairy problem. After much deliberation, you see one solution as best. Another leader sees a different solution as ideal. And here you thought you two were all synced up on your goals. What the heck do
The Trust Algorithm™
Alicia Parr
February 12, 2017
Trust is the foundation. Trust is the glue. Trust is the magic pixie fairy dust that makes your business better. We all love trust– all the kinds of trust – trust that people will do what they commit to do, trust that people will keep promises, trust that people will behave consistently, and trust that
We’re Called People, People.
Alicia Parr
November 12, 2016
Not too long ago, I was at an HR event with HR speakers. It was a good event, well attended, but there was something that really bothered me. It kept showing up in the fine lines between the big ideas. It showed up shod in steel-toed boots with pointy heels, when comfortable shoes would have
A Tale of Two Culture Change Interventions
Alicia Parr
July 28, 2016
Companies look to change and evolve their cultures for several reasons. Strategy upshift, generational factors, unattended culture degradation, mergers & acquisitions, and turnaround scenarios. Below are two culture change stories we all see.
Ten Laws of Company Culture
Alicia Parr
July 4, 2016
I’ve been a practitioner of HR for many, many years. From that seat, I’ve observed, fostered, and shaped company cultures. People tell me I’m good at it. Much of what I did was intuitive—instinctual. While that’s a great start, it doesn’t do you much good unless I’m working with your business directly. In this post,
Managers are Accountable for Employee Performance
Alicia Parr
February 15, 2016
Let’s talk about being a manager. I’m not just a manager, I’m a leader! So you say. Now don’t go spreading yourself too thin. There’s more to this manager thing than you know. Remember what I said in Truth #8 about performance reviews? I said that you, as a manager, are responsible for the performance
Performance Reviews Aren’t the Problem
Alicia Parr
January 25, 2016
You can’t get through a week these days without reading about another high-profile, progressive, cooler-than-teal business eliminating performance reviews. So provocative! The story goes like this: Do you hate those horrible, lengthy, largely irrelevant standardized performance review forms your HR department forces on you? The solution is simple. Get RID of them. Throw babie out
Best Practices Rarely Are
Alicia Parr
January 18, 2016
Best practices are so last year! Perennially. By the time a practice gets labelled as best by some authority, there’s an innovator somewhere finding a better way. Or, more likely, a better way for their situation. Best practices are what you use when you aren’t sure and want to be safe. When CYA is more
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