Improving Your Odds As A LeaderPosted on January 10, 2013
By Joel Myers Often leadership development programs seek to define the most effective leadership style followed by a self assessment by each participant of his or her style preference. Usually, [...]
Organizational Change: What Effective Leaders DoPosted on January 8, 2013
Kelly Mollica, Ph.D. What happens when we want to make changes in our company? We start with the best of intentions and with innovative ideas, meetings, vision statements, data collection, [...]
$ALARIES: What to Expect in 2013Posted on December 10, 2012
By JENNIFER BLAKE as featured in HR Professionals Magazine We’ve all heard the truism “a watched pot never boils”, but we know if we’re patient, water will eventually boil. Monitoring [...]
Distracted Drivers – Is Your Company Liable?Posted on November 8, 2012
Back in the days when it was still acceptable (and legal) to smoke in the workplace, I worked at a large CPA firm. One of the long-time partners smoked in [...]
2012 Wine & Cheese Reception Wrap UpPosted on September 18, 2012
On September 13, 2012 at the Art Under a Hot Tin Roof Gallery in Downtown Memphis, The Centre Group enjoyed a relaxing evening with our valued clients, vendors and friends. [...]
The Secret Ingredient in Performance ManagementPosted on September 6, 2012
Lost in the trees? When we talk about performance management, we often to jump to discussing what criteria to use, the best rating scale, how to overcome managers’ reluctance and/or [...]
Job Descriptions – You Gotta Have ThemPosted on July 31, 2012
Job descriptions! I can almost hear you saying, “Oh no, not that – aren’t they so “old school”, a necessary evil?” Well, you’re half right, they’re definitively necessary. We have [...]
Five Smart Things You Can Do to Ensure Good Communication in Your OrganizationPosted on July 9, 2012
By Kelly Mollica, Ph.D., PHR Communication is not the most important part of a manager’s job – it IS the manager’s job. Here are five things managers should do to [...]
Getting and Keeping the Very BestPosted on June 22, 2012
Attracting and retaining high quality employees continues to be one of the most important human capital management issues. What should you be doing to make sure that your organization is [...]
12 Ideas on How to Improve Morale and Productivity: Start Now!Posted on June 22, 2012
By Joel Myers We recently completed an employee opinion survey for a company where the results went from 55% favorable to 70% favorable in a little over one year. Now, [...]