by Jean Herreman | Feb 4, 2018 | Human Resources Change Management
Judging by the number of recent articles about performance management, it might seem that organizations are discarding annual appraisals in record numbers. Critics of traditional systems write them off as traumatic events that gobble up time, yet fail in a multitude...
by Jean Herreman | Jan 6, 2018 | Human Resources Change Management
While the NCAA Basketball Playoffs were in full swing, the sound of referees’ whistles filled my house. I wasn’t the one glued to the TV until the wee hours of the morning, although I followed the brackets and even had the conference apps on my phone. The...
by Susan Richards | Dec 17, 2017 | Human Resources Change Management, Workday
My mission this week has been special and urgent: To help my client’s Workday HCM project team get a handle on reporting. Historically, clients have not focused much attention on reporting because they hear early on that Workday has “hundreds of standards...
by Jean Herreman | Oct 10, 2017 | Human Resources Change Management
Change management articles and white papers warn us about the havoc change wreaks on employee engagement. Employee fear, resentment, and resistance during major modifications to strategy, structure, culture, systems, and processes are among the biggest obstacles to...
by Susan Richards | Sep 2, 2017 | Human Resources Change Management
It’s easy to recognize a new change manager. You can tell by the panic in their eyes, their trembling hands, and the beads of sweat on their brow. Believing themselves inadequate to drive the initiatives essential to business transformation, they might even be...
by Susan Richards | Oct 20, 2015 | Human Resources Change Management
“Abominable! Can you believe that? Do I look abominable to you? Why can’t they call me the Adorable Snowman or…or the Agreeable Snowman, for crying out loud? I’m a nice guy.” —The Yeti in the movie, Monsters, Inc. As Halloween approaches,...
