Category Archives: management and leadership

Lessons From Nelson Mandela

Posted on December 8, 2013 by mavity2012

Remembering Mandela: His Three Timeless Workplace Lessons by Howard Mavity on Dec 6, 2013, 12:05 PM | 4 Comments inShare17 Editor’s note: Weekly Wrap is stepping back and celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela today. We’ll be back with our … Continue reading →

Posted in cultural changes, employee engagement, generational differences, management and leadership, supervisor development | Tagged honor mandela with your workplace leadership, Workplace lessons from nelson mandela | Leave a comment

Thanksgiving At Work

Posted on November 26, 2013 by mavity2012

Although Americans have celebrated some sort of Thanksgiving since 1661, Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday by proclamation on November 28, 1861. The Thanksgiving holiday takes on more meaning when one considers that an American people so exhausted … Continue reading →

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“Best HR, Legal, Safety & Leadership Stuff I Read Last Week”

Posted on November 25, 2013 by mavity2012

I’m still working on how to summarize my large volume of Tweets of great material from EHS, TLNT, HBR and others. Until I come up with a better method, I’ll periodically prepare this sort of digest. I hope that my … Continue reading →

Posted in attitude/culture, cultural changes, employee engagement, employer policies, generational differences, management and leadership, safety programs, supervisor development | Tagged employee attitudes, employee safety, employer policies, generational differences, managing younger workers, Myers-Briggs, Reading, supervisor development, understanding your employees | Leave a comment

Should We Expect Happy Employees?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by mavity2012

I do not often think in terms of looking for “happiness” at work. My self-made World War II Vet dad raised me to focus on responsibility and to not expect easy roads. Nevertheless, is it unrealistic to talk about “happiness” … Continue reading →

Posted in aging workforce, attitude/culture, books and articles, cultural changes, employee engagement, employer policies, management and leadership | Tagged do happy employees generate more profits?is happiness necessary for employee engagement? | Leave a comment

Should Employers Conduct Employee Surveys?

Posted on November 6, 2013 by mavity2012

I recently read an article stating that over one-half of 250 HR respondents thought that the traditional employee survey is dead. Most respondents felt that the future of employer research was “qualitative” rather than “quantitative,” and 80% believe that mobile … Continue reading →

Posted in attitude/culture, cultural changes, employee engagement, employer policies, management and leadership, safety programs, safety technology and apps | Tagged do employee surveys work, employee attitude surveys for safety, how do employers get in trouble for employee attitude surveys, safety culture | Leave a comment

Are Meetings the Bane of Your Existence?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by mavity2012

I had not previously read posts by Ron Thomas, but based upon his recent TLNT post, “The Problems With Meetings? They Cost More Than They’re Really Worth,” Mr. Thomas is that rarest of leaders . . .: an individual with … Continue reading →

Posted in attitude/culture, cultural changes, employee engagement, generational differences, management and leadership | Tagged do less meetings, effectively using meetings, how to do less meetings, meetings are not a substitute for management and leadership, meetings waste time | Leave a comment

Safety Has Missed the Boat On Sustainability

Posted on November 3, 2013 by mavity2012

I have been sharing materials from the EHS Today “America’s Safest Companies” conference which we co-sponsored the last week. I experienced one of those epiphany experiences while listening to Dr John Howard and representatives of GE and Georgia Pacific explain … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Bad Behavior By The Top Dogs

Posted on October 17, 2013 by mavity2012

Fran Sepler recently posted an insightful blog, “I’m Sort of Sorry: Coaching the High Level Harasser” discussing coaching a high-level performer regarding harassment, poor behavior or insensitivity. It takes wisdom and experience to deal with an executive who can fire … Continue reading →

Posted in discipline and discharge, internal investigations, management and leadership, performance improvement | Tagged counselling the executive for harassment and bad behavior, getting the attention of the boss who acts badly, how to counsel the supposedly unreplaceable employee | Leave a comment

Customer Service and Workplace Safety

Posted on October 1, 2013 by mavity2012

I am writing this post as I sit on a bench in front of the Davidson, NC Homewood Suites. As I sat working on documents, I struck up a conversation with an employee, who was emptying the trash and straightening … Continue reading →

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Firing Etiquette

Posted on September 25, 2013 by mavity2012

A senior HR professional asked when to have HR sit in on a termination. As with many good questions, the answer is that “it depends on the facts.” Here are a few initial observations before we get to the central … Continue reading →

Posted in discipline and discharge, discrimination, employer policies, management and leadership, managing legal matters, performance management, whistleblower/retaliation | Tagged firing etiquette, firing lessons from Up In the Air, when to have someone else sit in on a discharge | Leave a comment