Articles

1-10 of 182 items listed

Management In Real Life: Don't Rock My World

By Kevin Herring, President, Ascent Management Consulting, February, 02, 2012 - When I'm driving with my wife and I take a curve too fast, she grabs the strap above the passenger door and lets out a "whoa." Funny thing, when she's driving and takes the same curve at the same speed, I'm the one reaching for the strap and panicking. It seems our experiences are vastly different depending on which end of the control stick we find ourselves. We both feel more comfortable when we're driving the car knowing what's coming than when we get surprised and have no control over what's happening. In fact, not controlling the wheel can sometimes be downright scary. more...
Article Viewed 282 Times | Be the first to comment on this article.

Management In Real Life: What Makes a Great Employee?

By Kevin Herring, President, Ascent Management Consulting, January, 05, 2012 - Energetic, positive, bold, inspiring, and action-oriented. Wow! Great employee traits! Are they produced by the right environment? Or the right person? Let's peek inside a workplace and see what we can learn. more...
Article Viewed 2059 Times | 1 Comments

Management In Real Life: Obsessing Over Non-Performance

By Kevin Herring, President, Ascent Management Consulting, December, 21, 2011 - A supervisor catches a glimpse of an employee texting. It wouldn't be a big deal except for the new policy that forbids employees to text, tweet, email, or friend during the shift. The supervisor reports it and the employee gets a black eye...not literally. He gets written up, which taints his work record. more...
Article Viewed 1331 Times | 16 Comments

Management In Real Life: Where's Strategic HR?

By Kevin Herring, President, Ascent Management Consulting, November, 29, 2011 - Some human resource leaders are finding out that getting a seat at the table is more than a warm body in a chair when it comes to being part of the team. Quoted in recent articles on HR challenges, a stressed HR executive says his job is now tougher because his executive team's primary strategy for dealing with the economic downturn was downsizing. Strategic planning was primarily an accounting exercise. HR's role? Executing the layoff, motivating remaining workers, and gate keeping the annual merit pay increases (read no raises). more...
Article Viewed 797 Times | 2 Comments

IEHRA Conference -- 'Moving up the HR Charts'

By James Byrne, Manager Compensation, Exelon Corporation, November, 03, 2011 - On September 28^th -- 30^th, the Independent Energy Human Resources Association (IEHRA) held their 23^nd annual conference in Nashville. Over 90 HR practitioners and industry partners enrolled for the three days to hear the latest in issues and trends impacting the energy space. more...
Article Viewed 2507 Times | Be the first to comment on this article.

Management In Real Life: A Bite out of the Apple

By Kevin Herring, President, Ascent Management Consulting, October, 18, 2011 - For most, working for a perfectionist is no picnic. Now, Apple employees will find out what it's like to work without one. more...
Article Viewed 1085 Times | 1 Comments

Content continues below ↓

Management In Real Life: The Power of "Why?"

By Kevin Herring, President, Ascent Management Consulting, September, 22, 2011 - A tall, lanky, red-haired man sauntered into the office and announced in a deep Texas drawl that he was the new controller. His outgoing nature, salty language, and trademark "Buht waaa?" made him the talk of the water cooler, and it wasn't long before mimicked renditions of "Buht waaa?" echoed through the halls. more...
Article Viewed 793 Times | 1 Comments

Tapping Top Young Talent: How to Attract the Best and the Brightest of the Millennial Generation

By Elise Mitchell, President & CEO, Mitchell Communications Group, Inc., September, 01, 2011 - Putting right people in right places -- it's a timeless management challenge. But business leaders of late are universally lamenting this age-old issue with a new twist: "Who are all these young people flooding the workforce, and how do I get the best and brightest to work for me?" more...
Article Viewed 2354 Times | 5 Comments

Management In Real Life: Listen Up! Feedback on Feedback -- Part 3 of 3

By Kevin Herring, President, Ascent Management Consulting, August, 18, 2011 -

more...
Article Viewed 1192 Times | 1 Comments

The Battle of the Unemployed

By James Cahalin, Sr. Account Executive, Energy Central, August, 04, 2011 - Over the past few months I've been reading many articles on recruiting. Some have been geared towards recruiters, others for job seekers. Throughout many of them, a consistent theme emerges: unemployed workers are having a terrible time getting an invitation to interview. more...
Article Viewed 1801 Times | 11 Comments

1-10 of 182 items listed