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Communicating Minimum Wage The minimum wage topic has been making the headlines lately. Aside from its impact on the economy in general, its linkage to engagement, productivity, and HR make the whole issue a sensible one. I am also convinced that there is a linkage between those elements and branding.  The interesting fact is that no matter the philosophy of the company, no matter the policies, all will be reflected by, or through its managerial staff. So, first critical point is how the managerial team understands the policies and much more critical is how it understands and implements those policies. The level of engagement is measured by the gap between those two elements.The level of HR is somehow measured by the level of engagement. This explains the shift to storytelling. THERE is the story of HR success. So, shifting a few steps back from that HR success story to the making of it is the company's story itself. What stories do organizations want to bring to the ...

The trend is the move of HR to managers: department managers, operational managers, owner-managers, you name it. How does it play out? The adjustment time has not been easy, Old fashioned, or if you prefer traditional HR people, did not like the feeling of "lost power", The transition from transactional HR to HR business has not been without bumps. MAKE SURVEY There are days or weeks where you find that your thoughts meet others'. Incidentally I came acrros various situations that convergent to the same issue during this week. Small thoughts Bad Weather Policy It is amazing how things play out sometimes. Out of a simple comment we sometimes have to reevaluate our stand . Who in HR or in the management of people has not made this comment these days of bad weather: " Do you have enough staff today? or "Has someone in your team called in? " I am used to hear " Yes" and given numbers. I am still struck by the invariably following comments ...