How should HR manage a micromanager?

When does it become the role of HR to ensure that supervisors and managers are not affecting the morale of its workers in a negative way? How could employee morale be boosted without micromanaging the micromanagers?

Inspiration & business. Oxymoron?

I have recently acquired the knowledge of something important.  I will share this shortly, but look back to your favourite boss, manager, trainer, and team captain and ask yourself “why were they great?”.  I am sure we can list many attributes that make or made them great. I believe that Richard’s 500 interviews is due [...]

Serendipity

When I sat down to write this inaugural blog post for Fireside HR, I wanted it to be a blockbuster.  Sadly, I put so much pressure on myself to deliver, I found myself struggling to come up with that perfect topic.  So, I looked to Dan Pink’s book “A Whole New Mind” for inspiration.   In [...]