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<p>Sorry I&#8217;m late posting today.  Two weeks ago I was in a conversation about some of the interesting (useless) questions people are asked in interviews.  I say useless because the answers to the questions don’t necessarily have a bearing on the performance of the potential employee. The first thing that comes to mind is “where [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since today is the first day I’ll be blogging every week let’s get this party started. I’m excited to be spending every week with you all now. In my last post HR In Layman’s Terms I explained the various HR functions and their responsibilities. This week I’m going to explain how those functions can or [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As I promised last week here is HR in a nutshell. Let me begin by saying this is a breakdown of all HR functions and may/does not apply to every organization/company. That being said every organization that has an HR department or office performs many of these duties. Many organizations outsource some of these duties [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This week I’m going to be brief and to the point. As I’ve stated before, this blog is all about creating a healthy work environment that will in turn lead to a more productive and profitable organization. Management is responsible for creating or maintaining the environment in the workplace. For some reason even in 2013 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In the last post I talked about confronting an employee regarding their future with your company. In his blog post on April 3rd Dan Steer gave an excellent example of how the CEO of his previous employer helped Dan realize that he would not be a good fit for the company Dan Steer. Now back [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Welcome back let’s jump in where we left off. How do you differentiate between an employee’s personality and their work? In making this determination be mindful that you may have a difficult time being objective. You are too close to the situation and you “have a dog in this fight”. That being said, if you [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The state or fitness level of your department, company or organization depends on how you view the environment and your employees. In order to create a healthy work environment you, as the manager, have to be clear of the type of environment you want. What type of personality do you have? Are you laid back, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The name of this blog is Organizational Fitness or Org Fit as we like to call it.  In our bio we talked about having happy employees.  The name Org Fit is what we’re all about.  What shape is your company, organization, department or team in?  We are here to assist you in getting your organization [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I have been in the Human Resources (HR) field for the past 15 years; recruiting, labor relations, employee development, records management and personnel security.  I am currently a member of the Metro DC and Maryland chapters of the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD).  My varied experiences and length of time in HR have [&hellip;]</p>