I’m feeling a bit melancholy this week. My hopes of Labor Day being this magical time when life returns to ‘a new normal’ will not come to fruition. I now know people who have COVID-19 and fortunately are fighting through it. Students are once again...
A salient part of the FBG performance review process is goal development. Every year we dedicate time to devising individual goals. This goal-setting period represents a blank page of possibilities. Last month, the process hit a roadblock with COVID-19, bringing most goals and plans to...
FBG hosted our first Virtual Happy Hour last week. About a minute into the call, someone shouted out, “I miss everyone!” All heads nodded in unison to that perfect statement. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, FBG provided employees with the opportunity to work remotely. Typically, an employee...
In our recent all hands meeting, we spent time discussing the impact of Coronavirus. You may find your company in a similar position: sending emails, creating a Slack channel, and developing specific business continuity plans in response to Coronavirus. External sources of information are everywhere,...
Opportunities for clarity are everywhere. A key first step in the quest for clarity is feedback. Understanding where we can improve by asking employees and clients will allow us to take action. We can then better define expectations, offerings and processes. One way we know we...
The recent announcement of my promotion to President leaves me more humbled and excited than I’ve ever been in my career. Those who know me realize that’s pretty darn excited. Over a coffee meeting a month ago to talk about my new role, Steve suggested that...
Recently, FBG hosted a client event featuring lawyer-turned-therapist Shelley Senterfitt. Shelley’s presentation focused on mental well-being and its components, preventions and treatments. She defines mental well-being as a conscious, self-directed and evolving process of achieving full potential. Her message to HR professionals: mental well-being needs...
I heard the term ‘feedforward’ for the first time listening to a Marshall Goldsmith audiobook. Feedforward provides the opportunity to share thoughts, ideas or perspective to improve an outcome in the future. In other words, leaving the past in the past and turning the page...
Georgia enacted the Handsfree Act on July 1, 2018. This important legislation aims to make the roads safer for all drivers. As the metro Atlanta area embarks on a new school year this month, it is a good time to reflect on safe driving practices,...