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Surprise terminations
"Poorly handled terminations can affect your company morale because remaining employees can lose faith in the company and its leaders."...
Agnes Mathes
Jan 10, 20251 min read


Are year-end assessments necessary?
It is again this time of the year where managers are asked to review their employees’ achievements and rate their performance. Processes...
Agnes Mathes
Dec 5, 20243 min read


Five steps towards a behavior-oriented feedback
Have you ever worried about giving someone critical feedback? Have you ever thought to yourself that you wanted the other to...
Agnes Mathes
Sep 26, 20243 min read


What about my Salary Increase?
One of the most sensitive topics in people management is the question of remuneration. Naturally, most employees join an organization and...
Agnes Mathes
Aug 15, 20244 min read


Working Yourself to Death - in the Office
If you‘re too busy to workout, your priorities need to change. I can‘t think of too many things more important than your health. Rolsey...
Agnes Mathes
Jul 25, 20242 min read


Succession Planning and Retiring Employees
The myth about employees who retire out of the blue “One of the things we often miss in succession planning is that it should be gradual...
Agnes Mathes
Jul 11, 20244 min read


Creative Recruitment
I am attracted to creative marketing as I am repelled by annoying one. Knowing how difficult it is to attract and retain good talents in...
Agnes Mathes
Jun 22, 20241 min read


How to Establish a Communicative while Discrete Work Environment
The power of keeping quiet One of the values which I find crucial in HR is discretion. Not only because of data privacy reasons defined...
Agnes Mathes
May 23, 20243 min read


Eight Helpful Questions to Ask Before Giving a Pay Raise
Why should HR be involved in giving pay raises? “Hey, I’m a people manager and want to reward my high performing team member with a pay...
Agnes Mathes
May 9, 20242 min read


How to Measure Success in HR Using KPIs
This goes out to all my management and HR fellows who make statements like these: HR is about people and soft stuff. You cannot measure...
Agnes Mathes
Apr 11, 20244 min read
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