HR in the Field Blog
Name: Amy Ryan
Amy has spent her 25-year career working with ag-related organizations, helping to engage, develop, and reward employees. With a Master’s Degree in HR and Certified Compensation Professional designation under her belt, Amy likes to partner with others to tackle tough human resource challenges, and often interjects humor in her approach.
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Love Your Job: Finding Passion in Your Work
As Valentine's Day approaches, hearts and flowers dominate the scene, celebrating love in all its forms. While romantic love takes center stage,...
Unfreeze Employee Motivation in the Winter Chill
Brrr… winter has arrived, bringing with it frosty temperatures, cozy sweaters, and the perennial battle between you and your duvet every morning. As...
2024 SMART Goals: Gimme a Beat!
Embarking on the journey of goal setting is like composing a symphony for your success. Each note, beat, and melody plays a crucial role in bringing...
Performance Review Examples: Got a Blank Space (Baby)?
When something isn’t explained or understood fully, a void is created between what was shared and what is expected. Without the appropriate clarity, we...
Refresh Your HR Strategy to Thrive in 2024
As we eagerly dive into the uncharted waters of 2024, I want to share my top three considerations for making your HR strategy not just good, but...
Workforce Diversity: Seeing Work through Younger Eyes
While chatting with some young people recently, one referred to the 90’s as the late 1900’s. While Maddie was technically correct, I couldn’t help but...
Self-Evaluations: It's Not Rocket Science
Since effective performance evaluations are done with the employee, not to them, a significant part of the review is the employee’s self-evaluation of...
Pay for Performance - Getting a Bumper Crop
I’ve been around the block a time or two, and the concept of setting pay levels to reflect performance outcomes isn’t new. However, I’d argue that it’s...
Make Performance Feedback Less Scary
Once upon a time, in a not-so-distant corporate kingdom, I had an employee come into my office and shut the door. By the way, shutting the door in HR...
Motivating Employees: Focus on the Individual
Remember that ‘freshly hired’ feeling – that eager, excited sensation to get engaged and be productive? Yeah, it’s a good one. Hopefully you’ve...