This is an extract from a great article by Chris Ferdinandi pubklished in June 2010. He mentioned 21 random ideas in HR Management but here are the 10 I liked the most

1- People have a life outside of work – and it makes them better employees…

2- The best performers usually don’t make the best managers.

3-  Performance appraisals don’t work. Regular, ongoing feedback does.

4-  People do better work when they feel it’s meaningful and challenging.

5-  When you talk in HR jargon, you lose trust and credibility.

6-  The best HR pros interact with their employees every day.

7-  Those who perform well in interviews don’t necessarily turn out to be good at work too (so much for psychometric this-that-and-the-other)

8-  Just because someone did something well at one organization doesn’t mean they’ll do it well at yours. The circumstances are different.

9-  Curiosity and drive are more important than experience.

10- Great HR Management is about getting out of the way (and letting people do amazing things).