Performance Review Myths & Tips: Your Employees Don’t Always “Get It” It’s Performance Review Season. Is Your Process Working? Insight from Employees on Performance Reviews and Seven Tips for Everyone to Get More from the Process EMPLOYER MYTH #1: Your employees “Get It.” FACT: Many employees don’t understand how the performance review impacts their compensation.
No Matter the Job, Employers Should Hire Workers with These Universal Skills Which Skills Are Always Valued? Every job in every field at each individual company is different. But while each job has a unique set of skill requirements, there are several skills which are required in all jobs. Apart from the specific technical skills, each
Employees with Big Egos Can Also Be Big Headaches If Left Unchecked Big Potential, Big Problems The “big personality” at work can be extremely beneficial to business in the right circumstances, but he/she can also present challenges to an employer and to colleagues. These tips offer advice for key ways to deal with a work
Healthy Employees Boost Morale & Productivity at Work A Healthy Company Starts With Healthy Workers The health and wellness of your employees is as important to your business as your customers and the products and services you sell. That’s why it’s more important than ever to develop an employee wellness program designed to keep your
Being Facebook Friends with Your Employees is a Recipe for Disaster It’s Not Worth the Risk More than 550 million people use Facebook each day, and your coworkers are probably part of that statistic. It can be tempting to connect with everyone from Aunt Gertrude to the guy in accounting, but use caution when adding
Telecommuting Can Increase Employee Satisfaction & Productivity Working from Home Has Benefits Research conducted by Pennsylvania State University suggests allowing employees to telecommute can offer business and employees ample benefits. Telecommuting can reduce business expenses significantly, and it can increase employee satisfaction. Here are five reasons companies should consider allowing employees to telecommute on a
These 5 Simple Steps Will Significantly Better Your Business Is There An Accountability Gap? Accountability is a topic covered in basic management courses. Unfortunately, there seems to be a burgeoning gap between theory and practice when it comes to this concept. Recent surveys suggest 40 percent of employees in US organizations are not held
Solid Teamwork Stems from Proper Management It’s All About the Team Teamwork provides a foundation for business success. Teams, when managed properly, maximize each individual’s strong points while minimizing weaknesses. Of course, creating productive teams isn’t as easy as it sounds. Strong working relationships need five basic ingredients for success: Communication, Collaboration, Culture, Creativity and
Companies Need to Focus Less on Products, More on Individual Employee Performance Employee Productivity is Paramount Effectual employee productivity is an integral aspect for effective company or business operations. The individual employee performances largely dictate the success of a company. Lazy, unproductive employees produce equally disappointing results while smart, productive employees contribute to a company’s
Facebook & Too Many Meetings Top the List of Employee Time-Wasters Wasting Away A Facebook status update here, a Tweet there and finding that perfect dinner recipe on Pinterest. In this day and age most jobs require a computer, most computers have the Internet and distractions to workers are plentiful. But how much time do
Employee Appreciation Day is Here — How Are You Showing Your Employees You Appreciate Them? Do You Appreciate Your Workers? The first Friday of March is Employee Appreciation Day. But as an employer, do you have anything planned? Did you even know about it? If not, it might be a good idea to get up
Identify the Individual and Organizational Capabilities that Your Company Needs to Succeed What Are Leadership Development and Organizational Development? Much has been written about the importance of developing leaders to meet the challenges of the future. A wealth of material has also been produced on organizational development (OD) and how, by overcoming the barriers to
