Corporate culture. It’s the kind of thing that companies too often only talk about but do little in the way of action. Establishing a culture and keeping it running are too often not taken very seriously. One of the reasons culture may get short shrift is because of its nebulous kind of nature. Trying to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: employee management
The Importance of Setting Small Goals When Working Toward Large Goals
When you are facing a really big, complex challenge, it may look impossible to achieve. But before becoming too discouraged, the best course to take may be to break the project down into a series of small tasks, to make it more manageable. Each task then has a specific, achievable goal. By doing this, you… Read more »
Praise or Criticism: Which is Better for Changing Employee Performance?
When managers give performance reviews, they sometimes praise, but they usually offer criticism, looking more often at the things that employees did wrong, or where they fell short. That is only natural – it’s something we all do. And many believe that criticism leads to better performance than praise. After a critical review, an employee’s… Read more »
Helping Your Employees Reach Their Potential
How can you as a leader help your employees realize their capabilities? Here are a few ideas from one business analyst. 1) Perhaps one of the most important things to do is listen. Listen to your employees’ ideas, and to their career goals and aspirations. You may not have the same opinion that they do… Read more »
Work, Money and Success
The pursuit of wealth is something we are all actively engaged in – after all, it’s part of what we define as the American Dream. Yet, all too often we see news stories about people whose lust for wealth leads them to do stupid, unethical and even criminal things. Some of the more well-known stories… Read more »
Best Practices for Orientating Temporary Staff
When you need to bring temporary workers on board at your company, here are some tips to help you get the most out of them while they are on assignment with you. 1) Before you ever bring a temporary staffer to your department, make sure all the people who will be working with the individual… Read more »
Bringing on Temporary Staff — Orientation and Training Best Practices
When you need to fill a personnel gap quickly, you may need to rely upon the services of a staffing firm such as Winston Resources to help you find a temporary professional to help you during a crunch time. Although the professional we’ll find you is temporary, we’ve found that our most successful clients don’t… Read more »
Amount of Vacation Taken Depends on Employee Level
Just where an employee stands in a company’s pecking order could well determine when and how that worker spends his or her vacation time. Throw technological advances in communications into the mix and many of today’s vacationing executives can be instantly contacted regardless of where they are. Studies show that there is a definite difference… Read more »
How Much Can Employers Dictate Workers’ Appearance?
While wisdom teaches us not to judge a book by its cover, practicality in the workplace says otherwise. Employers are at odds over the issue of appearance on the job. Today there seems to be an ever broadening palette of choices when it comes to things such as clothing, hairstyle, weight, and yes, body piercing…. Read more »
Keys to Reducing Your Time to Hire
Looking for a new hire in a timely fashion can be a trying experience. Done properly, filling a vacancy with qualified workers takes a bit of skill to maneuver through the murky waters to which most human resources managers are subjected. Before placing an ad for a vacancy, HR departments should look at their hiring… Read more »