Surveys routinely show that a large majority of the workforce is not engaged with their work. One recent poll put the number around 70 percent. And that number has remained constant over time. This naturally is a concern to companies who want to get the most from their workers, who want to keep their efficiency… Read more »
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Performance-Based Training — Is It Right for Your Company?
Training is important to any business to make sure employees stay up to date with the latest knowledge and to improve their skill sets. One good way to train employees is through performance-based learning. Research has shown that performance-based learning can cut the time it takes to train employees by up to half, while at… Read more »
Improving Company Morale
Having an engaged workforce is high on the priority list for most companies. But even though most companies know how important employee morale is, recent research has shown that people who are dissatisfied with their jobs outnumber those who enjoy their work by a margin of two to one. If your company is attempting to… Read more »
Making the Most of Your Job
You may be feeling a little down about your job. Things have grown stale and routine. There doesn’t seem to be anything challenging or fulfilling any more. You have lost interest. If this sounds like your situation, don’t despair just yet. Psychological research has shown that there are things you can do to revitalize your… Read more »
Trouble with the Boss
It happens sooner or later in our careers that we are confronted with a bad boss, a person who, in one way or another, does things that are frustrating or upsetting. How should you handle such a situation? The first thing to do is evaluate the problem. How bad is the situation? Is it something… Read more »
Realizing Potential
Most companies, when they look at developing workers for leadership or management positions, focus on the top 15 percent of the workforce. These are the so-called high-potential employees. At the other end, there are about 15 percent who are underperformers, with a large group of 70 percent in the middle. Since this middle sector makes… Read more »
Helping Workers Become True Team Members
Teamwork. It is one of the most important factors in the success of a business. But often, when people talk about productivity, they focus on how individuals can be productive, rather than the dynamics of how a team works that make it productive or not. Keeping a team working at peak efficiency can be tough… Read more »
Personality Types and the Tests that Measure Them
Surveys have shown that about 20 percent of all companies use personality tests for job applicants, and the number of companies doing this is increasing at roughly 10 to 15 percent each year. Used in the right way, these tests can be a big help in finding the right person. The problem is that many… Read more »
Do Your Hiring Managers Measure Up?
To improve your company’s hiring process, you might want to take a more active role in assessing the performance of hiring managers. In order to do this, however, you first have to come up with criteria in order to measure performance. These metrics need to be simple to use and effective. One of the most… Read more »
Employers — How to Get the Most from a Job Fair
With the right preparation and follow through, career fairs can be good places to find new employees. But if businesses are not ready for the stream of job seekers and piles of resumes they will get, fairs can also quickly become boondoggles. To get the most out of a job fair, companies need to be… Read more »