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Does your office have frantic, stressed-out workers scrambling to meet end-of-the-year workplace demands during the holidays? Since most folks already have plenty of the usual holiday stresses that can meander into the workday, keeping the holiday-office frazzle from reducing productivity takes a little bit of planning. Smart managers can transform a cranky holiday workplace into an efficient, yet festive office with these tips:1. Make it Fun The holidays are no time to be a stuffy Scrooge in the office. Plan some holiday fun for each workday. Optional daily fun like a cookie swap, ugly holiday sweater contest, or white elephant …
Organizations prosper when they identify, develop, and retain talented leaders. That’s why good HR managers consider performance management a top priority. The task, though, can be challenging, when you consider the multitude of variables that need to be managed, from diversity to globalization, demographic changes, new technology, and beyond. Growing talent is the key to competitive advantage. Ultimately, managing future leadership is a complex challenge that requires a holistic approach.Identifying talent When it comes to employee succession and replacement planning, talent identification plays a vital role in the long-term viability of a business. That’s why organizations of …
The development of a human resources procedures and entire departments can be a complex endeavor, but it is definitely a necessary one. As your business transitions from small to medium-sized, HR tasks become increasingly time-consuming while still remaining imperative. You can benefit from outsourcing the day-to-day hiring and consulting activities of the company to trained professionals with skills on how to grow HR, but that can quickly become expensive. This post contains tips for human resource managers on how to best move forward on expanding staff, without breaking the bank.Knowing Company Needs Ahead of Time A good human resource …
The wheels lose their traction and she feels the bike begin to slide. At last it falls away, leaving her suspended in mid air for just an instant—an instant that lasts forever, as all the things that went wrong rush through her mind, and all the ugly possibilities for the future are considered. Then she falls. Pads scrape the asphalt. Pain sears her skin. The world stops. And then there’s silence. "You stay with me. This is the critical moment." The voice of her triathlon coach whispering in her ear breaks the silence, bringing her up from the …
What do sports and human resources have in common? To celebrate the 2012 Summer Games, we’re finding out! Check out yesterday’s archery post, Building an HR Team that Hits its Targets. A team that rows together grows together The number of crew members aboard any project team may vary, but teamwork is always essential to keep the boat afloat. Yet even when the boat stays above water, without a common direction the rowers will find that they quickly run out of energy and resources. Great Britain brought home a total of 6 rowing medals from Beijing in 2008. Can they do …
When people think about promotions, there are two damaging clichés that automatically jump to mind. Unfortunately, some of the time, both of them are true. The first cliché is that the "person in authority will always hire and promote in his own image." Sadly, in all too many organizations, this is the reality. It runs completely counter to almost every scientific study about the power of diversity, and it’s a frightening reminder of the hurdles that minority groups still face today. Indeed, it’s a significant influence on the fact that only three percent of Fortune-500 CEOs are …
Or will your employees get the wrong message? Some speeches have changed the world—or at least parts of it. Before routing the Spanish Armada, Queen Elizabeth I of England roused her troops at Tilbury with the declaration that she had "the heart and stomach of a king—and of a King of England too." Royalty is in good company: Martin Luther King’s 1963 dream speech pushed for a world where the color of a person’s skin is irrelevant; Neil Armstrong’s 1969 words marked humanity’s giant leap to the Moon; Ronald Raegan asked Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down …
People’s working hours vary all around the world. In fact, it’s a challenge for huge enterprises and tiny businesses alike to figure out exactly how many hours their teams should be working. When employees work too many hours, they can grow tired and unproductive. But if they don’t work enough hours, they may feel disengaged, or not be used to their full potential (nevermind their full salaries!). A new infographic from onlinemba.com asks about the relationship for American workers between working hours, happiness, income, stress, health, and wealth. The conclusion? Make sure that you clock out …
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