Human Resources Management

Achieving success through people means viewing the workforce as a source of strategic advantage, not just a cost to be minimized or avoided.

Dec 12, 2009 - Wayne Smith

Achieving success through people means we have to fundamentally alter the way we think about the workforce and the employment relationship.

Dec 12, 2009 - Wayne Smith

Professional conduct training often fails to teach managers the psychology that makes or breaks a sexual harassment complaint investigation.

Dec 7, 2009 - Joni Johnston

For a business to achieve optimum employee performance, it will need to set clear job expectations and develop an attractive reward and incentive system.

Dec 1, 2009 - Odiete Eneakpodia

Individual characteristics, leader behavior and style, and follower/situational characteristics are the basics of leadership in organizational theory.

Nov 25, 2009 - Angela Leenhouts

Casual conversation around the "water cooler" used to be for gossip. Now employers can use it to disseminate important information.

Nov 19, 2009 - Deborah S. Hildebrand

Many companies sacrifice training budgets to improve the bottom line. The cost of unmotivated employees, however, can be far greater than training.

Nov 11, 2009 - April Paris

Contrary to popular opinion, workplace violence is often a result of a slow burn that scorches other employees before the explosion.

Nov 6, 2009 - Joni Johnston

Loss of hearing, ringing in the ears and problems with balance can result from exposure to solvents and other chemicals. Advice is given on chemicals and prevention.

Oct 27, 2009 - Thomas Kelly

The easiest and most comprehensive method for teaching an adult how to perform a work task involves description, demonstration, repetition and reinforcement.

Oct 21, 2009 - Therese Haberman

When assessing what training staff require it is important to have the right training needs analysis tools. Generic templates are useful but will need to be customized.

Oct 16, 2009 - Andrew Knowles

Formal agreements for learning outcomes are not just for students and teachers. They can be used as part of an organisation's performance management structure.

Oct 14, 2009 - Jo Lamb-White

Proper supervisor training isn't a luxury; it's a basic, critical component in developing the leadership needed to ensure a company's long-term survival.

Oct 13, 2009 - Michael Riley

Supervisor training is too often a low priority for companies, despite mistakes and even more serious consequences that could easily be avoided at that level.

Oct 13, 2009 - Michael Riley

Employee retention isn't rocket science. But despite six decades of studies, bosses still don't get where their people are coming from- or why they want to go.

Oct 12, 2009 - Michael Riley

What is staff appraisal and how can managers get the best out of employees with effective performance management?

Oct 12, 2009 - Fleur Hupston

Managers and staff generally dislike performance appraisal time. What is the goal of performance evaluation and are there better, alternative staff appraisal methods?

Oct 11, 2009 - Fleur Hupston

Work based competencies provide a common language to describe how employees should behave in particular work and job related areas and help to improve performance.

Oct 8, 2009 - Jo Lamb-White

Organisations need to be fully committed to the continuous development of staff through access to opportunities which meet individual learning needs.

Oct 6, 2009 - Jo Lamb-White

While workplace violence is often linked to individual factors, a toxic enough work environment can tempt the toughest employee to blow a fuse.

Oct 6, 2009 - Joni Johnston

More states are requiring employers to conduct sexual harassment prevention training; here are six ways companies are blowing it.

Oct 5, 2009 - Joni Johnston

Using a systematic and objective approach to giving an employee feedback on his performance review is a vital management practice.

Oct 3, 2009 - Therese Haberman

Download a free time sheet template to use in conjunction with employee time tracking business software. Time and expense software increases revenue and reduces overhead.

Sep 29, 2009 - Victoria Nicks

The art of "improv," making up funny scenes as the actors go along, makes for excellent team building activities that develop cooperation and communication.

Sep 28, 2009 - Andy Luttrell

Quality standards for part-time workers shouldn't be lower than those of their full-time counterparts - not if the desired outcome is a good return on investment.

Sep 25, 2009 - Michael Riley