Articles discussing human resources ideas and concepts
One of the hardest elements of running your own business is more than training and developing great employees, it’s also about the employee relationships. You always think you do a great job of hiring the right person. You think you asked all the right questions. Then you go ahead a hire them and they are […]
Employee Relationships – 4 Stages Read More »
We all come from different walks of life, cultural influences, experiences, and ideals. It what make life interesting. Recently, having differing cultures and interests has created a means to have conflict. Now, do not get me wrong, conflict is necessary for growth and movement. How we deal with conflict, well that is a whole other
Cultural Community: 5 Ideas to Create an Inclusive Community Read More »
Mentoring programs can offer many positive results to a business. Results that may not directly impact the bottom line. But still add value to those being mentored. When we set out to start our own business we tend to look back at our previous experience. And, how the environment was either supportive or non-supportive of
Mentoring Programs: Supportive of Success Read More »
Employee turnover is a huge concern in certain industries. And is one of the main reasons for causing managers sleepless nights. Turnover is simply the superficial problem and the crux of the problem is much deeper. Most importantly, what really needs to be studied and analyzed is the reason behind the high turnover rate of
Human Resources, or your employees are the key differentiating factor in your organization. After all, they are often the ones who are instrumental in giving your organization an edge over your competitors. Therefore, it is essential for your HR departments to ensure employees stay fully committed and motivated while performing their responsibilities. In other words,
Human Resources – Employee Engagement Read More »
There is no challenging the importance or value of Human Resources in any organization. To quote Narayan Murthy founder of the ‘IT Giant’ Infosys My assets are not the buildings, the business or foreign contact. My assets walk out of the gate every evening and I wait for them to come back to me the
Importance of HR Accounting Read More »
Most, if not every organization has a human resource (HR) department to manage their people; commonly known as HR Management. Regardless of the number of employees your organization has. Your business will thrive because of the capabilities and performance of your people. As a small business owner you may not have an official HR Department.
Irrespective of the size of your organization, you must make your staffing or manpower decisions carefully. After all, poor planning with regards to your human resources results in either overstaffing or understaffing. Both of which can act as major roadblocks in an organization’s growth. Understaffing vs Overstaffing Understaffing often results in unnecessary delays, unproductive hours,
When it comes to measuring motivation to achieve our goals there are some of us who just naturally have it. Then there are others who struggle to locate and embrace it. I find there are days I wonder where my motivation is. On these days I question if there is a way to measure my
Measuring Motivation Read More »
Difficult people, co-workers, team mates are inevitable. Whether we like it or not, all of those working in an office setting have to deal with office politics and difficult people. After all, we can’t always choose who we work with. So we just need to find out a way to co-exist. The vital question is
Difficult People ~ 4 Ways to Deal Read More »