Articles related to: human resources
1: Treating People as Commodities
The culture treats people as commodities
I see it everywhere - people working in jobs which carry little meaning and provide little support for personal development. Worst, the culture treats people a..
2: What a Temporary Employment Agency Can Do For You
The purpose of a Temporary Employment Agency is to find qualified employees to fill temporary positions in other companies. Companies who only require short term employees retain the services of these..
3: Understanding Rightsizing for Profitability
These days, most companies are looking for ways to save money, and downsizing is one obvious option. The magic number for layoffs seems to be about 10 percent; companies feel they can cut this number ..
4: Tips for Finding a Temp Agency
Temp agencies can be a great way to find some extra work and are ideal if you are looking for something that isn't going to be long-term. There are a number of reasons why you might want to use a temp..
5: Improving Employee Retention Before and After Downsizing
In a down economy organizations sometimes forget that retaining employees is an important issue. When organizations go through the difficult process of downsizing it's natural to overlook the need to ..
6: Advantages of Working for a Temp Agency
Job hunting is hard work, so anything that makes it just a little easier is a very good thing. Temp agencies can be the ideal way to make everything easier as you set about looking for more work. The ..
7: Using Social Media as an HR Tool
If you are a business owner, have you considered the myriad of ways that social networking sites can help you in your hiring decisions? Given the number of individuals using social networks like Faceb..
8: 5 Sure Fire Ideas to Help Good Employees Become Great Employees
The complexity level of an organization increases as you add employees. A research-proven growth model called The 7 Stages of Growth identifies each stage of business growth, helping a CEO understand ..
9: How To Manage People Effectively
I recently met up with a friend of mine who was telling me how little time he had working on his business due to the people problems he was constantly experiencing.
He always complains to me that if h..
10: In Performance Appraisal, it is the Quality of the Conversation that Counts
Over the years Human Resource Departments have become more and more sophisticated in designing performance appraisal processes and documentation. We have goals, objectives, targets, outputs and key pe..
11: Employees Can Be A Pain In The Bleep!
I think one of the things most up and coming entrepreneurs fail to analyze is whether they really want to deal with employees or not. And if they are willing to deal with them then how many are they w..
12: The Way You Communice With Staff is Vital
When you are interviewing a prospective employee, you must show them some of the same traits that you want to see in your ideal candidate for the position. For instance, why should your employee be pa..
13: Outsourcing: The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Outsourcing
Outsourcing occurs when a business secures (purchases) products and/or services from a third party, as opposed to producing them in-house. There are several advantages and disadvantages to outsourcing..
14: Has "U-itis" Crept Into Your Organization?
The 4 letters making up the string "itis" are used quite frequently in the context of ailments in our modern medicine terminology. Sinusitis, laryngitis, bronchitis are all familiar medical condition..
15: How Human Resources Works To Get The Job Done
It is important that you understand the job screening process whether you are considering Human Resources for your occupation or need to interface with HR for another type of position.Human Resources ..
16: Training: Time Waster or Miracle Maker?
Do you find that your team has more responsibilities, tighter deadlines, later quit times, and fewer free weekends?Employees today, despite time-saving devices, seem to work harder and longer than 20 ..
17: The Number One Failing of Really Useless Leaders
Now I'm sure you've read Stephen Covey's excellent book 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People'. But if you haven't, you should. It's an inspiring summary of the seven simple but motivational th..
18: Business Health And Profitability It's All All About How You Treat Your Staff
In the end it’s all about how you treat people. What goes around comes around. The profitability of your business and the overall health of your business depend on no small part on the standards and..
19: Do You Need To Be Wary Of Your Own Employees?
During the course of my career as a small business owner I've become a bit of an expert on the hiring and firing of employees. But especially when it comes to firing. I've long ago lost count on the n..
20: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Reference Question
When someone leaves your employ your relationship with them is far from over. Former employee's future job opportunities depend on the references from their past employers and the stakes can be very ..
21: California Labor Law Challenges, And Solutions
Being an employer is a daunting task. Hundreds of employment regulations, insurance guidelines, Senate bills and Federal Acts (such as FMLA, FLSA, HIPAA, TEFRA and FEHA, to name a few) distract busine..
22: Delegation with Confidence: Five Essential Steps
The old maxims "if you want something done right, do it yourself," don't address the busy manager with assignments and deadlines facing them everyday. Many managers find themselves limited simply by ..
23: Defining Dynamic: Managing the Personalities in your Organization
The good manager learns from day one that maximizing your resources is essential to good organizational management. Whether it's people, materials, or money, using the resources on hand is the differ..
24: Conflict: Beneficial or Just Risky Business
The stereotype that conflict is always detrimental is coming under attack from many researchers. There is a growing school of thought that conflict can stimulate an energetic and dynamic working envi..
25: Use Hands-On Apprenticeships to Create Breakthrough Performance
Once you have identified the skills and determined who in your firm already has them, you now need a way to create a continuing expansion of those important skills. The best way to do this is to trans..
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