Time to Ditch the Annual Performance Appraisal?
Ah, the annual (or semi-annual) performance appraisal. One of the few rituals of work life that’s loathed in almost equal measure by employees, managers, and HR alike.
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Is Your Company Spending Too Much Time with Internal Reports?
A famous scene in the cult classic Office Space shows the protagonist Peter Gibbons being reminded by multiple colleagues and layers of management about a missing cover sheet for his “TPS Report.” The scene was meant to satirize both the superfluous levels of oversight within many organizations and the insignificance of many reporting requirements.
What to Do When Contagious Illnesses Come to Work
by Susan Fahey Desmond You’ve probably had enough of hearing about the swine flu (now called the H1N1 virus). It’s front-page news across the world. We are now in a full pandemic as defined by the World Health Organization, but the first thing to understand is not to panic. Your company may already have been […]
Reinventing the Work End-of-Year Celebrations… Again
As we enter the second holiday season since the start of COVID-19, business owners are getting creative when it comes to company parties. Many companies are determining that basic virtual events may not suffice this year, so they are rethinking year-end celebrations completely. The lifting of COVID restrictions in many places has employers examining their […]
The Brain Rewards Assumptions
To be a better leader, you need to uncover and challenge hidden assumptions. But identifying them is not easy. That’s because the more you know about your business, industry, function, spouse, family, and friends, the more assumptions you make.
Ease Hiring Requirements to Increase Speed to Hire
The ongoing labor shortage is intensifying the competition for talent, as a record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in November 2021*. To ensure they meet productivity goals and deadlines, many companies are beginning to reevaluate their hiring practices to get workers to their jobsites more efficiently. One solution that is catching on is the […]
3 Types of Sales —3 Types of Incentives
Setting incentives for salespeople is always challenging, says consultant David Cichelli, but it’s a whole lot simpler when you evaluate your selling conditions and then stratify incentives across the three basic sales job types. Cichelli, senior vice president at the Alexander Group, offered his tips at WorldatWork’s Total Rewards 2013 Conference and Exhibition. Here’s how […]
How to Listen for Chemistry in an Interview
A candidate I was working with recently interviewed for a chief strategy director position with a rapidly growing independent advertising agency. He was excited about the opportunity and motivated to meet with the COO of the firm.
DOL Issues First Opinion Letters in 9 Years, Provides Clarity on FMLA and FLSA Matters
As we previously reported, last June the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it would reinstate the use of Opinion Letters, an interpretive practice that had been replaced by the issuance of Administrator Interpretations during the Obama years.
Managing Different Generations in the Workplace
As the economy continues to grow and the job market becomes increasingly robust, many employers around the country are probably starting to get antsy, wondering how they can entice their best employees to stick around instead of looking for a bump in pay or responsibilities elsewhere. Building employee loyalty can be a tough task for […]