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Whether you want to reward performance, time, knowledge, skills, or competencies, determining pay grades is the first step to creating an equitable, competitive compensation system. Without accurate pay grade determination, it won’t matter how valid the pay survey data you acquire are—your internal compensation will likely be too high or too low.
Which came first—the people or the culture? asks business and leadership blogger Dan Oswald. Do exceptional people create an extraordinary culture, or does an extraordinary culture attract exceptional people? It is both, he believes. Oswald, CEO of BLR®, offered his thoughts on leadership, people, and culture in a recent edition of The Oswald Letter. Here’s […]
Yesterday’s Advisor began to explore the findings of a recent survey suggesting that the on-demand economy is more popular than ever. Many worry what this might mean for traditional business models. Today, more on the topic of the on-demand economy. Among the survey’s other findings: USERS EXPRESS POSITIVE EXPERIENCES, DRIVEN BY FINANCIAL REASONS: Seventy-five percent […]
Data and identity theft have become big problems in the modern, interconnected business world. With tips on educating employees on the risk (while nurturing productivity at the same time), we present an article by Matt Cullina, CEO of IDT911, a global provider of identity management and data risk services.
I was watching the 2016 Summer Olympic Games with my family over the weekend. I can’t help but get caught up in everything they represent. There is a certain amount of patriotism that comes with each Olympics as we cheer on the athletes from the United States. I’m sure there are moments we can all […]
Continued from yesterday’s post, here’s more information about vocational learning and the new workforce.
Do you have any moonlighters in your workforce? Maybe you have an accountant moonlighting as a van driver or facilities manager. Maybe you have a computer operator moonlighting as a CEO, or even a CEO moonlighting as a computer operator. Such pairings may not sound likely, but when you consider that working mothers perform one […]
Litigation Value: minimum $300,000 if Dwight is retained. Once again, Dwight Schrute illustrates well what it means to “cross the line” while at work. He even raised the bar on inappropriate behavior at the Scranton branch, a feat we heretofore believed impossible. For those of you who missed this week’s episode, I’ll briefly describe. Pam […]
As Microsoft is washing its hands of a controversial employee performance appraisal practice, Yahoo is reportedly adopting it.
As we know, constant communication is one of the best ways to improve the candidate experience (CX), yet it seems most employers are falling flat in this area. Addison Group research finds that 70% of jobseekers will lose interest in a prospective employer if it takes more than a week to hear back after the […]