In the course of HR professional’s work with individuals in transition, they encounter employees in distress. This puts them in a position to either ignore it, or provide some support to lessen employee suffering. They can also prevent distress through sound planning and implementation of company change. Read more to learn some basic techniques to support employees through difficult times. Read More
10 Key Points in the Employee Life Cycle There are numerous points in the course of an employee’s tenure, that allow you to strengthen the connection between the company and employees. Reasons to… Read More
A few years ago I researched what employees really want. It was preparation for a workplace branding article. If you don’t have the time or resources to survey your own employees you can use… Read More
5 Steps to Getting and Keeping Positive Culture Organizational culture is a combination of the nature of your business/mission, stated values and philosophies; leaders’ personal philosophies; and employee personal values. Corporate policies and… Read More
Unless you have been unusually successful managing your workplace culture (more on this below), there are some general rules that can help you when planning changes, improvements or just plain communicating company decisions to… Read More
Not all institutions and corporations are evil. Many do an excellent job of balancing ambitious secular goals with a socially responsible approach. These examples are less likely to be sensationalized in the popular… Read More
The process of change – how the world of business works is aptly described in Spencer Johnson’s 1998 book Who Moved My Cheese?* I recently needed an illustration of the maladaptive ways in… Read More
It is a rare workplace made up of consistently professional and respectful staff. Learning how to navigate difficult coworkers is a fairly basic requirement for work in the modern American workplace. Toxic employees,… Read More
Companies and nonprofits are attending to their culture in greater numbers than ever. Inspiring stories from companies like Zappos are making their way around social media circles. Further, unless you’ve been living under… Read More
Pre-service (attachment) Vacancy: New job is added; employee resigns or employee is dismissed Job Analysis: job design/review, establishing qualifications, selecting source Recruitment: Sourcing and advertising Selection: Application, screening, interview, offer, acceptance On-boarding:… Read More
