Category Archives: Business
Look Inside Your Organization for Success
Internal benchmarks such as historical comparisons, best-in-class groups and total company aggregate scores can shed light where external benchmarks often fail. Continue reading
IS YOUR ORGANIZATION IN SYNC?
Benchmarks, whether externally or internally created, provide a barometer for managers to compare their survey results. Continue reading
Elevating HR’s Role…
How can HR increase their value to the executive team?
What HR activities have a memorable ROI?
How should HR translate their initiatives and expertise into tangible business solutions?
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Think Creatively When it Comes to Cost Reductions in HR
Consider Alternatives Before Layoffs. Layoffs are one of the most common HR cost-cutting tactics during tough times, and they may not be entirely necessary. However, workforce reductions have a significant impact on employee morale. Additionally, this step could end up costing the company if these skills are difficult to replace when the economy picks up.
Filed under Business, Decision Quality, employee communication, Employee Engagement, Employee Motivation, Employee Surveys, Employment Law, High Performance Organization, Human resources, Labor Relations, Leadership, Management, organizational culture, Organizational Effectiveness, Training and Development, Turnover
Communicating with Employees During Turbulent Timesult ec
I discuss a few interesting points from our recent webinar on communicating with employees during difficult economic times. Continue reading
Filed under Business, employee communication, Employee Surveys, Leadership, Management
Putting Employee Engagement in Its Place
Employee engagement is important to organizations. Is it the most important thing for organizations? I wouldn’t go that far, though apparently others might. In this post I equate employee engagement with contextual performance and discuss the vital differences between it and task performance. Continue reading
Employees Reacting to the Downturn, Part 3
SHRM reports that employees are reducing credit card use as a result of the recession. SHRM also reports that employees are increasing their credit card use as a result of the recession. How can employees do both? They can’t, but surveys can give that impression without careful analysis. I discuss two different scenarios that might explain this pattern of results. Continue reading
Filed under Business, Compensation, Employee Surveys, Human resources, Psychometrics
External Advice. Get some.
I refer you to an article about seeking external advice. The goal is to help you make better decisions. Continue reading
Filed under Business, Decision Quality, Leadership, Management
Human Capital Due Dilligence
I recap lessons learned from a recent analysis of organizational data. My findings: Employee Attitudes influence Customer Satisfaction. This sounds like common sense, but many of the things I found in this analysis defied common sense. So, don’t rely on common sense. Measure, analyze and then decide. Continue reading
Disgruntled IT Hackers in the “news”
A recent news story addressed the vulnerability organizations face when letting go of information technology workers. Organizations can minimize this vulnerability by treating employees fairly during the lay off process. Continue reading
Filed under Business, Labor Relations, Management, Turnover
