Team leaders have a tough job when it comes to communication. You have to adapt your communication style to get the most from team members and do it again when you’re communicating with upper management. While you’re going through hoops to communicate the right way, it may often feel your company leadership doesn’t have a …
HR Management
Mobile Recruiting Is a Hiring Game
Mobile recruiting is where the work is and it is where the best candidates for positions are, too. A few decades ago, the only step companies had to take to bring people in the door was to hang a “Help Wanted” sign on the door and wait for the applications to come in. Today, recruiters …
HR Certification – A Component of Successful Human Resource Career Building
Earning HR certification status can improve your career. College students or even those working in HR for years will benefit from obtaining this level of certification. The field is dynamic, challenging and ever-changing. Individuals who obtain the latest education and continue to maintain a knowledge base in this field will do better overall. It’s critical …
Why Hiring an HR Writer Makes Good Business Sense
Do you have a corporate blog, report, case study, or employee manual that needs to be written? If you are the HR manager, unfortunately the responsibility for writing materials like this generally falls on your shoulders. Oftentimes, hiring an HR writer makes better sense. Writing a professional HR document can be a daunting task, especially …
3 Simple Ways to Make Performance Reviews Less Stressful and More Productive
Ask any manager what he thinks about conducting HR performance reviews and you are likely to get answers somewhere between “I hate them.” and “what’s the point?” Employees often dread them too, worried they don’t meet up to expectations and won’t get a raise. For most organizations, however, the performance review is at the center …
Violence in the Workplace – What to Do When it Happens
Episodes of workplace violence seem to come up in the news every week. When employees act out aggressively towards others, either provoked or not, there is always the possibility for damage and injury. This week, I was brought into a situation concerning an employee who was bullied to the point where he acted out inappropriately …