Businesses are increasingly realizing their worth has less to do with buildings, machinery, and inventory, and more to do with the intangible assets of the people across their organizations. However, business leaders have been slow to embrace–and slower to act upon–the onslaught of data that proves this point, and often learn too late they’ve squandered […]
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Not all goals are the same. Performance goals are ones that focus on an outcome. The outcome (or goal) is based on performance. Examples would be to achieve a detailed score on a competency exam or be awarded a specific form of recognition. An advantage of performance goals is the result. Critics of this approach […]
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It’s no longer news–to employers or to potential employees–that social media accounts offer a glimpse into the lives of applicants that has never before been possible. At least, that’s the case for those whose information is made available to the public, whether by design or by accident. This enables hiring managers to approach their applicant […]
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The following blog appeared in our parent company e-newsletter, HR Insights. It was written by Jessica Miller-Merrell, SPHR. I’ve written before about HR Metrics being the key to HR’s seat at the executive table. Given the fact that the HR and recruiting departments are non-income generating, having solid metrics are key to demonstrating to senior leaders […]
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Balancing between training current employees to fill future positions and investing in staffing processes to land top-tier external candidates is tricky. Here we discuss the pros and cons of developing talent internally. Even if you’ve already found (and hired) your next top performer, it’s important to know the pros and cons of developing talent within […]
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Writing the Perfect Job Interview Thank You Note Even if you’ve absolutely nailed your job interview, you could rule yourself out of the running if you fail to follow up with your interviewer afterwards. In order to stand out, it’s important that a thank you note or email is sent immediately after the job interview. Your […]
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The following blog appeared on Sharlyn Lauby’s HR Bartender blog. Sharlyn is an HR pro turned consultant. I ran across this article on The Muse titled “3 Signs You’re Talking Way Too Much in Meetings (and How to Stop Being that Person).” It’s a good read and worth checking out. But it prompted me to ask, “What […]
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Want a simple way to: become smarter and more interesting? strengthen your business skills? amp up your marketability? Read more books! You probably already read a ton: newspapers, food & beverage industry journals, sales reports, memos, blog posts and more. There’s a big difference, however, between reading reactively (i.e., gaining superficial information from sources that […]
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The following article appeared in our parent company’s e-newsletter, HR Insights. Strategic Human Resources Inc. ponders this question and provides insight on delivering meaningful employee reviews. In an article in The Washington Post, several major firms reported they were either eliminating or drastically revising their annual performance reviews. While the cheers from employees and managers might be […]
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Charles Coy, senior director of analyst and community relations at Cornerstone OnDemand reports that 74 percent of the workforce are average performers, the ‘B Team’ who do their jobs competently. Here he provides three tips for leading average performers to achieve workplace success. In mid-August, a New York Times article about Amazon featured heated accounts from […]
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