Larry Bossidy
The trouble is there are too many companies that basically believe in socialism. They give stock options to everybody, give pay increases that are the same to everybody within the same salary scale. If you don’t differentiate, you can’t possibly be an execution company! And if you don’t single out for reward the people who get things done for you, then you won’t keep the … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Execution, Motivation
Time To Build Your Dream Team
Poor hiring decisions and haphazard personnel strategies can hurt the organization. Start looking now for top talent you’ll want as the economy bounces back.
Editor’s Note: good advice to be had regardless of industry or economic conditions…
Content: Article | Author: Lou Adler | Source: Optimize Magazine | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
Tom Kelly
Ultimately, e-learning will be most effective when it no longer feels like learning — when it’s simply a natural part of how people work: Today, people say, ‘I’m working,’ and what they’re doing is quickly answering emails and voice mails. They don’t say, ‘I’ve got the next two hours slotted for email.’ If you do things in small chunks, they become just another part of … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Learning, Training & Development
You’re Getting Jobbed by Your Search Firm
Employors have grown increasingly dependent on search firms to fill managerial posts. But not all search firms are up to the task.
Content: Article | Author: Marie Leone | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: Human Resources
Morale Problem? Look in the Mirror
Creating the conditions for self-motivations leads to satisfied employees producing satisfied customers.
Content: Article | Author: Jim Clemmer | Subject: Human Resources
Human Performance: How to Boost Your Workforce Performance ROI
A new diagnostic tool can not only demonstrate conclusively the link between human capital development practices and total shareholder return. It can also provide practical guidance for which investments are likely to yield the greatest return.
Content: Article | Authors: Peter Cheese, Robert J. Thomas | Source: Outlook Journal (Accenture) | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Stock Options: The End of the Affair?
It was front-page news when Microsoft announced early in July that it was shutting down its options program and planning instead to award employees shares of stock. To many corporations, especially technology firms, the move smacked of heresy. Options, they say, are the best way to motivate employees and lure top talent. Critics, however, believe options fueled the corporate scandals of the past few years … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Finance, Human Resources
Training Spending Steady, E-Learning Growing
Running Training Like a Business: Determining the Return on Investment of Your Learning Programs
Demonstrating the business benefits of spending on human performance has been challenging for executives and researchers alike. The Accenture Learning Return on Investment methodology breaks new ground by showing it is possible to measure the value of learning. This paper describes the methodology – and the dramatic business ROI from Accenture’s own employee learning programs.
Content: Article | Authors: David Y. Smith, Tad Waddington | Source: Accenture | Subjects: Human Resources, Management | Industry: Education / Training
Be Wary of Training to Solve Performance Problems
Be very careful before you spend time and money on a training program to improve things. You could easily waste thousands of dollars and lose a lot of credibility with your employees.
Content: Article | Author: Robert H. Kent | Source: Mansis | Subject: Human Resources
Preventing Work Stress
Work stress is a primary cause of physical and mental illness in society. For every diagnosed case, there are many more people who are prevented from performing their best, for themselves and for their employers due to stress-creating situations at work.
Content: Article | Author: Robert H. Kent | Source: Mansis | Subject: Human Resources
Why You Should Think Twice About 360 Performance Appraisal
Many organizations that go out shopping for performance appraisals, 360 or other versions, have already taken a step in the wrong direction. They typically have forgotten to diagnose their real needs.
Content: Article | Author: Robert H. Kent | Source: Mansis | Subject: Human Resources
Are Most Layoffs Carried Out Fairly?
Dick Grote argues that the answer is yes; when the economy mandates workforce reductions, forced ranking is one way to weed out weak performers.
Jon Boroshok argues that the answer is no; the emphasis on immediate shareholder value leaves businesses with no concern for workers and families.
Content: Article | Source: Optimize Magazine | Subject: Human Resources
Europe’s different levels of employee ‘engagement’
“Europe’s top performing employers see people as a vital strategic asset. In a survey undertaken by Hewitt Associates in France, Germany, UK and Austria top performers ranked human resources (HR) first when asked what would have most impact on their ability to compete in Europe…Hewitt Associates’ ‘Best Employer Best Results’ survey sought to understand how the management and development of an organisation’s people resource affects … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Thomas Aleweld, Wolf-Bertram von Bismarck | Source: European Business Forum (EBF) | Subjects: Human Resources, International – Europe
Successful Employee Orientation (Part 3)
Employers should seize this opportunity to celebrate the arrival of their new team member and communicate that employees are their most valuable asset. These guidelines for conducting an effective corporate-level orientation will help you do just that.
Editor’s Note: contains a thoroughly useful and mostly comprehensive bullet-point list of items to cover…
Content: Article | Author: Christina Morfeld | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Human Resources
6 Strategies for Payroll Best Practices
Integrating and streamlining payroll systems helps companies build efficiency and improve business strategy.
Content: Article | Author: Samuel Greengard | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subjects: Finance, Human Resources
Leading Causes of Workplace Injuries
The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First
The lure of new and profitable markets has lead many companies to formulate strategies to capture these markets. This focus on strategy often leads to downsizing and the shedding of old businesses in favor of a “lean” economic model that stresses outsourcing. The strategy that leads to downsizing has its short-term rewards–a fatter bottom line and happy shareholders.
Jeffrey Pfeffer argues that much of this … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
Low-Cost Steps to Keep Employees from Job Hunting
The primary motivation for people job hunting is seldom simply a bigger paycheck. There are low-cost programs you can use in your department and other areas of the company to improve staff retention.
Content: Article | Author: G.A. “Andy” Marken | Subject: Human Resources
Do Options Really Motivate?
Corporate chiefs everywhere still argue that stock options lead to great companies. The problem is that the evidence suggests otherwise.
Content: Article | Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Human Resources, Management