Top 10 Layoff Mistakes
Wisdom from Ketchum Inside, the workplace communications and change management practice of Ketchum, a top-10 global public relations firm.
Content: Article | Sources: CEO Refresher, Ketchum Inside | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Gossip Poisons Business – HR Can Stop It
“Lies, rumors, and office gossip have always been an entrenched part of the workscape. The office water cooler has long been a place to chitchat about the latest company news and to swap lurid tales . . . Left unchecked, certain kinds of office gossip can lead to serious problems. Employees who perceive that they’re working in a hostile environment might also feel that they … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Samuel Greengard | Source: Work Force Magazine | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Leonardo da Vinci
Men of genius sometimes work best when they work least.
Content: Quotation | Source: LiNE Zine | Subjects: Human Resources, Work
2001 AMA Survey: Skills Testing and Psychological Measurement (.pdf)
A two-page summary of research by the American Management Association of workplace testing of basic skills, job skills, and psychological meaurement (2001)
Content: Online Resource | Source: American Management Association (AMA) | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
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A motivator is a passion that increases when satisfied.
Content: Quotation | Subject: Motivation
What Benefits Cost: By Type of Industry and Type of Worker
Pay Me in Stock Options: Get the Most Out of Your Incentives
Content: Book | Author: Carol Curtis | Subjects: Career, Human Resources
Performance Reviews: Perilous Curves Ahead
Grading employees via forced rankings is a valuable management tool, say many companies. A slew of employees beg to differ.
Content: Article | Author: Matthew Boyle | Source: FORTUNE | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
Downsizing: Who Is The Real Loser?
Studies reflect fewer than 30 percent of downsizing efforts have achieved anticipated profitability. This statistic suggests the real downsizing losers are organizations and stockholders.
Content: Article | Author: Freda Turner, Ph.D. | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Best Practices, Human Resources
Unkindest cuts of all – and not always a payoff in the layoff
Summary of main issues raised in a journal article about the consequences of corpporate layoffs.
Content: Article | Author: Peter Allan | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
A brief history of the selection interview: may the next 100 years be more fruitful
Mildly scientific in its original conception, the selection interview first came into vogue around 100 years ago and remains the primary tool for hiring new employees. Researchers continue to debate how well this time-worn process works to find the best candidate for the job, and indeed if it works at all. M. Ronald Buckley and colleagues examine a century’s worth of theory and practice.
Content: Article | Authors: Amy Christine Norris, Danielle S. Wiese, M. Ronald Buckley | Source: ManagementFirst | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
How Employees Value (Often Incorrectly) Their Stock Options
Given recent increases in the use of stock options, one might reasonably expect that employees – the beneficiaries of this perk – understand how options work. But according to recent research by Wharton professors David Larcker and Richard Lambert, employees tend to be relatively uninformed as to the basic economics of stock options, a finding that has important implications for employers, boards of directors and … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Finance, Human Resources
Improve Your Interviewing Techniques
A successful interview should determine if there is a match between the individual and the job. Furthermore, a good interview process allows you to understand their behavior, values, motivations, and qualifications.
Content: Article | Author: Gregory P. Smith | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Human Resources
How Do You Attract and Retain the Best People?
“At the end of the day, we bet on people, not strategies.” So how do we attract and retain the right people to bet on?
Content: Article | Author: Anne Riches | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
Telecommuter Statistics
The Art and Science of 360 Degree Feedback
Content: Book | Authors: Anntoinette D. Lucia, Richard Lepsinger | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
Executive Salary Survey, 2000
Breakdown of Small Business Compensation Expenditures
In Good Company: How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work
Content: Book | Authors: Don Cohen, Laurence Prusak | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
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The failure of any given incentive program is due less to a glitch in that program than to the inadequacy of the psychological assumptions that ground all such plans.
Content: Quotation | Subject: Motivation