The performance management cycle is a process that sees an organization develop its employees to help it achieve goals and objectives. It utilizes a repeating four-stage methodology and is a subset of the Performance Management Process. The four stages of are: Planning, Monitoring, Reviewing, Rewarding. In this article, we’ll be covering: What is the Performance […]
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Recruitment vs Selection
Finding excellent talent and employing them in the organization is a crucial enabler for any successful enterprise. This is normally facilitated by: Recruitment, which is a broad range of activities with various stages, from identifying a need to onboarding new staff. Selection, which is a more narrow task dealing with the selection of a potential employee from a […]
Cross Functional Team Leadership
One of the critical questions businesses face is how people & teams should work together. Many organizations utilize a traditional functional-based silo model, but by utilizing cross-functional teams, organizations can equip themselves to tackle complex and difficult challenges. Leadership within these cross-functional teams requires a variety of skills, which include: Communication Planning Listening Conflict resolution […]
Relationship Building process
The relationship building process follows a series of steps that foster an association between several participants that is developed over time and is mutually beneficial. Typical steps within the process include: Determining the objective of the relationship Building rapport Understanding their needs Adding value Maintaining the relatinship Assesing the relationship Each step within the process […]
Relationship Building Skills
Strong relationships are integral in a successful and effective workplace. Why? Good relationships help bring the best out of people; they facilitate teamwork and camaraderie, ultimately contributing to making both people and teams more effective. An organization that is full of poor relationships is unlikely to be truly successful. Negative relationships not only breed disharmony […]
Adams Equity Theory
Adams Equity Theory examines the principle that for an individual to be motivated; they need to sense that the benefits they receive are: Reasonable in relation to their contribution Fair when compared to those obtained by peers. The result is an equitable balance between inputs and outputs that drives motivation. If and when this alignment […]
Competency Mapping
Identifying skills required by an organization, needed for it to succeed, is a fundamental building block of an effective business. However, gathering these and associated behaviors can be challenging (whether you are trying to understand the number of competencies or their importance). Competency Mapping can help us with this task in several ways: Identifying skills […]
Onboarding checklist template in Excel
Onboarding is a vital step in supporting new employees to settle into an organization. An onboarding checklist is a tool used in that process; it helps to: Capture what tasks need to be carried out Act as a place to record information about the new hire Provide a status of what’s been done and what […]
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Behavior is the research and study of how people behave and interact with one another within an organizational setting (i.e., a business). In understanding behaviors (and associated processes), we can obtain data that can help drive effectiveness and efficiencies within our business, shedding light on individual performance and the basis of interplays between individuals […]
New Hire Orientation
New hire orientation is a vital first step in any new employee’s company journey. Although HR staff will conduct orientations regularly, it’s still easy to get certain things wrong. In this article we’ll look at what exactly is meant by new hire orientation, why it’s so important, and some of the most common mistakes made […]