In this article, we’ll be looking at the human resources career path, what to expect if you’re just starting out and what your options are as you gain experience. The human resources career path can be a rewarding one; it offers a range of roles with diverse responsibilities, it has some excellent professional development opportunities […]
Human Resources
Building Professional Relationships
Some of the most significant relationship challenges we face are in the workplace. Building professional relationships requires both process and skills; alas, many of us have never learned the process or developed the skills, and, as a result, our relationships in the workplace suffer. The good news is that with some pointers, a rudimentary understanding […]
How to Do a Personal SWOT Analysis
While SWOT’s are often used as a business tool, they also make an excellent medium for capturing and assessing information about our Emotional Intelligence. In answering the question of how to do a personal SWOT analysis, we need to look in detail at the process, the tools, and our approach. In this article, we’ll be […]
Reasons for low retention rate
The impact of a low retention rate can be significant to a business, with multiple reasons behind the numbers. Surprisingly many organizations suffer its consequences without either understanding or analyzing it. While there can be subtleties between industries and the organizations within them, some common themes warrant investigation especially when you consider what employees leaving […]
35 Employee Engagement Ideas
Great employee engagement is more than a team photo or a lunch with the director of the company. When employees develop a connection to their place of work (and their co-workers), they are likely to be motivated, effective, have an awareness of goals and values, and understand their well-being and that of their colleagues. As […]
Organizational Strategy
An organizational strategy is a plan over a defined duration that includes a set of actions that a company will undertake to accomplish its goals. These actions may include aspects such as: How it will use it’s resources (inc people and materials) Which capabilities it will utilize or develop Which markets it will operate in […]
Progressive Discipline
Progressive discipline is a methodology for managing people whose behaviors do not comply with organizational policies. It is derived from a series of steps that Inform the employee of the issue Offer a level of consultation to discuss the issue, and what corrective actions can be made and are expected Offer a route for corrective action […]
Grievance Procedure Steps
A grievance procedure is a formal, documented process that describes how an employee can raise issues and complaints to their employer. While every organization’s grievance procedure will be different, most are built on a series of common steps: 1 – The raising of the grievance 2 – Investigation 3 – A Grievance meeting between the […]
Causes of Employee Turnover
Employee turnover is a commonly used Human Resources metric used to describe the number of employees who leave a business during a specified time period. The causes of employee turnover can be numerous; it can relate to employee perceptions about how they are treated, it can relate to the role and promotional opportunities, or it […]
Performance Management Cycle
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 […]