Employee involvement in the missions and visions of an organization, and the types of employee commitments towards an organization remain at the center of designing any management strategy. Business leaders have led through the centuries by understanding employee psychology, employee emotions, and employee expectations, and by catering to employee needs in a manner that resulted in a win-win situation for both employer and employee. This situation guaranteed the organizational commitment of the employee and in turn, helped the organization realize its goals.
Every employee needs to be monitored, and that's not meant to be a negative assessment or chastisement. Every employee - including strong, dedicated, and productive employees need to be monitored. This is because employers need to know their workforce. They need to understand who does and who does not bring an adequate amount of effort and output to the table. While yes, employee monitoring on its own can come off as somewhat creepy, it remains one of the surest actions an employer can take to truly read into the pluses and minuses of his or her business.
There can be no question that diversity has become a hot topic in today’s modern workplace. Businesses have scrambled to hire an increasingly wide range of employees from various ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations. However, one faction of the diversity push that seems to be playing catch-up within the workplace is age diversity. Too many enterprises, particularly start-ups that operate within the tech segment, gloss over the presence of an available older workforce.
Although most managers will not directly employ the principles of classical conditioning, they need to understand the process. First, it can help explain why punitive or disciplinary actions should be avoided or used with caution. Second, managers may find an understanding of classical conditioning useful in modifying their behavior.
Word-of-mouth recruiting is simple enough. The recruiting process happens naturally when company employees narrate the merits of joining their company to their friends and acquaintances. Referrals are a major source for filling up jobs, according to most recruitment agencies. Word-of-mouth recruiting is said to be an effective recruitment tool to create a superior workforce. But with a shrinking labor pool, it is getting more and more difficult nowadays. To leverage the power of word-of-mouth, employers are opting for referral bonuses to attract more candidates.
Union campaigns happen to all sorts of companies, some because they are mismanaged, others because the union regards them as a convenient target. Know how to legally respond to a union campaign, what you can say, what you cannot, and also know how to make a union-free company in which a union campaign would be less likely to target you. You face the uneasy reality of your employees organizing a union within your company. So, what are your rights and potential courses of action? Read this article to find out.
Often companies try to write one job description to cover all workers doing essentially the same kind of work. Those job descriptions usually fail to cover general responsibilities that apply to many workers. But it is perhaps even more common and more of a problem when job descriptions do not reflect adequately the uniqueness of each different position. Consider these common problems before writing your next job description.
For today's hiring advice article, we decided to find out what hiring managers, recruiters, and anyone else in charge of hiring thought about this question: Should people hire based on passion over experience? We received quite a few responses to this question, and we are excited to be able to share these thoughts with you. So, keep reading on.
Whether it stems from a buyout, merger, or reorganization, there is nothing quite as nerve-wracking as the possibility of losing one’s job. When business changes necessitate organizational changes, it can create an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty. Spherion researched this matter, extracting the most common employee fears. It hoped to find positive actions that management can take to try and ease a person’s fear during this difficult time. Through the use of focus groups, it came to light those employees have four main areas of concern.
In regular office workspaces, employers and managers use a combination of constructive and positive feedback as a tool for enhancing employee motivation – because this is the combination that works best. However, regular use of such combinations also dulls perceptions as to the difference between constructive and positive feedback, and which has priority in a given situation.
