Sadly, looking after your team of employees does not just mean offering encouragement and turning out a regular paycheck. It also means you need to give some negative feedback from time to time if you want to keep them on track and help them reach their full potential. It’s never easy to negatively criticize another…
Category: Workplace
Employee experience can seriously impact your bottom line. The Employer Brand Index gives you insight into what talent really thinks about your company.
Engaging with the Disengaged
HR professionals know how employee engagement works, although not all managers get it, in essence, engaged employees demonstrate higher levels of performance, commitment, and loyalty, whereas the disengaged do not. Building a culture where employees engage with their work and organizational objectives is important because the employer benefits from staff who are likely to put…
The word ‘stress’ was generated by Hans Selye. He defined it as an unexpected and unpredicted response of the brain and body to change. Stress is a self-produced pain occurring in thoughts. It varies in different situations and environments. In an employee at work, stress generates from when the workplace expects more results compared to…
You wouldn’t think throwing and dodging fists for world heavyweight titles would translate to exceptional negotiation skills. I mean, this is the same guy that has put these pearls of wisdom out into the world: “I don’t understand why people would want to get rid of pigeons. They don’t bother no one.” “I just want…
Should You Talk Politics in the Office?
Last month, Kyle S. Reyes contributed an article to the New Boston Post describing the most recent recruitment drive at his company, Silent Partner Marketing. Reyes had instituted a questionnaire – the ‘Snowflake Test’ – which all candidates were required to answer. Among the questions? “What does “faith” mean to you?”, “When was the last…
When was the last time you took a vacation? Has it been a while? Have you ever canceled or postponed vacation time due to work? If so, you’re not alone. According to research from Project: Time Off, 55 percent of Americans didn’t use all of their vacation time in 2015, resulting in a total of…
The True Costs of a New Hire in the UK
Hiring a new staff member costs more than just their salary. Here’s a breakdown of the costs you can expect when bringing someone new into your team. If you’re running a small business, at some point you’re going to need to hire someone. And while you might think you’ve budgeted for this, with their salary…
Nowadays it’s not unusual for many individuals to expect that there will be a need to undertake an expatriate assignment at one or more points in their careers. For many, this may be an organisation-driven opportunity but for others this may be a self-driven opportunity. Regardless of what the driver actually is, to undertake a global…
The Most Sought After Jobs of 2017
Thinking about a career change this year? Hard to believe, but it’s been almost 7 years since the great recession hit its peak. Things sure have changed in that time. I know, if you were on the job market around 2010 this is probably hard to believe, but it’s true, and it gets even better.…